It Will Happen

"He has made everything beautiful in its time." Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NKJV)

 When God wants it to happen, it will happen. 

There are many promises and words that have been spoken over our lives that we are eagerly waiting to come to pass. We could possibly say that we are waiting patiently but the truth is we really aren't. We keep asking when will this happen? When will I get my big break? When will I see these prophetic words come to pass?

We don't have to worry ourselves with these questions. For God is not slack concerning His promises. When He wants it to happen, it will happen. God is good and He makes everything beautiful in His time. He takes ashes and makes beauty. He takes clay and makes pottery. Every word that He has spoken, will not return unto Him void.

"So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth. It shall not return to Me void,but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:11 (NKJV)

For the past year, I have been trying to write. But every time, it would feel like a block. If you're a writer, then you know how difficult this could be. You want to write but nothing is coming. You want to write but there is no inspiration at all. After a while, I just surrendered and used that time as a break to refocus and reenergize. I basically waited. Sometimes, we just have to wait it out. We just have to wait on God. Those who wait upon the Lord, will never be put to shame. He will not fail us. 


There is beauty in waiting. There is something that is birthed in us that transforms us into the image of Christ. This is not to say that it will be easy but it will be worth it. It will be worth it because we know that God knows best. He knows what is best for us in this current season that we are in. We must not lose heart but rather, war with the prophecies that have been spoken over our lives (1 Timothy 1:18). Contend for them in prayer and believe in the word that has been spoken. 

When God wants it to happen, it will happen. 

The Glory Revealed

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 (NKJV)

Many of us go through the storm. We go through the trials and tribulations of life and ask ourselves when will it end. When will my mind and body be free? When will I be happy?

Romans 8 encourages us in the fact that it will all be worth it. In the end, every difficult situation that we go through, it will all be worth it. It will be worth it because we will come out as conquers refined in the fire like gold. In order for gold to get to its glorified state, it has to go through the fire. We have to go through the fire so that we would become more like Christ. It is taking up our cross, denying ourselves and following Him. 

All of this is true. However, when we are in the storm, we begin to doubt what we believe. We wonder if it will all be worth it because we really can't see anything good coming out of it. Further down in Romans 8, it says that all things work together for good to those who love God. Everything is working for our good. For we do not look at the temporal things but the things that are eternal. 

Our God is a good good Father. He is never going to let us down. He is never going to leave us. He will always provide a way of escape so that we would be able to bear it (1 Corinthians 10:13). 

The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed in us. God is taking us from glory to glory. We are being transformed into the image of His Son and becoming all that He  has called us to be. We may only see the darkness in the tunnel but there is a light at the end that we will only see when we press through. 

Pressing towards the mark for the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus should be our goal. We can't give up. We can't give in but we must endure until the end. For the latter shall be greater than the former.

I Am Afraid

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)

  

Alot of times we are afraid of the unknown, we are afraid to step out, we are afraid to come out of hiding. God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind. So many times we hear and repeat this scripture but do we truly know what it means? Do we believe it when we have to come out of our comfort zone, when we have to speak in public, when we have to do something that seems like the impossible for us.

God has called us to do many things and I believe if He has called us, He has already equipped us. God has given us talents and He has chosen us because He saw the potential and He knows what we can do. If God believes in us, why then don't we believe in ourselves? Why then don't we believe in the ability that God has given? Why then don't we believe in our potential?

Now is the time to arise. It will take time to step out without fear but it is a process. It is a process of recognising that you can't do it on your own, you can only do it with God. We never get to the place where we don't need God to help us through that song or to help us through that speech. We will always need Him but we will always need to step out in faith.

Step out in faith today and do what God has called you to do. Now is the time to spread those wings and fly out of those comfort zones. 

This post is a part of the Five Minute Friday community by Kate Motaung where brave writes gather together to write for five minutes on any word.