Introduction
Have you ever looked back on your life and realized that God was working long before you recognized His presence?
For many years, I believed that certain experiences in my life were simply ordinary events. My childhood curiosity about God, my love for writing, my desire to draw, the launch of my blog, and even the difficult seasons I faced all seemed unrelated. At the time, I could not see how they fit together.
But as my relationship with God grew and He began revealing more of His truth to me, I started to see a much bigger picture. He showed me that He had been guiding, preparing, and drawing me to Himself long before I truly knew Him.
Through this testimony, I want to share how God revealed His purpose through different seasons of my life, how He transformed my heart, and how He used both joyful and difficult moments to prepare me for His calling. Looking back now, I can clearly see that what once appeared to be random events were actually pieces of a story that God had been writing all along.
This testimony reminded me that God often works behind the scenes in ways we do not immediately understand. Sometimes He gives only glimpses of His purpose, revealing His plans little by little in His perfect timing.
Most of all, it taught me that God has a purpose for every life, and that purpose begins with Him long before we realize it.
Part 1: Knowing About God vs. Truly Knowing God
Testimony
I was deeply touched by the Lord and completely amazed. Through the revelation He gave me, He brought back memories from my past, and I began to realize that everything written in the Bible is true.
Before, I only knew the words “God,” “Jesus Christ,” and “Holy Spirit,” but I had no real understanding of who they were. What I knew was only the title.
It is similar to my name, Maricel Amoy. A person who hears my name for the first time may recognize it, but they do not truly know who I am. They do not know my background, where I am from, my personality, my experiences, my thoughts, or the deepest parts of who I am.
That was how it was for me with God. In my experience, I only knew the title. Today I understand that I was spiritually blind because I was spiritually dead at that time. When we are spiritually blind, we cannot see God’s Kingdom or His glory. Part of that blindness was not truly knowing who God is, who Jesus Christ is, or who the Holy Spirit is.
Childhood Curiosity About the Holy Spirit
When I was still in elementary school, I became curious about the Holy Spirit. Because of that curiosity, I asked my father, “What is the Holy Spirit?”
He told me that the Holy Spirit has no flesh and bones. He also explained that the people who wrote the Bible were used by God through the Holy Spirit.
To be honest, after hearing that explanation, I became even more curious. I could not understand what it meant to have no flesh and bones. When my father said that, I imagined a person, and I became confused, wondering if there could really be a person without flesh and bones.
Then suddenly, I had a vision. I saw what looked like a white figure in the shape of a person. It appeared like smoke or wind, without a physical body, without flesh, and without bones. In my childhood vision, it looked like a person, yet it seemed untouchable, like smoke moving through the air.
After that conversation, my father could not explain any further. I have always been the kind of person who asks questions and keeps searching until I find an answer. At that time, I did not realize that God had already placed that desire in my heart so that I would seek Him and come to know Him.
God Was Already Drawing Me to Him
JEREMIAH 29:13 (NLT)
If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
JEREMIAH 33:3 (NLT)
Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.
PSALM 145:18 (NLT)
The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth.
Today, I realize that the vision I had as a child was connected to what the Bible teaches about being born again in the Spirit. At that time, I had no idea that God was giving me that vision. He was showing me something, but because I had not yet encountered Him, I could not understand it.
As I reflect on those memories today, I am amazed by how God brought them back to my mind.
God Had Been Calling Me Since Childhood
JOHN 3:3-8 (NLT)
3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
4 “What do you mean?” exclaimed Nicodemus. “How can an old man go back into his mother’s womb and be born again?”
5 Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. 6 Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. 7 So don’t be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
I was deeply moved when God revealed to me that He had already been calling me since I was a child. I thought that vision was simply my imagination. I never knew it had a spiritual meaning.
God had been calling me long before I realized it, but I could not hear Him because I was spiritually dead.
Now I can see that God was already working in my life, even when I did not recognize His presence. What seemed ordinary at the time later became part of a much bigger picture when He revealed the truth to me.
