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Every Test Follows a Testimony

Submitted on Feb 6, 2025 by  Marig2016
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If you had told me that 2025 would start with so much nonsense, heartbreak, and unexpected challenges, I probably wouldn't have believed you. Yet here I am, just a few weeks in, already feeling like I've been put through the fire.

This past week tested me in ways I didn't see coming. The kind of tests that make you question everything… your decisions, your relationships, and even your own strength. The kind that remind you not everyone clapping for you is really in your corner.

I've always believed that when people show you their true colors, believe them the first time. It's easy to make excuses, to hope for better, to give grace where it's undeserved but what I've learned yet again is that ignoring your intuition will cost you peace every time. And nothing is worth that.

The beauty in all of this? Tests only come when a testimony is on the way. Every challenge is a setup for something greater. Every storm clears the path for a new beginning and every loss just making room for the right people, the right opportunities, and the right alignment.

So if you're going through it right now, stand firm in who you are. Trust that inner voice. Don't shrink! Don't waver! And most importantly, never let temporary setbacks make you forget how powerful your purpose is!!!

Better days are ahead, keep pushing forward.

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