DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: NOVEMBER 6 GOD COULD BE WHERE YOU ARE (2) SCRIPTURE: 2 SAMUEL 2: 1 – 2; 5: 1 – 4

Observations have shown that no human being love being in a place of hardship. We are wired with mind of enjoyment and absolute comfort. It is always considered a foolish choice if someone prefers to suffer in the midst of plenty.

No matter the peaceful atmosphere, an average person will still desire to be in a far better place. Adam and Eve were in a place of comfort in the Garden of Eden, yet Eve gave herself to the deception of the serpent. She would later be moved out of the Paradise to a place of “labouring hard before eating.”

As human mind find it difficult to see God behind us in a place of discomfort so it does deceive us to run away from a place of comfort. At times, this place of comfort will be covered with hardship.

Having a spiritual understanding of the place where you are is key to knowing how to wait on God no matter the odds of life. The serpent told Eve to eat the forbidden fruit as