Part 2: Being Born Again and Receiving the Holy Spirit
A New Life Begins
As God continued to reveal these things to me, I began to understand why the Holy Spirit is so important. When the Holy Spirit lives within us, our spiritual eyes are opened, allowing us to see God’s Kingdom and His glory.
When we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, it marks the beginning of a new life. It is the moment we invite Him into our hearts and surrender control of our lives to Him. Instead of following our own ways, we choose to follow His will.
As we walk with God, He begins transforming our hearts and minds. Over time, those changes become visible in the way we live, think, speak, and respond to others.
I also came to understand that when the Holy Spirit dwells within us, our sinful nature is no longer our master. Although temptations still exist, we are no longer controlled by them when we choose to walk daily with God and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.
ROMANS 8:9 (NLT)
But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)
Becoming Children of God
One of the most beautiful truths I learned is that when God lives in us, we become His children.
As I grew in my relationship with Him, I realized that salvation is only the beginning. God not only saves us, but He also teaches us, transforms us, and reveals more of His Kingdom to us.
This reminded me of what happened after Jesus was baptized. The heavens opened, the Spirit of God descended upon Him like a dove, and a voice from heaven declared that Jesus was God’s beloved Son.
MATTHEW 3:16–17 (NLT)
16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
In a similar way, God loves those who belong to Him. We are His children, and we bring Him joy.
Understanding this touched my heart deeply because I realized that God does not simply save us and leave us unchanged. He welcomes us into His family and begins leading us into a new way of life.
The Meaning of Baptism
As God continued teaching me, I also began to understand the significance of water baptism.
Baptism symbolizes the burial of our old life—our old desires, our old ways, and our desire to control our lives apart from God.
When we come out of the water, it represents a new beginning. It is a picture of surrendering ourselves to God’s leadership and receiving new life through Jesus Christ.
The old life is buried, and a new life begins.
ROMANS 6:3–4 (NLT)
3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? 4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.
COLOSSIANS 2:12 (NLT)
For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.
1 PETER 3:21 (NLT)
And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Looking Back with Understanding
As I reflect on my journey today, I can see that God was preparing me long before I understood what He was doing.
At the time, I did not fully understand spiritual things. But through His grace, He slowly opened my eyes and helped me understand what it truly means to be born again, to receive the Holy Spirit, and to begin a relationship with Him.
What once seemed confusing gradually became clear as God revealed more of His truth to me.
The more He revealed Himself, the more I understood that being born again is not merely a religious idea. It is the beginning of a transformed life—a life led by God’s Spirit and centered on a relationship with Him.
As He patiently taught me, I began to see His work in my life more clearly and understand the beauty of His plan.
Part 3: How God Changed the Desires of My Heart
The Beginning of Transformation
As my relationship with God began to grow, He slowly started changing the desires of my heart.
Today, I realize that this was one of the first ways God began transforming me. At the time, I thought it was normal, but later God helped me understand that He was already working within me.
Before I had a relationship with God, my desires were very different.
I remember there was a boy whom I liked. I would write his name on paper and write down everything I felt about him. Through writing, I expressed my emotions, thoughts, and dreams.
I also listened to music constantly from morning until evening. Whether I was cleaning the house, washing dishes, cooking, or doing chores outside, music was always playing.
Most of the songs I listened to were worldly songs. As I listened, my thoughts and emotions often revolved around the boy I liked. Whenever a song seemed to relate to my feelings, I would become excited and emotionally attached to it.
At that time, those things occupied much of my heart and mind.
God Became the Center of My Heart
As my relationship with God deepened, something began to change.
Without planning it, I found myself constantly writing about God.
I started writing about my thoughts, prayers, and feelings toward Him wherever I could—on paper, in notebooks, and in personal notes.
Whenever I was sick, I would write things like:
“God, You are my Great Healer.”
“Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed.”
Whenever I sinned or felt convicted, I would write prayers such as:
“Lord, please forgive me.”
I also found myself connecting many areas of my life to God. My stories, my reflections, my thoughts, and even my photo captions gradually became centered on Him.
Without realizing it, God had become the center of my heart and mind.
As I reflect on that season today, I can clearly see that God was gently redirecting my focus toward Him.
New Desires, New Priorities
As time went on, my interests continued to change.
