Saying Goodbye to the old and Wecoming the New.    They're times in life when everything around you just seems to crumble and everyone that you thought would have been there is just no where to be seen. In times like these it is clear that there is a definite shifting taking place around us all. The economic crisis is getting worse by the day and looking on it doesn't look like there will be much improvements any time soon. Just as the economic crisis rises among the nations so are the tragedies and problems occurring among family members, friends, businesses and loved ones. Even though you maybe experiencing a downfall in your life this moment, now is not the time to sit around and have a pity party but rather it should be a time of great rejoicing for you because God strategically placed you in that state for a bless up. See all you need to do right now is to trust God and give him praises along the way and he will elevate you again to greatness. Remember he his faithful and his words are true that is why his words said, "above all things I wish that you prosper and be in good health as your soul prosper." Sometimes it is hard to praise while you are going through your season of aches, pains and disappointments but it is in those times that you get your breakthrough quickly because God knows you're hurting therefore those types of praises are sacrificial in His sight. It is a real disappointment when you are experiencing hardship and the people that are closest to you that you would've thought would be there for you aren't. Those are the moments that hurt the most especially if you were somebody that would always stretch out a helping hand to everyone else. You know sometimes God will permit situations to arise to show you who is really a friend to you and who will have your back when the going gets tough because some people are only takers and not givers they always want but never once will they offer or show any form of kindness. Regardless of your situation or financial status God has a plan and a reward with your name on it. They're times in life when you have to go through a series of tests, trials, tribulations, struggles, persecutions and hardships in order for you to triumph and be an overcomer. God has predestined every one of his children for greatness and he wants each of them to have the finer things in life. Just like Esther in the word of God she watched her parents got murdered and she became an orphan it could not have been easy for her but God's grace was sufficient to keep her and so it is for you today as well. Just like Esther who went through her moment of hardship as an orphan so is it with many of us today but the great thing about Esther is that she was an overcomer while she was struggling she was in her period of preparation for God's plan to manifest in her life. In the end Esther came from being just a regular girl, an orphan that perhaps many looked down at but she rose above all that adversity and came from the back of the line to the front of the line and as a result it landed her the position of queen. Maybe you might be saying I am not in a position to become queen that is only a fairytale but that is not true at all while you may never become an earthly queen in God's sight you are his queen and king. It is true you may never become queen or king in this life but whatever you are good at God can increase, multiply and make it fruitful in the land so you and your family don't have to worry about life simply pleasures and how to take care of each other. God has predestined you to be a success and not a failure for such a time as this so stop accepting and receiving negativity in your spirit and your heart. Start focusing on the new things that God is exposing you to and shake off the old things that had you in bondage and break loose from those shackles. Yield yourself to the Lord and ask Him to stir up the gifts in you and He will because that's the kind of God He is. He will not only expose you to new gifts and talents but he will show how to enhance it and make it blossom and He will prosper it for you. Finally, embrace the changes that God is doing in your life, your family, and your business and worry not about situations that you have no control over, so just let go and let God have his way in all you do and He will amaze you without ceasing.