Then all the peoples of the world shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you. Deuteronomy 28:10

Do you realize that people seem to notice you when things are good, but never seem to care when things are bad? My brothers and sisters in Christ when we are obedient to God, his blessings are not always immediate. We sometimes are tested, to see whether we would continue to serve God or not. We would sometimes experience hardship and pain, calamity and distress, but, if we persevere, if we do not lose heart, when God begins to bless us, others will see that we are called by the name of the Lord and will be afraid. The Lord will open to us his good treasures, the heavens to give the rain to us in its season and to bless all the work of our hands, we shall lend and not borrow, the Lord will make us the head and not the tail, we shall be above only and not beneath, if we heed the commandments of the Lord.