My desire to constantly listen to worldly songs gradually faded. Instead, I found myself listening more often to Christian worship songs.
The things I wrote, posted, and shared also changed.
Whether in notebooks, on scraps of paper, in my phone, or on social media, I increasingly found myself writing about God and sharing what He was teaching me.
This was not something I forced myself to do. It happened naturally as my relationship with Him grew deeper.
God was changing my desires from the inside out.
The things that once consumed much of my attention gradually lost their place, while my desire to know God and draw closer to Him continued to grow.
Looking Back with Gratitude
When I think about that season now, I realize that God was already teaching me something important.
The transformation did not happen overnight.
He patiently changed my heart little by little.
The things that once occupied my thoughts gradually became less important, while my hunger to know God continued to increase.
What I once considered ordinary became evidence of God’s work in my life.
Through this process, God taught me that when we truly walk with Him, He does not simply change our behavior—He changes our desires, our priorities, and the direction of our hearts.
The more we draw near to Him, the more He shapes us into the people He created us to be.
Part 4: The Gift of Drawing, the Promise of an Upgrade, and the First Glimpse of God’s Calling
God Gave Me a New Desire
As my relationship with God continued to grow, He placed a new desire in my heart—the desire to draw.
I would spend hours creating drawings, carefully adding colors and designs. Many times, I would also write captions about God alongside my artwork.
I enjoyed doing it so much that there were nights when I stayed awake until three o’clock in the morning, finishing a drawing and writing a message about God.
At the time, I simply enjoyed doing it. I did not fully understand why God had given me that desire.
Today, I can see that God was already preparing me for something greater.
The Promise of a Surprise
As I continued drawing and creating things related to God, I began to sense that He was impressing something on my heart.
It felt as though God was telling me that He had a surprise for me.
I cannot fully explain it, but whenever that impression came to my heart, it filled me with joy. I knew something was coming, but I had no idea what it was.
Around 2020, while I was actively drawing, God also gave me a small piece of understanding—a hint.
The word that came to my heart was:
“Upgrade.”
At that time, I did not understand what it meant. I did not yet know what God was preparing. Yet whenever He brought that impression to my heart, I felt excitement and anticipation.
The full revelation had not yet come, but God was already giving me a glimpse of something that would later become clearer.
The Launch of My Blog
In December 2022, my blog was launched.
I was very happy when it started, but I still did not fully understand what God wanted me to do through it.
In fact, by that time, I had already forgotten about the impression God had given me years earlier regarding the surprise and the upgrade.
As I reflect on that season now, I can see that the launch of the blog was not the complete revelation.
It was only a glimpse.
God was allowing me to experience a small part of what He would later reveal more fully.
Although I did not understand it at the time, He was showing me the direction of His calling little by little.
When the Blog Stopped
Not long afterward, the blog became inactive.
My last post was published in February 2023.
Only one article was published during that year because this was also the season when I began struggling with a particular sin that became a hindrance to my blog and ministry.
From 2023 until 2026, I entered what I now understand to be my wilderness season.
At the time, I did not understand why things had stopped.
I did not understand why the blog, which had started with excitement and hope, suddenly became quiet.
But God understood.
What looked like a setback to me was actually part of His preparation.
Looking Back with Greater Understanding
After God brought deliverance and restoration into my life in May 2026, He began revealing many things to me.
One of the things He showed me was that the launch of the blog in 2022 had only been a glimpse of a much greater revelation.
Before I could receive the complete picture, I first had to go through a season of training.
Just as a person undergoes training before being entrusted with greater responsibilities, God was preparing me before revealing more of His purpose.
What seemed like a delay was actually preparation.
What seemed unfinished was only the beginning.
The surprise God had hinted at years earlier had not been forgotten.
He was simply waiting for the right time to reveal the full picture.
As I look back on that season today, I am grateful that God sees far beyond what we can see. Even when I thought something had ended, He was still working behind the scenes, preparing me for what was yet to come.
Part 5: The Wilderness Season and God’s Training
A Season I Did Not Understand
When my blog stopped in 2023, I did not fully understand why.
