The Process

Dr. Renny McLean (www.globalglory.org) has been teaching at our church this week. One of his key points - time is eternity's child - resonates within me. The quickest way to describe what he's talking about is this: God never sees a caterpillar. He only sees butterflies. In God, who is outside of time, all things are already complete.

So I was talking to some friends the other night and Holy Spirit reminds me of Isaiah 46:10 - "I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please. "

The things we experience on our journey to become like Christ - our process - isn't revealed to us in advance. Only the end result is spoken - the hope set before us - to encourage us to continue in the process.

I began thinking about Joseph and his process. God revealed his end in the beginning but never spoke to him about the process. I believe his process was a result of choices he made and the people around him made. If he'd kept his dreams to himself, instead of sharing them with his brothers, the process may have been different.

Which, of course, made me think about my own life.

I have the free will (authority) to make any part of the process last as long as I choose. God won't take me beyond my obedience to Him. There are things Holy Spirit is addressing in my life but I can choose to take as long as I want to respond to His direction. I can choose to disobey. But God knows the end from the beginning and keeps enticing me with what is to come.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Daddy,

Help me to trust Your leading and choose wisely to accelerate the process. I choose today to be obedient to Your Spirit. I don't understand the process sometimes, but I thank You that You have placed a desire for the eternal in my heart and that You have made me beautiful in You.

I love You,
Amey