God develops character to match the assignment he has for you. When God speaks, it is not just for conversation sake, but to reveal his purposes.
The moment God speaks is the very moment that God wants you to respond to him. The moment he speaks to you, it is God’s timing. We often believe that we have weeks or months to think it over, but when he speaks, he means for you to act NOW.
Sometimes it takes 25 years to come to a reality, like Abraham finally getting Isaac, the child of promise, but God had a purpose in that, too. Abraham needed to develop character before becoming a father, and the father of a nation.
As goes the father, so goes the next several generations.
God said that Abraham’s name would be great (Genesis 12:2) but he was not ready for that, so his character needed to develop. It is pathetic to see someone with small character in a big assignment. We often don’t want character from God, we just want the assignment.
We must prove ourselves faithful in the small things to be trusted with larger things (Matthew 25:21). You are not investing into your abilities, rather you invest into a relationship. Do NOT bypass the relationship.
How often do we make these concessions:
- I will finish my plans and then fit God’s plan into my next available slot in my schedule.
- I will assume that since God already knew my plans, this new assignment can’t be from him.
- I will try to work out a way to do both what I want and what God wants.
God has a right to interrupt your life, if he is your Lord. When you received him, you gave him the right to help himself to your life anytime he wants. The servant never takes an order and then differs it to his own schedule, basically saying he’ll do it when he gets around to it. The Master would discipline that servant!
How long was it between David’s anointing as king and its fulfillment? Maybe 10-12 years. What God did was develop David’s character. How about Paul finding salvation and his first missionary journey? Maybe 10-11 years. The focus was not on Paul but on God’s desire to redeem the Gentiles.
Think about God’s purpose for YOU: It is for the sake of lost people that God calls you to join him and his purpose. It is for YOUR SAKE that God may take time to prepare you for his purpose. It is for THEIR SAKE, that you will allow God to work in your life.
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Hey Marianna, thank you so much for stopping by and for your kind comment, and sharing your site with me, I’ll check it out. That post was part of a series we did at church, Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby. That whole series is such a blessing.