At that time, I could only see the disappointment, the struggles, and the delays.
I wondered why something that had started with joy suddenly came to a halt.
What I did not realize was that God was not abandoning His plan.
He was preparing me.
The period from 2023 to 2026 became what I now understand as my wilderness season—a season of training, correction, growth, and preparation.
Although it was difficult, God was using that season to teach me lessons that I could not have learned any other way.
God Often Gives a Glimpse Before the Full Picture
After God delivered me from my struggles and restored me in May 2026, He began revealing many things to me.
One of the things He showed me was that the launch of my blog in 2022 had only been a glimpse of a greater revelation.
It was not the complete picture.
God allowed me to experience a small portion of His calling before revealing it more fully later.
As I reflect on that season today, I understand that before I could receive the fuller revelation, I first needed to go through training.
God was preparing my heart, my character, my understanding, and my relationship with Him.
Only after that season of preparation did He begin opening my eyes to the bigger picture.
The Example of David
As I reflected on my journey, God reminded me of David.
Before David became king, he was a shepherd.
Long before he stood before nations, he spent years faithfully serving God in places where very few people saw him.
God was preparing David in the fields before placing him on the throne.
The preparation came before the promotion.
The training came before the assignment.
David’s story reminded me that God’s preparation often takes place in hidden seasons, long before His purpose becomes visible to others.
The Example of Joseph
God also reminded me of Joseph.
Joseph received prophetic dreams while he was still young.
The dreams revealed God’s plan, but they did not immediately come to pass.
Instead, Joseph went through many difficult seasons.
He was rejected by his brothers.
He became a slave.
He was falsely accused.
He was imprisoned.
Yet through every stage of his journey, God was preparing him for the purpose revealed in those dreams.
The fulfillment came later, but the preparation came first.
GENESIS 37:5–9 (NLT)
5 One night Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him more than ever. 6 “Listen to this dream,” he said. 7 “We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!”
8 His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them.
9 Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it. “Listen, I have had another dream,” he said. “The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!”
Joseph’s story helped me understand that God’s promises are often accompanied by seasons of waiting, growth, and preparation.
Understanding My Own Journey
As I reflected on the stories of David and Joseph, I began to understand my own journey more clearly.
God had given me glimpses of His calling, but before revealing the complete picture, He allowed me to go through a season of training.
At the time, I thought the delays meant something had gone wrong.
Now I understand that God was using every experience for a purpose.
He was teaching me things that could only be learned through walking closely with Him.
He was strengthening my faith.
He was revealing areas of my life that needed healing and surrender.
And He was preparing me for what would come later.
Although I could not see it then, every season was serving a purpose in God’s plan.
Looking Back with Gratitude
Today, I can see that the wilderness season was not a wasted season.
It was a season filled with God’s work.
Even when I could not see what He was doing, He was preparing me.
Even when I felt delayed, He was training me.
Even when I thought the story had stopped, God was still writing it.
I have learned that God’s timing is different from ours.
Sometimes He gives us a glimpse of His purpose, but He does not reveal everything at once.
Instead, He teaches us to trust Him one step at a time.
And when the time is right, He reveals more of the picture.
As I reflect on those years today, I am grateful that God never stopped working, even when I could not see His hand. What felt like a season of delay was actually a season of preparation for the things He would later reveal.
Part 6: God Revealed the Purpose Behind My Writing
The Bigger Picture Finally Became Clear
After my season of training, God began revealing the bigger picture to me.
He showed me something that deeply amazed me.
The writing that I once thought was ordinary was actually connected to His purpose for my life.
As I reflected on my past, I realized that even when I was spiritually blind, God was already revealing pieces of His plan.
At the time, I could not see it.
I did not understand it.
But after God opened my understanding, I began to see how He had been working throughout my life all along.
Writing Was Part of God’s Purpose
God revealed to me that even when I was spiritually blind and writing about the boy I liked, something deeper was taking place.
At that time, I thought I was simply expressing my feelings.
I had no understanding that God would later use writing as part of His calling for my life.
Because I was spiritually blind, I could not recognize what God was doing.
I only saw the surface.
But God saw the whole picture.
