“I pray that you will see how great the things are that He has promised to those who belong to Him.” Ephesians 1:18
If you are a Jesus follower, you have a Saviour who will never leave you. Also, you are presently living in fields of diamonds, whether you see it or not.
Working with families, I regularly see people walk out on marriages because false promises of happiness and fulfillment are dangled in front of them. People walk out on God over the appeal of fortune, fame and fun in the world. Unfortunately, most of them only come back when it’s too late. They’ve realized too late that everything they were looking for was right back where they started from... in a field of diamonds.
Temptation comes to all of us and we’ll give up when it gets tough if you don't have God. We’ll grow tired when there’s no reward;jealous and envious when someone else reaches the top. Don’t give up on something that someone else would give anything to have.
Making a diamond takes time. A diamond is born because of intense heat and pressure. Objects are fused together. It’s because of intense heat and pressure on carbon monoxide that it takes coal and causes a diamond to be born. Things got very hard before they got valuable.
Here is a promise: He will not put more on you than you’re able to bear — God knows just how much it will take to make a diamond out of you. Don’t run to greener grasslands; ask God to show you the riches in Christ available to you — right where you are.
