"The Process"

In an earlier blog we discussed the working of miracles. There are miracles that are instaneous and than there are others that are gradual. Notice what the word says "the WORKING of miracles. Sometimes after we have prayed the prayer of faith or acted in obedience on Gods word there is that process of working thats involved. Think about Joeseph, a dude given a dream that one day his family and many others would bow down to him as a leader. After recieving that dream, he had no clue what was to be up ahead. He did'nt realize that it was going to take thirteen and a half years before it was accomplished. Let me pause to say this... God is the great "dream weaver" Dont ever givup or givein on your dream! Hes doing things behind the scenes where were unable to see and feel. God is doing the most when we feel the least! Why? Because faith pleases him and so does passionate persistence. We see another instance of a gradual miracle in the life of the noblemans son. He did'nt recieve the manifestation until seven days afterwards(John 4:52) Abraham the Father of our faith, it was twenty five years before the materialization of the promise seed named Issac. We must be in it for the "long hall" Even when were in those seasons where quit looks good. The Lord just ministered to me today this saying hes like "son many times people want the promise without the process". However its the process that sphegetti turns to solid steel, and were standing ramrod straight trusting God with every fiber of our being. Especially in the face of wayward words, idle thoughts, and contrary circumstances. This is indeed a most excellant sacrifice! Let him have your dreams and desires. He promised as we delight ourselves in him, he'll give us the desires of our hearts(Psalm 37:4) A day is like a thousand years to God. Hes the Iam of "the suddenlies" What you've been waiting to recieve for a long time, can come about in a very short period of time! You might be thinking I've messed up and made wrong choices and decisions, there is no way my dream can come to pass. Look at Sampson, his desire after screwing up so bad was to get enough strength to shake the pillars down upon the phillistines. The bible said that in his ending more was slew than his entire life(Judges 16:30) You might be thinking I dont know the right people. God can connect us to the right people. God supernaturally put a baker and butler in the pathway of Joeseph. A baker puts things together and butlers open doors! Jesus said Iam the DOOR(John 10:9) Christ is our heavely butler and Hes saying I'll open up the doors that NO MAN can SHUT(Rev 3:7) Dare to dream! Forget the naysayers, the doubters and haters! You and God are a majority. He said that HE shall bring to completion what he hath begun(Phil 1:6) There is only one way the dream and desire can be stunted and stopped, that person is YOU. You'll be tempted especially when you have taken a strong stand over a period of time. The bible commands us in the book of James to have the PATIENCE of Job(Jms 5:11) The word patience is synonomous with the word perservearence. Its NOT the idea of sitting around twirling thumbs waiting for something to happen. Its just refusing to be moved by anything and anyone! 2 Cor 5:7 says we walk by faith and NOT BY SIGHT(or the five physical senses) The bible says Having DONE ALL TO STAND, STAND THEREFORE(Eph 6:13,14) Maybe your like thinking and feeling that way right now. God I've done everything that you asked me to do....When? Listen, when were willing to stand forever, we wont be standing very long! Keep standing!!!! Hes the Lord of the harvest(Matt 9:38, Luke 10:2) We must not try to do his part. Lets just do ours! The Lord birthed and breeded an incredible quote from the mouth of Pastor Charles Stanley "Obey God and let the consequences UP TO HIM" Praise the LORD! He has already promised that it will be EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL THAT WE CAN ASK OR THINK(Eph 3:20) Lets COMMIT our ways to him, He will bring them to PASS(Psalm 37:5) Sir Winston Churchill said "The nose of a bulldog is slanted back so that it can bite and breathe at the same time without turning loose." Hangon to those dreams and desires with bulldog grip, guts, and grits! Our God is a REWARDER of those that DELIGENTLY SEEK HIM(Heb 11:6) Jesus said SEEK HIM FIRST HIS KINGDOM AND RIGHTEOUSNESS AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO THEE(Matt 6:33) Let me give you one last admonition write your dream and desire on paper. The bible says that the vision is for an appointed time, WRITE THE VISION and make it clear so HE THAT SEES WILL RUN WITH IT(Hab 2:2,3) This is talking about the great "dreamweaver" himself!! When its written down, it stays in front of us thus feeding that confident expectancy. In closing there is a perfect picture of the power of this found in the Old Testement. In Genesis chapter thirty, we find Jacob working for a man by the name of Laban. We remember that Jacob before his wrestling match with God changed his name and destiny meant deciever. Well he reaped what he had sown in his deception of his faither when working fir even a bigger one than hisself! Let me just add We do indeed REAP WHAT we SOW(Gal 6:7) Jacob finally after working foir him to recieve his wife for twenty long years was ready for a change. He made a deal with Laban. He said I'll take all the spotted sheep. Laban figuered that he had just been given the deal of a lifetime! There were no spotted sheep in existence. However it wasent over yet, Jacob placed them IN FRONT of a tree with spots. What was kept in fron of them came upon them! This is a spiritual principle. Let me ask, What are you placing in front of you? God has given us "two sets" of eyes. Theres the natural windows called our spiritual eyes and than there is our set of spiritual eyes. This is the reason Elisha prayed for the spiritual eyesight of his servant be opened(2 Kings 6:17) during a time of war. Its so important what were looking at and listening to. Allow Him to be your dreamwaever today and PREVAIL in "the process!"