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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"steemchurch",<br>"author":"adela.garcia",<br>"permlink":"steemchurch-the-story-of-a-young-orphan-girl-who-became-a-queen-and-walked-in-faith",<br>"title":"STEEMCHURCH: The story of a young orphan girl who became a queen and walked in faith.",<br>"body":"<CENTER>\n\n![954-Esther-stepping-outside-the-comfort-zone-watermark.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmNu7YogQvr6GZwahmJfuWTYSyTitWNkqhC3AFnVmUp8m8\/954-Esther-stepping-outside-the-comfort-zone-watermark.jpg)\n\nThere is something you know you should do,<br> but it means leaving your comfort zone and getting out of there in faith. You know it's God's direction,<br> but it's difficult. You do not know what the result will be. You do not know where you will be when everything is over.\n\nIn the Old Testament there is a complete book dedicated to the story of Esther,<br> a Jewish exile in Persia. She was an orphan,<br> but was raised by her cousin Mordecai. She was lovely and beautiful,<br> and quite young. When a royal decree was issued to find a new queen,<br> that all the good-looking young women of the kingdom should be taken to the royal palace,<br> Esther left her childhood home and moved to the palace. Of all the beautiful girls,<br> King Ahasuerus chose her justly and put the royal crown on her head and made her queen.\n\nIt is interesting to think how Esther must have felt through all of this. There is no doubt that as a young Jewish woman,<br> it must have been something completely outside of your comfort zone. I could not know how things were going to develop. But God as always,<br> was after scene. He had a mission that Esther had to carry out; something that she could not have done without leaving her old life.\n\n# GOD DOES THINGS AT THE PERFECT MOMENT\n\nWhile Mordecai on his side,<br> because of his reverent fear,<br> had fallen into disgrace with a man who had great power in the kingdom of Ahasuerus. This is another story in itself. The result was that this man,<br> Haman,<br> became so enraged that he convinced the king that all Jews in the kingdom must be destroyed. The king was completely unaware that his own queen was among these people,<br> and he agreed with this evil plan. How would the people of God survive this?\n\nGod had created a series of events and Esther and Mordecai were in position so that God could use them and save his people from destruction.\n\nWhen you read the story you can see how everything was carefully calculated. God had created a series of events and Esther and Mordecai were in position so that God could use them and save his people from destruction.\n\nYou also can not see the whole picture in your life,<br> but can you trust that God has everything under control? Jesus says that not even a bird falls from heaven without God knowing. (Matthew 10:29) Thus,<br> it is impossible not to believe that everything that happens to us is being watched and measured in a careful and balanced way,<br> because it is exactly what we need to fulfill his plan in our lives. (Proverbs 3,<br>5-6)\n\nCourage in the face of uncertainty\nEsther and Mordecai devised a plan that involved endangering Esther's own life. He would go to the king and beg him for his people. By law,<br> anyone who approached the king without being called would be executed,<br> and Esther did not know if he would receive it or not. Mordecai nevertheless convinced her,<br> saying: \"And who knows if you have reached the kingdom by this time?\"\n\nAnd Esther's response was: \"Then I will go in to see the king,<br> even though it is not according to the law; and if I perish,<br> let him perish. \"This is faith!\n\nEsther was an orphan girl who became the queen of a kingdom. He had to have courage to fight for his people. It did not have to have been easy; It is written that he fasted and prayed for 3 days before carrying out the plan. And then he was obedient,<br> without knowing what the result would be. But for her it was more important to do what she had to do. He trusted that God had everything under control.\n\n# TRUST IN THE POWER OF GOD\n\nThe result of Esther's confidence and courage was that Ahasuerus received her when he appeared before him,<br> agreed to his request,<br> that the Jewish people be saved from destruction. The evil Haman was hanged on the gallows he had built specifically for Mordecai.\n\nGet out of your comfort zone and live a life in faith.\n\nLearn to have full trust in God. Believe that He loves you so much that you can rest in his guidance and perfect wisdom for your life. Esther did it,<br> and it was more than good. You can also have such simple faith,<br> and take this step in faith! Be obedient to the things that God asks you to do. Get out of your comfort zone and live a life in faith.\n\nRead the book of Esther to learn more about this fascinating and inspiring story.\n\n\n<\/CENTER>",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"steemchurch\",<br>\"christianity\",<br>\"christian-trail\",<br>\"celestialchallenge\",<br>\"nigeria\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmNu7YogQvr6GZwahmJfuWTYSyTitWNkqhC3AFnVmUp8m8\/954-Esther-stepping-outside-the-comfort-zone-watermark.jpg\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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