THINKING ABOUT MY PURPOSE
DAY TWENTY EIGHT
IT TAKES TIME
"EVERYTHING ON EARTH HAS ITS OWN TIME AND SEASON." Eccl. 3:1 (CEV)
THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS TO MATURITY.
WHILE WE WORRY ABOUT HOW FAST WE GROW, GOD IS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW STRONG WE GROW.
WHY DOES GROWTH TAKE SO LONG ?
- WE ARE SLOW LEARNERS.
- WE HAVE A LOT TO UNLEARN.
- WE ARE AFRAID TO HUMBLY FACE THE TRUTH ABOUT OURSELVES.
- GROWTH IS OFTEN PAINFUL AND SCARY.
- HABITS TAKE TIME TO DEVELOP.
BELIEVE GOD IS WORKING IN YOUR LIFE EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL IT.
KEEP A NOTEBOOK OR JOURNAL OF LESSONS LEARNED.
BE PATIENT WITH GOD AND YOURSELF. DON'T GET DISCOURAGED.
GOD IS NEVER IN A HURRY, BUT HE IS ALWAYS ON TIME. DON'T GET DISCOURAGED.
"GOD BEGAN DOING A GOOD WORK IN YOU, AND I AM SURE HE WILL CONTINUE IT UNTIL IT IS FINISHED WHEN JESUS COMES AGAIN." Phil. 1:6 (NCV)
IN WHAT AREA OF MY SPIRITUAL GROWTH DO I NEED TO BE MORE PATIENT AND PERSISTENT ?
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