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And the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you little by little; you will be unable to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. (Deuteronomy 7:22)
When God led His people into the Promised Land, He did so step by step. If He had allowed them to annihilate their enemies at once, the land would have been too difficult to manage. So He allowed some of the enemies to remain for a time in order to maintain the land and suppress the wildlife. In doing so, God taught His people to trust Him step by step. He gave them only as much responsibility as they could handle at one time.
As God leads you in your Christian growth, He will allow challenges that match your character and relationship to Him. God will not totally change your character at once when you become a Christian. Rather, He will lead you through a process to become more like His Son. He will keep working in an area in your life until it is controlled by the Holy Spirit. You may eagerly desire maturity in every area of your character, but steady, gradual growth is more lasting. God will not take shortcuts in His process of making you like Christ. He sees your life from eternity and will take as long as necessary to produce lasting spiritual growth in you.
Do not become impatient while God is producing Christlikeness in you. Do not seek more responsibilities than those He has given you. Obey all that you know He has asked, and He will lead you at a pace that fits your present character and His purposes for you.
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I feel like this is an explaination of everything I've been through... all my hard-core pain and hurt. I've been through so much in my life. This is also another reinforcement message of things I have journaled about recently. My realization that things I've been through are about becoming Christ-like, that He uses everything for a purpose, and that He will not give me more than I can handle, and that I am to listen to His voice inside me. There's something I have to do soon... just because He's telling me to. The Christian life is hard indeed, but the more I learn about it, the further I journey into it; the more I would never want to take any other route. God's way certainly is the best way... and to think, so many people doubt that.
Dear God:
Please do not let me ever doubt that Your way is the best way. Please do not let me become impatient while You are molding me to be like Christ. Please speak loudly to me so that I cannot miss anything You say to me. Please don't let me be too eager to mature before I am molded to fit your purposes for me. In Jesus name, AMEN.
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