I’m still waiting for God to move.
In my last blog post, I shared that I am currently waiting for Jehovah Jireh’s perfect timing, some connections, and opportunities that will open doors for the vision I’m pursuing. In my last letter, I told you to:
- Obey God. Do whatever he tells you to do.
- Practice gratitude by remembering what he did for you in the past.
- Focus on his character rather than the circumstances.
When I was a teenager Mom took curfew very seriously. If she said, “Be home by eleven,” we didn’t dare come home at 11:08 because if we did, the consequence was stiff. We could be grounded for weeks. At the time I didn’t understand that her high standard was from love. It felt punitive. Sometimes I felt like I was in jail. As a grown woman, mother, and grandmother, I can see things now that I couldn’t see then. Mom saw things in me I couldn’t see for myself. She knew discipline and integrity were important elements of my future, and she took her part in my development seriously. Her no-nonsense parenting influenced me to be a woman of dedication, commitment and loyalty.
As I wait, I sometimes feel like God is taking an unreasonable amount of time in getting resources and people to me, but I know he’s developing my character, just like Mom was doing.
I started listening to my own words and watching my own actions. I was saying, “He is the provider,” but I was acting like opening doors and finding favor was all my responsibility. Holy Spirit showed me how false responsibility was deeply embedded in my soul. I’ve repented and journaled.
I’m walking out my new belief daily, and sometimes it’s painful. I have had to ask for help more than I would like to. But Jehovah Jireh has made it clear he is providing the people to help me. THEY are a part of his provision. If I’m going to fulfill God’s call on my life, I won’t do it independently.
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
Do you have a God-given dream or a vision that you’re waiting for? You’re ready to do your part, and it seems like God is roughing you up a bit. Don’t buy into that lie for a moment. He’s not roughing you up. He’s developing your character. Your talents and skills can elevate you to promotion, but you need the character to maintain your new position.