He's Not Done Yet
Perhaps you are in a good season of life right now, and you are growing.
But maybe that's not your story today. Maybe that's the opposite of your story today.
Have you ever lost sight of tomorrow?
I know there have been many times in my life that I have.
Ever lost sight of what hope even feels like?
It's one thing to forget what hope *looks *like. But it's an entirely different dark place to forget what hope feels like...
Is uncertainty a dark shadow creeping closer everywhere you look to the left or to the right?
Maybe it's medical issues, maybe it's relationship issues, maybe it economic issues, maybe it's the world news... it can be a great number of things, or a single thing.
But
Let me encourage you to take a deep breathe and consider this... Now before I say it, I acknowledge you might pull back as a reaction to hearing this. But hear me out.
Whether your life is going well, or in turmoil and stress The Lord is doing something inside you. And often times he works in segments, or in pieces and not all in one swoop.
What does that even mean you might ask?
Well sometimes The Lord works on your character for a minute. But he doesn't fix all of your character in that minute or season of your life.
If you like percentages, maybe The Lord works on increasing your character from 40% to 50% in this season.
If percentages aren't your thing. Then look at it this way. The Lord works on improving your willingness to tell the truth, but doesn't fully help you stop lying today. You are doing better now, with not lying to your spouse or yourself. But at work there's still some "white lies" running around that you are avoiding coming clean about. And The Lord isn't pushing you to address them, not today at least...
And instead of continuing to address your lying or your character until "you're done" or "you're better", The Lord changes gears and is helping you work on your finances next.
You see often times The Lord is shoring up your weaknesses, before making you better. Sometimes He knows you need to work a little "here", and then a little "there", before you can really finish working on the "here". (of course we're never actually done with "here" or "there" because we cannot become perfect... haha)
- So sometimes he works on your finances for a season
- Then he works on your character
- Then he works on your finances again
- Then he works on your social circles
- Then he works on your relationships
- Then he works on your career and finances
- Then he works on your character
- Then he works on your character more
- Then he works on your social circles
I am sure if you think back over the time you have been hanging with The Lord you will see Him doing this. Slowly filling up each glass, each aspect of you with more of him. Improving you, maturing you, growing you, healing you.
And thus the image at the top of this post makes more sense I wager!
Something to think about when the Darkness is closing in. Or when you are in a season where it's easy to breathe. What area is The Lord currently working on you?
Did He change gears on ya without you realizing it? Was He working on your integrity, and now he's working on your finances? Was He working on your family and now he's working on your church attendance?
Stop for a moment. Take a breath, even if it's hard to right now. And look.
Perhaps He's working on a different area of your life than you *want *Him to be right now...