Today, I understand that writing was already present in my life long before I recognized God’s purpose for it.
What seemed ordinary at the time later became part of a much greater story.
The Garden of Eden and God’s Original Plan
As God continued revealing things to me, He reminded me of what happened in the Garden of Eden.
God had a perfect plan for Adam and Eve.
He created them to walk with Him and live according to His will.
However, the enemy came with deception and temptation.
Instead of following God’s direction, Adam and Eve chose another path.
Sin entered the world, and humanity became separated from God.
From that point forward, people began living according to their own desires rather than God’s original design.
Because of sin, spiritual blindness entered the world.
People no longer naturally see God’s purpose the way He intended.
How the Enemy Tries to Redirect God’s Purpose
God showed me that one of the enemy’s strategies is to pull people away from God’s purpose.
The enemy cannot create God’s purpose for a person’s life, but he can try to distract, distort, redirect, or oppose what God intends.
In my own life, God revealed that writing was part of His purpose for me.
Yet before I knew Him, my writing was focused on other things.
Instead of writing about God, I wrote about my feelings for someone I liked.
Instead of using writing to glorify God, I used it to express earthly desires.
As I reflect on those years now, I can see that the gift was present, but its direction was different.
The ability was there, but I did not yet know the One who had given it.
Satan Disguises Himself as an Angel of Light
The Bible warns us that Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
2 CORINTHIANS 11:14 (NLT)
But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
This passage helped me understand that not everything that appears good is necessarily God’s best.
The enemy often tries to imitate, distort, or redirect what God intends.
But God’s purpose is always greater.
His truth always prevails.
And His plans cannot ultimately be stopped.
God Restores What Has Been Misdirected
When I was born again and began walking with God, He started changing my heart, my desires, and my direction.
The things that once occupied my thoughts became less important.
My desire for God became stronger.
My writing began to change.
My focus began to change.
My purpose began to change.
God took something that had once been centered on earthly things and redirected it toward Him.
What had been misdirected was being restored.
Through His grace, He was taking what had once been used for my own desires and teaching me to use it for His glory.
Looking Back Through God’s Eyes
Today, when I reflect on my life, I no longer see random events.
I see God’s hand.
I see His patience.
I see His faithfulness.
I see how He was working even when I did not understand what He was doing.
The writing that once seemed ordinary became part of a much bigger story.
God was not only changing my direction.
He was preparing me for the purpose He had planned long before I knew Him.
Through His grace, He restored what had been misdirected and revealed the calling that had been there all along.
As He continued revealing these things to me, I began to understand that the glimpses He had given throughout my life were all connected. What once appeared to be separate experiences were actually pieces of one story that He would later bring together.
Part 7: From a Glimpse to the Full Revelation
The Season of Drawing
As my relationship with God continued to grow, He began placing new desires in my heart.
One of those desires was drawing.
I spent many hours creating drawings, carefully coloring them and adding captions related to God.
Sometimes I stayed awake until three o’clock in the morning working on them because I enjoyed it so much.
At the time, I simply thought I was drawing because I loved doing it.
I did not realize that God was using that season for a deeper purpose.
The Surprise God Placed in My Heart
While I continued drawing, I began sensing something unusual.
It felt as though God was impressing something on my heart.
I cannot fully explain it, but it seemed as though He was preparing a surprise for me.
Whenever I thought about it, I felt joy inside, even though I had no idea what the surprise actually was.
Around 2020, God gave me a small understanding.
It was not a complete revelation.
It felt more like a hint.
The impression I received was that something was going to be “upgraded.”
Even though I did not understand what that meant, I felt excitement and anticipation.
I knew God was doing something, but I did not yet know what it was.
The Launch of My Blog
In December 2022, my blog was launched.
I was happy and excited, but I still did not fully understand what God was revealing.
As I reflect on that season now, I realize that the blog was connected to the hint He had given me years earlier.
It was part of the surprise He had placed in my heart during the drawing season.
However, I still did not see the complete picture.
I was only seeing a small portion of what God intended to reveal.
When Everything Suddenly Stopped
Not long after the blog began, it became inactive.
