Do you ever look around and feel like things are taking forever to change, or for you to become what you feel you should be? If so, don't be discouraged. King David was anointed and crowned king as a teenager but it was many years before God allowed him to actually be king. David hung in there trusting God all the while to work it out which of course He did and as we all know, David went through a lot of character building moments on the way and became a man after God's own heart!
Now the Apostle Paul reminds us God is working out a greater weight of glory in us too. I don't know what that glory will be but he assures us it will far outweigh any of the troubles and trials we've ever gone through.
God knows what He's doing and His timing is always perfect so let's try to enjoy the process and the journey because you and I are making progress.
If God let us reach where we're headed too quickly we probably wouldn't be able to handle it, so let's allow Him to do His work of grace in our lives keeping our eyes fixed on Him all the while.
He will get us to where He wants us to be so we can keep thanking Him for the progress we have made and for how far we have already come. We know He's training us in godliness ready for our next assignment and the eternal glory He has stored up for us all.
So when we go through stuff that's really hard can I encourage us to remember it's all achieving something for us that's wonderful and which will actually bring us glory one day, even if it doesn't feel like it at the minute!
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