In this season, God will expose you to you. It’s meant to bring you growth and maturity. As God does this, it will feel painful at first. He will draw out the things in your life that do not align with who He is. He has to draw out the impurities so that you can see them. This is a season where you get to deal with all the things in your life that are a hindrance to your walk with God. You are in a completely new season. The things of the old cannot go where He is taking you. He is preparing you for your next. ”No discipline…
Embracing God’s Training: Joy in the Process of Preparation
Over the summer, I have been going through what’s felt like a demolition to bring finality to certain things; to bring growth and maturity in certain areas. I know God has been preparing me for a thing. He would never want me, or anyone, to go forth into our purpose/calling without being prepared. If we are not prepared to hold up what He is about to give us, then we will fall under it. Here is a word of encouragement for you: Embrace the process of preparation with joy for the joy set before you. Jesus left you an example of that. He left you an example of the attitude…
Training Through Resistance: Embracing God’s Process for Strength, Endurance, and Obedience
Allow God to teach you through everything going on around you right now. Instead of complaining or getting super frustrated, let God show you a new perspective on all matters. Can you have strength training without any resistance? No, it’s not possible. The resistance must be present in order for your muscles to have opportunity to strengthen. If there is no resistance, there is no strengthening. Training is everything. During the time you’re being strengthened, you’re also being given endurance. Endurance means to bear an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way. How can you have the opportunity to be strengthened with endurance without resistance? It’s not possible! …
