What you are willing to walk away from will determine how much God can bring to you.
This is not our world, so we can't live however we want to live and expect the sponsorship of the God of the Universe. This is God's world.
Great men and women of God are not made on the peak, they are formed in the valley. What a comforting thing to know that if God is testing your faith, it's because He has somewhere He wants to take you. God has to prove you before He can promote you.
I've learned that for us to live out our royal call, we will have to walk away from some of the comforts and pleasures in this world.
There are no short-cuts to anyplace worth going. The long road is also where God teaches me things I wouldn't learn otherwise.
Just because it's more convienient or faster doesn't mean it's the best way. Sometimes being open to what you weren't expecting is the best way to find what you were looking for all along.
David was in a cave during his preparation for his royal call. Joseph was in a prison during his preparation to become chief adviser to Pharoah. Queen Ester's preparation gave her the courage to risk her life to save her people. The purpose of this call is not about pain; it's about power. It's not about trails; it's about triumph. Great battles bring great victory.
"If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it." - Matthew 16:25
I love the things that are difficult (or downright impossible) for me as a human, will be accomplished with ease when my hope is appropriately placed in the one true God. God can make the impossible....possible. God can make the difficult....easy.
Blessings,
Dalinda
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