Here is a very basic thing that we all need to understand.
When the Lord told gives you a promise and shows you something, what He is
likely showing you is the outcome. Then our minds take over and we plow full
speed ahead on Plan A, all the while assuming this is what God meant. We have
His word after all and He showed us some things. Then all of a sudden it goes
terribly wrong and we think, did I miss God? Did I do something wrong? What
happened?
All the while, what God told us and showed us required a
journey of faith, testing and trial, and very possibly many years, in order to
reach the outcome He showed to us at the outset. We were not mistaken in what
we heard; we were mistaken in how the goal was to be reached, what was required
to enter into His promise.
It is just like Joseph, Abraham, Moses and so many other
saints over the ages past. They were given a dream to hang onto while they
walked a long, difficult journey with the Lord before they would finally
receive the prize. And many never fully received all that they were shown
because the fullness was meant for generations later. So we should never be
discouraged at what appear to be long delays and many obstacles to overcome. He
has given us the outcome, now we must walk a journey that tests our faith,
endurance and determination. A journey that does not do that is probably not
from the hand of the Lord. But all the while He keeps encouraging us to trust
Him and to continue holding on to the dream.
He wants overcomers, men and women who have learned how to
walk thro’ the trials and testings of life to enter into Victory with Him, to
finish the race more than conquerors.