My last post was published in February 2023.
Only one article was published during that year.
At the time, I did not understand why.
I wondered why something that had started with joy suddenly came to a halt.
But now I understand that God had not abandoned His plan.
The blog was only a glimpse.
It was not the complete revelation.
God allowed me to experience a small part of His purpose before revealing the bigger picture.
The Purpose of the Training Season
Before God revealed the complete picture, He allowed me to go through a season of training.
There were lessons I needed to learn.
There were areas of my life that needed healing, correction, growth, and surrender.
There were things God wanted to teach me personally through experience.
As I reflect on that season today, I understand that the delay was not rejection.
The delay was preparation.
God was preparing me for something greater than I could see at the time.
Even when I felt as though nothing was happening, He was still working behind the scenes.
The Full Revelation
After God restored me and brought me through my season of training, He began revealing everything more clearly.
The pieces that once seemed disconnected suddenly started fitting together.
The childhood memories.
The curiosity about God.
The vision I had as a child.
The writing.
The drawings.
The blog.
The wilderness season.
The training.
The restoration.
Everything became connected.
For the first time, I could see the larger picture that God had been revealing little by little throughout my life.
The things that once seemed unrelated now made sense in light of His purpose.
The Return of the Blog
On May 13, 2026, my blog returned.
But this time, it was different.
When the blog first launched in 2022, I had only a glimpse of what God was doing.
Now, after the training season, I understood much more.
The revelation was deeper.
The understanding was clearer.
The purpose was stronger.
What once felt like separate experiences now formed one story that pointed back to God’s faithfulness.
Looking Back with Gratitude
Today, I understand that God often reveals things step by step.
He does not always show us the complete picture immediately.
Sometimes He gives us a glimpse.
Sometimes He gives us a hint.
Sometimes He allows us to see only enough for the next step.
Then, through time, experience, and walking with Him, He reveals more.
As I reflect on my journey, I am amazed by how faithful God has been.
What seemed confusing in one season became clear in another.
What seemed like a delay became preparation.
What seemed unfinished became part of a greater story.
Through it all, God was leading me exactly where He wanted me to be.
And as the pieces finally came together, I began to understand that He had been working in my life long before I recognized what He was doing.
Part 8: God Had a Purpose All Along
As I reflected on everything God revealed to me, I was deeply amazed.
I never expected that my simple habit of writing would become part of God’s calling for my life. What I once thought were ordinary experiences turned out to be part of a much bigger story that God had been writing all along.
Through His revelation, He helped me understand that nothing was random.
The curiosity I had as a child.
The questions I asked.
The vision I saw.
My desire to write.
My desire to draw.
The launch of my blog.
Even the wilderness season and the training season.
All of it was connected.
All of it had a purpose.
What amazed me most was realizing that God was already working in my life long before I understood what He was doing.
Even when I was spiritually blind, He was still drawing me closer to Him.
Even when I did not recognize His voice, He was already speaking.
Even when I did not understand His purpose, He was already guiding my steps.
Today, I can clearly see that God was there all along.
Understanding God’s Calling
One of the most important things God taught me through this journey is that it is impossible to fully understand our calling without having a relationship with Him.
Before I knew God personally, I could not see what He was doing in my life.
I did not understand why certain things happened.
I did not recognize His guidance.
I did not recognize His purpose.
But as my relationship with Him grew, He slowly began revealing things that I could never have understood on my own.
Little by little, He opened my eyes.
Little by little, He connected the pieces.
Little by little, He revealed the bigger picture.
Through His guidance, what once seemed confusing gradually became clear.
God Reveals Things in His Timing
I also learned that God does not usually reveal everything at once.
Many times, He gives only a glimpse.
Sometimes He gives a hint.
Sometimes He allows us to see only one step at a time.
Then, through seasons of growth, training, testing, and preparation, He reveals more.
As I reflect on my wilderness season, I now understand why God allowed me to go through it.
It was not because He had forgotten me.
It was because He was preparing me.
He was teaching me things that could only be learned through experience.
He was strengthening my faith.
He was teaching me obedience.
He was teaching me humility.
