Written by TWFYT
Sunday November 30
"The Lord, who delivered me from...the lion and...the bear...will deliver me from...this Philistine." 1 Samuel 17:37 NKJV
every experience in our past has prepared us for some future opportunity. God doesn't redeem only our souls; He also redeems our experiences, both good and bad. He does it by refining our character, developing our gifts, and teaching lessons that we can't learn any other way. We learn the most important lessons in the classroom of life through firsthand experience. The tests are challenging, but no curriculum is more effective. And how you pass the test is by growing in character, developing the gift, or learning the lesson God is trying to teach you through that experience. God is as work in your life. He is helping you get ready for your date with destiny. And he is doing it in ways that are practically imperceptible. David realized that slaying the lion and the bear prepared him to bring down Goliath. And it's not until you face your biggest challenge that God identifies how, when, and where He prepared you. That's when you realize that the battle was won long before you stood on the battlefield. It was necessary for Moses to tend sheep for forty years before he could lead the flock of Israel. The disciples had to fish for fish before they could fish for men. A time of preparation precedes every divine appointment. And if we surrender to the preparation, God will execute His promise. If we don't, He won't. This is because God never sets us up to fail. The time you spend in the shadows is preparing you for the time when you will be in the limelight. The time you spend on the sideline is preparing you to be on the front line—and win.
Sunday November 30
"The Lord, who delivered me from...the lion and...the bear...will deliver me from...this Philistine." 1 Samuel 17:37 NKJV
every experience in our past has prepared us for some future opportunity. God doesn't redeem only our souls; He also redeems our experiences, both good and bad. He does it by refining our character, developing our gifts, and teaching lessons that we can't learn any other way. We learn the most important lessons in the classroom of life through firsthand experience. The tests are challenging, but no curriculum is more effective. And how you pass the test is by growing in character, developing the gift, or learning the lesson God is trying to teach you through that experience. God is as work in your life. He is helping you get ready for your date with destiny. And he is doing it in ways that are practically imperceptible. David realized that slaying the lion and the bear prepared him to bring down Goliath. And it's not until you face your biggest challenge that God identifies how, when, and where He prepared you. That's when you realize that the battle was won long before you stood on the battlefield. It was necessary for Moses to tend sheep for forty years before he could lead the flock of Israel. The disciples had to fish for fish before they could fish for men. A time of preparation precedes every divine appointment. And if we surrender to the preparation, God will execute His promise. If we don't, He won't. This is because God never sets us up to fail. The time you spend in the shadows is preparing you for the time when you will be in the limelight. The time you spend on the sideline is preparing you to be on the front line—and win.
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