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MEET ANAVAY TAFFE FROM CORAL SPRINGS, FL

Faith is an easy word to say but not so easy to live, especially when we are met with opposition in our lives.

The year was 2021 when I moved back to Florida after graduating from job training with the Army. I was living my life daily to please our Heavenly Father, and I strived to walk in the ways of King Yahshua. My faith was unwavering, until it wasn’t. I was met with opposition shortly after going to YAH in prayer.

I needed to know what my next steps were now that I was back in Florida, so I asked Yahweh for His guidance. He revealed to me that I needed to get a full-size school bus because I would be moving around, sharing my testimony with a great many people. I believed He wanted to use me, but I questioned Him about the bus. My faith started to crumble in that moment of prayer, and my need to control things took over. So many questions flooded my mind.

“How would I drive this big bus? Who would renovate it? How would I be able to afford this?”

Holy Spirit also revealed to me where I needed to move to in Florida, and again, I questioned Him by asking Him how I would even financially support myself and my children in the small town that He was telling me to move to with this bus. How would I find a job that would pay the bills and keep a roof over our heads?

In my defiance, I took the easy way out. I bought a used camper, and as a result, I had a handful of financial headaches that came along with it, which led me to eventually sell it for a fraction of what I paid.

My defiance and lack of faith altered Yahweh’s plan for me, and for over a year, I moved around from place to place, roommate to roommate. I often asked Yahweh, “Why is this happening? Why am I struggling so much?” I sometimes grumbled about not having a place of my own and asked, “Why?” over and over again, even though I knew why.

It was my disobedience, of course, which led me to take a different path to get to where Yahweh wanted me to be and to execute the plan He had laid out for me.

Could I have afforded an apartment of my own? Yes, but Yahweh was holding me back from doing so.

Along the detour I took, I connected with my sister’s best friend of 10 years and lived with her for many months, sleeping on her sofa next to my teenage daughter. Any chance I got, I excitedly shared with her the love of Yahshua and how He’s transformed my life. I encouraged her that He too could give her a renewing of her mind and change her life in a way that even she couldn’t imagine for herself.

The same message of hope was shared extensively with the other people I met and lived with during this season in my life. I know that many seeds were planted, and Holy Spirit showed me that because I was like Jonah and took a different path than the one He wanted me to take, that was why I was going through what I was going through.

Along this journey, I learned just how loving, merciful, and patient our Elohim really is. He showed me what I needed to work on, which was humility, patience, and letting go of control. Through the experiences He gave me with my former roommates, I learned to do just that.

Change can be scary, I know. Trusting in Yahweh’s plan for your life and doing what He has called you to do can be frightening to think about, especially when you can’t see the full picture. But as believers, we must not allow that fear to stunt our spiritual growth. If we do, so many wonderful opportunities to glorify YAHWEH will be missed.

Seek Him in all that you do and lean not unto your own understanding. Watch how He will move in your life if you allow Him to. Trust in Him, and He will set straight your paths.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight (Proverbs 3: 5-6 NIV).

Hello, y’all! My name’s Anavay and I am originally from the West Coast but now reside in Florida with my children and our two adorable felines. I’m a daughter of Elohim, a mum, and a writer.