He was teaching me to trust Him.
And through that process, He was preparing me for the revelation that would come later.
God Has a Purpose for Every Person
Although this testimony is my personal story, God also showed me something greater.
The same God who had a purpose for my life before I knew Him has a purpose for every person.
No one is an accident.
No life is without meaning.
Before we were born, God already knew us.
He already saw our future.
He already knew the plans He had for us.
The question is not whether God has a purpose.
The question is whether we will seek Him and allow Him to reveal it.
JEREMIAH 29:11 (NLT)
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Lesson
What This Testimony Teaches Us
1. God already has a purpose for our lives before we even know Him.
Many people spend their lives searching for meaning and purpose. But according to God’s Word, our purpose begins with Him. Before we even knew Him, God already knew us and had a plan for our lives.
2. There is a difference between knowing about God and truly knowing God.
A person can hear about God, know His name, read about Him, or attend church and still not have a personal relationship with Him. True understanding comes when we know God personally and allow Him to reveal Himself to us.
3. Spiritual blindness prevents us from seeing God's purpose.
Without a relationship with God, we may not recognize His voice, His guidance, or His plans for our lives. We can be surrounded by God's work and still fail to understand what He is doing.
4. God Works in Our Lives Before We Realize It.
God works in our lives even before we recognize His hand. He may be drawing us, preparing us, and leading us toward His purpose long before we understand what He is doing. As He reveals more of His plan, we begin to see that He was guiding us all along, even during seasons when we did not recognize His presence.
5. The Holy Spirit helps us understand God's Word.
The Bible is not just a book of stories. Through the Holy Spirit, God's Word becomes alive and speaks to our lives. As our relationship with God grows, He gives us understanding and reveals truths that we could not see before.
6. The enemy seeks to pull people away from God’s purpose.
God has a purpose for every life, but the enemy works to keep people from walking in that purpose. He seeks to distract, deceive, and redirect people away from God’s will. What God intends for His glory, the enemy often tries to twist toward another direction. Yet God’s purpose is greater, and He is able to restore and redirect people back to His plan.
7. Gifts can be used in the wrong direction when God is not at the center.
God gives people gifts, talents, and abilities, but without His guidance those gifts can be used for things outside His purpose. Only God can reveal why He gave us those gifts in the first place.
8. God is able to restore what has been lost, misdirected, or stolen.
No matter how far a person has wandered from God's purpose, He is able to restore, heal, redirect, and bring that person back to His original plan.
9. God's revelation often comes little by little.
Just as Joseph received dreams before seeing their fulfillment, God does not always reveal the full picture immediately. He often gives glimpses, hints, and small pieces of understanding before revealing more.
10. Training seasons are part of God's preparation.
There are seasons when God teaches, corrects, strengthens, and prepares us. What may feel like a delay can actually be preparation for what God wants to do later.
11. Relationship with God brings clarity.
The closer we grow to God, the more clearly we begin to understand His character, His voice, His Word, and His purpose for our lives.
12. God's plans are always greater than what we can see.
Many things may not make sense in the moment, but when God reveals the bigger picture, we begin to understand how He was working through every season of our lives.
JEREMIAH 29:11 (NLT)
"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."
Final Reflection
What amazes me the most is that God used my own story to reveal His Word to me. The Bible is no longer just something I read—it has become something I can see in my own life. Through His revelation, He helped me understand things that I could not see before and showed me how He had been working even during seasons when I did not recognize His hand.
As I look at my journey, I can now clearly see that God was there all along. He was calling me, guiding me, preparing me, and revealing His purpose step by step. What once seemed like ordinary experiences became part of a bigger picture when He opened my understanding.
God also helped me realize that these lessons are not only for me. They reveal how He works in our lives. The same God who had a purpose for my life before I knew Him also has a purpose for every person. His Word is true, His plans are good, and His purposes remain faithful even when we do not yet understand what He is doing.
This testimony reminded me that God sees the whole picture while we only see a small part. What may seem confusing today may become clear tomorrow when He reveals His purpose. In His perfect timing, He gives understanding and reveals that His plans have been unfolding all along.
To God be all the glory!
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