Sunday, May 5, 2013

It’s All Part of the Journey


I, like many of you have not transformed completely into Gods full destiny for my life. I am still employed in a full time job while I await the full manifestation of what He has in store for me. Sitting at my desk frustrated I began writing a text to my cousin asking what it would take for her to be exactly where God wants her to be. Before I could even finish my text The Holy Spirit reminded me the journey was just as important as arriving. As a matter of fact you cannot arrive without a journey.

The idiosyncrasies, trials, tribulations and oh yes the things that we hate the most, or cause us the most pain are exactly what are being used to make us exactly who God wants us to be. We have all heard you have to crawl before you walk. Well along with crawling and taking those first steps come a few skinned knees. But remembering the pain from the skinned knees helps us avoid some of the steps that we may have skipped or encourage us to slow our stride to prevent additional boo boos as we used to refer to them.

One of the many lessons I have learned along the way is that recounting my challenges to others not only makes me stronger but may prevent someone else from making the same mistakes I’ve made.

Oh how wonderful it would be to go from A to Z, but it’s all of the alphabets in between that even allow us to get to Z.  Paul tells us to count it all joy when we fall into diverse temptations. Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire wanting nothing.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous but God delivers us from them all and guess what? The journey isn’t all that bad! He walks right along with us and many times in front of us to ensure we get there. So the next time you start feeling frustrated or maybe even like your feet are in quick sand reach for the hand of God that is reaching towards you and allow Him to pull you through.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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