When you're being obedient, but it's not happening yet

I needed to hear this, maybe you do, too, as we head into a new week...

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.”

- Ephesians 3:20

I wanted to share a thought the Lord put on my heart that I needed to hear. Maybe you do, too.

If you keep wondering why a dream God planted in your heart hasn’t fully arrived, or even come close to arriving, even though you are doing everything you can to be obedient, despite adversity and overcoming your own self-doubt, step back for a moment and consider these three things:

1.      The timing is still off.

God won’t give you something if it’s not the right time. Ask yourself and be honest in your answer, ‘If God gave this to me RIGHT NOW, would I really be ready for it? Is the timing really right right now?’

Trust his timing.

2.      God is still preparing you.

Even if you think you are ready, God won’t allow it to be the half-baked version now from what he knows the fully cooked version can and will be.

Trust he’s still preparing you.

3.      He wants for it to be MORE than what you think it can be.

Maybe he’s not willing to accept your small vision of his big plans for you. His ways are always better and he is always capable of doing MORE than we can imagine or even dream of.

Trust when the time is right and you are prepared fully, it will be MORE than you could ever dream of.

So, by all means, hold onto that picture in your mind of the dream God planted, I’m sure the view is extraordinary…but hold onto it loosely, friend.

When the timing is right for your dream to come true, just WATCH WHAT GOD WILL DO!