Do You Believe the Promise Still Stands?

What if the promise God spoke over your life,

the one you've been praying about, the one you've been holding on to for months or even years.

What if the promise still stands?

Not because you feel strong,

not because everything looks close,

and not because you can see progress,

but because God is faithful and he doesn't change his mind?

Welcome to My Question for You.

I'm Melissa. And each week we slow down long enough to sit with one question,

a question that makes room for God's voice in your everyday life.

And today,

my question for you is,

do you believe the promise still stands?

Because promises don't expire when life gets hard.

They don't disappear when you feel discouraged, and they definitely don't fall apart when you feel tired.

If God said it,

he will do it.

Let's talk about it.

So have there been seasons in your life where you knew,

deep in your spirit,

God had spoken something to you?

Maybe it was a dream, a direction,

a promise that felt so clear,

so alive, that you couldn't shake it even if you tried.

But somewhere along the journey, things got quiet.

Life got heavier.

The excitement started to fade,

and doubt started whispering.

Maybe you misheard God.

Maybe that promise wasn't for you.

Maybe it's too late.

Have you ever felt that where the promise hasn't happened yet?

And the longer it takes, the more your heart starts to wonder if it ever will?

I've been there,

sitting right in the middle of not yet feeling the tension between God's word and my reality.

And every single time,

God brings me back to one truth.

His promise wasn't based on my strength.

It was based on his character.

Let's anchor this in the Word.

In Luke, chapter one, verse 45, it reads,

Blessed is she who believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her.

The blessing wasn't in seeing the promise.

It was in believing God would keep it.

Hebrews chapter 10, verse 23 says,

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess,

for he who promised is faithful.

Not you. Who is faithful.

Not your timeline,

not your feelings.

He who promised is faithful.

And in Numbers 23:19,

it reads,

God is not a man that he should lie.

Has he said and will he not do?

Has he spoken,

and will he not make it good?

I want you to remember that when God makes a promise,

he binds it to his very nature.

And his nature is steady,

dependable,

unchanging and faithful.

But let's be honest.

Believing the promise still stands. When nothing around you looks like it's moving,

that's not easy.

Sometimes we're waiting.

Sometimes we're working.

Sometimes we're praying. With everything inside of you,

but still wondering.

God, did I miss something?

Is this still your plan?

Am I supposed to keep believing for this?

That's where my message to you comes in.

This is the reminder your heart needs.

If God planted a promise in your spirit,

he fully intends to bring it to life.

Promises aren't fragile.

They don't break under pressure.

They simply require faith and time.

Think about the story of Abraham and Sarah.

God promised them a child,

a legacy long before it seemed possible.

Years passed. Decades passed. Their bodies aged and their hope wavered.

But God's promise,

that never wavered.

Romans 4 says Abraham didn't waver through unbelief but grew strong in faith because he was fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.

Abraham believed God even when he didn't understand God.

And that's what faith looks like. In the waiting.

Not pretending everything feels easy.

Not ignoring reality.

But believing God's word over your worry and over your doubt.

So let me ask you,

do you believe the promise still stands?

About the career God whispered to you?

The healing you've been praying for,

the family you're hoping to build?

The purpose you've been slowly stepping toward?

The peace you've been waiting to feel?

Or the dream that won't leave you alone no matter how much life delays it?

What if the delay isn't denial?

What if the silence is preparation?

And what if you're closer now than you've ever been?

The promise didn't die.

Your hope and your weary spirit just need a refill.

God hasn't changed his mind.

He hasn't forgotten what he told you. And he hasn't walked away from what he started.

So if you have a journal nearby,

I want you to write this down for me.

What promise has God spoken to me?

That I've quietly stopped believing? For what circumstance made me doubt God's timing or ability?

And what would it look like to believe again?

To believe today?

Can I pray with you,

Lord?

Remind me of your promise you've spoken over my life.

Strengthen my faith.

Silence every lie that says it's too late or too hard.

Help me believe again.

Not in my strength, but in your unchanging faithfulness.

You are the God who keeps his word.

And I trust that the promise still stands.

In Jesus name.

Amen.

Friends,

I want you to let this sink into your spirit.

God is not done.

Not with you, not with your story,

not with the promise he planted in your heart.

So when doubt rises this week,

when discouragement tries to whisper,

when you feel like you're running out of faith,

remember this.

If God promised it,

the promise still stands.

Hold on,

stay expectant and trust that what he started,

he will finish.

Until next time,

I want you to keep asking,

keep listening and keep believing.

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Sam.