Devotion: Week Four

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: Phil 1:6

Sometimes we forget that we are works in progress. Often, it feels like God fills us up with dreams and motivations for doing great things for Him, but then they seemingly never meet with reality.

Could it be that we overlook the fact that we have to grow into those callings?

As much as I would love for my 3-month-old son to go outside and shoot hoops with me, he simply is not physically ready to do that yet. A couple of years down the road, he will have the desire to go out and shoot hoops with Pop, but he won't be able to do much in the way of a slam-dunk. However, in about 15 years, as he grows, matures, and practices his skills, we will have many days of one on one fun out on the basketball court.

God often looks at us in the same way. He has things that He wants us to accomplish. In a lot of cases, he has let us in on those desires that He has for us. But right now we may find ourselves in a time in which He is watching and waiting for us to develop into the full maturity needed to accomplish these dreams.

And according to Philippians 1:6 the good news is that if He started it, He'll finish it!

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