I Am A Work In Progress

"GOD BEGAN DOING A GOOD WORK IN YOU, AND I AM SURE HE WILL CONTINUE IT UNTIL IT IS FINISHED" (PHIL. 1:6-NCV).

I'll tell you what the hard part of walking with God is. It is learning to give him your time and attention so you come to know his voice. That's where the labour comes in. If you are going to march forward in victory, doing what God wants you to do, you are going to have to know what he is saying. You are going to have to learn to hear his voice. The hard part for Moses was not the moment at the Red Sea when he lifted up his staff and commanded the waters to part. The hard part was the time of preparation, that time when nothing significant seemed to be happening, that time of learning about God, of learning to trust him, to obey his voice and to know his ways.

What if, during the days of preparation, Moses had said, "I don't know about all this. I've failed in so much already. I don't know if I can ever learn to discern the voice of God in the midst of all the chaos. What if he had let his past, his opinions, or his poor self image stop him? Well, it doesn't matter that I think that I have failed, Remember the words of Rick Warren, "It's really not about you!" It matters, only, who is with me.

So, I will not look back. Today is a new day. I have determined that I am going to rise up in faith. I am going to throw aside the fear that has held me back. I am going to throw aside the unbelief that has kept me from taking God at his word. I have determined to rise up and go forward. I will not put it off any longer. The promised land is closer today than before, "because God is working in you to help you want to do and be able to do what pleases him" (Phil. 2:13-NCV).

Knowing that I am a work in process gives me great hope