It’s Promotion Time…but , Are You Ready?
“Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; ….”
Psalm 37:34 (ESV)
Can you recall the array of feelings that you experienced when you had finally achieved a certain accomplishment and it was time to move to the next level? As you reflect, you will remember that there were various requirements that had to be successfully completed before you were able to be advanced. Whether it was in school or on a job, most of the time, before you could be promoted, you had to confidently show your superiors that you were ready. It didn’t matter how ready you may have thought yourself to be – you could not promote yourself.
The same holds true in our walk with the Lord. Psalm 57:6 & 7 tells us that promotion comes from the Lord. So it doesn’t matter how great we may think that we are – when it is time for us to be promoted, God can and will advance us to our next place in Him. However, we must remember that because our God is a personal God, He has tailor made each of our courses just for us. When the time is right He can catapult you to your next place in Him. However we must successfully pass every test that he presents to us.
Far too often we catch a glimpse of our new direction and our next promotion. Then in the excitement, we attempt to promote ourselves - because God is just taking too long! Always think about baking a cake. You can include the best ingredients, have the best quality of pans and use the best oven. However, if you attempt to rush the cake – the results will prove to be disastrous. All of the money which was spent on getting the finest ingredients will have been wasted. The cake will not be able to be used – and what’s worst; you must begin the process all over again. This may necessitate even going to purchase some of the ingredients all over again. Now, the process which may have taken a little over an hour….might have to be postponed for a while.
Remember patience is the virtue that is required on every level. When you are ready, God will easily open the many doors that you are trying to force open.
In many instances, we have been misinformed and think that people can hinder our progress in the Lord. People will only have the ability to influence our decisions if we permit them to have that amount of access to our lives. We must maintain the level of confidence in ourselves to stand firmly on what we know that the Lord has spoken to us. No one can ever truly block your progress in the Lord. We must never forget that when we are ready, God can touch the hearts of those that we feel are hindering our progress.
Lastly, promotions will always cause us to experience the temporary pain of leaving our comfort zone of that which is familiar. However, God will gently guide us through the progress.
Yes it is promotion time…but don’t rush the process…rest in the Lord….and continue to allow HIM to walk you through the process.
“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”
Psalm 27:14 (ESV)
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