This evening, in ‘Saturday class’ I shared a testimony as an example of how hard it is to leave the valley of the comfort zone for the promotion and blessing found on top of the mountain.

This is the testimony: A young brother came to me for counsel. He was very angry. He lives in the boys-quarter of his uncle, a rich man. He has been there for more than 5 years. Then last week, the uncle sent somebody to knock of his window telling him that he has just 48 hours to vacate the BQ and come and live in the main house, at the first floor rooms with his sons. This brother was angry that the uncle was calling him to live in the main house. He said that he got used to the BQ and that there is more space there. I reminded him about our prayer to live the valley and to go up the mountain. It took him some time to get the revelation that God answered his prayer for promotion.

Trade ‘the comfort zone’ for the ‘inconvenience’ of the promotion!

I just received a testimony from another brother:

To the Glory of God, I remembered when you gave the testimony this evening of the boy who was invited to the main house from the boys -quarter. Here is how mine happened, after last week Saturday class when we started the series of this is ‘the time to climb up the mountain’, i got home…

Then on Tuesday Morning I was called for an interview for a very good job, I went for the written interview unprepared because the invitation came that same morning…while i was writing the interview, thoughts ran through my mind that, now i want to start working in a bigger company than my very small company i was running; which means i won’t have the free times i used to have again, the leisure time i use to run around the town and so on.. i was with the attitude that i will lose the free time…But when you made mention of the boy’s encounter of moving upstairs into the main house, it clicked in my mind that I was being invited to a very new opportunity, i did not even know this was one of the steps upward God has invited me into… I love this God! HE walks in way I cannot see…

My answer to him:

That is why His blessings always surprise us to the point of worship! Let go of ‘the valley’ mentality. You may lose some things but you shall gain greater things. At last, when you sit and count your blessings, you shall be surprised at what the Lord has done! I will reprint your testimony on my wall without mentioning your name. The first step is the most difficult in any journey! From now on, it should be easier for you to follow…Let’s go, up the mountain!