There is a sad thing that I have noticed in the body of Christ; everybody wants to do what everybody is doing. Nobody wants to get their own picture from the master artist Himself - God who made all things beautiful. Even worse is the fact that we all seem to be in a hurry so that we don’t want to go through the period when we are prepared for use by God.
Mathew 7: 16b “Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?”
A seed does not in one day become a tree. From the day a seed recognizes itself, it knows what tree it shall become but it does not automatically or immediately become that tree. Indeed that seed has to first be buried in earth and to all intents and purposes, die before it then begins to grow. Some seeds need to first be established under the earth before they begin to grow above the soil whilst some others don’t even need to be buried, if you just pour them on the earth, they will begin to germinate. These all depend on what tree it is and its lifespan.
\Mark 4: 28 “first a leaf blade pushes through, then the heads of wheat are formed, and finally the grape ripens.”
The same principle applies to us. God puts a gift in us as a seed, it takes ‘process of time’ for it to be useful or come to maturity. We often know, discern or perceive our spiritual gifts long before its maturity (the time when God is ready to use the gift). From the principles we see revealed in the bible and the way God has worked with people, it is apparent that there is a season when God prepares the man to walk in the gift. Many people have run ahead of God; they are walking in the gift without Him so that eventually, they get into trouble and endanger the lives of other people just for lack of maturity in handling the gift. The cost of rushing into these things is high and by the time one realizes, it might have caused irreparable damage. Moses had killed an Egyptian before he realized that it was not his time to be “manifest” as deliverer of his people. The actual job did not require him to kill anyone himself.
There is a season when though you are aware of your gift you are under tutelage, learning and building character as you patiently wait your turn. Elisha had to wait on Elijah, Joshua waited on Moses, the bible was silent concerning Jesus for a good number of years until it was time for him to manifest as the son of God. It was His season of preparation. I guess the enemy always tries to make us manifest before out time but we must restrain ourselves. When it is time, the vision shall speak and when it speaks, it shall be heard. It shall also enrich the life of the believer as does every blessing from God.
We have to stop playing into the hands of the devil. Even the world recognizes that it is best to patiently go through a period of tutelage. Lawyers do it; doctors do it and a number of other people. We can’t afford to ruin our lives by playing into the devil’s hands - rushing ahead of God. With God, the passage to greatness is servanthood. In serving, we build strength of character. Anointing and gifts of the spirit cannot replace ‘strength of character.’
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