You are
My very own child
unique, set apart
for that
which I began
in you long ago
I seek to finish
to complete
what I have
gifted to you
for a purpose
not like others
I am
willing Lord.
Use me, mold me,
from ashes I came
here I lay
waiting for You
to showcase
Your masterpiece
through me.
~Marcell Warner Bridges
©8 March 2015, All Rights Reserved
There are days when it all just seems so unfair.
Did I not listen to God closer at a young age? Did I not ask Him to show me the path He wanted me to take? Why, oh, why has it taken me so long to get where I am today?
There are days when I cry out to God to hear my pleas for help and He sends reinforcements to my tender, lonely heart:
often callings happen within a million slow moments of revelation and
maturation… I needed to experience God revealing Himself and maturing
me so I could properly handle the Truth I would eventually write and
speak about. And so that I could develop my communication skills by
learning how to string thoughts and words together that connected and
could be received by an audience.” *
As I read that my striving stopped. My hands stilled. My heart gave in.
God does not do anything in our timing but in His. And His timing is unique. His timing is special. His timing is the right time.
Lysa Terkeurst goes on in her blog post to say this:
prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage –
with great patience and careful instruction.” I needed the revelation of
the Word so I could properly preach the Word. I needed maturity so I
could fulfill that last part of the verse “with great patience and
careful instruction.”*
Just like my own husband waited
for me to grow up and be mature enough to be his wife (he’s 11 years
older than I) God has been working in me to become mature enough to
write for Him. To have the character and the right mind-set to be able
to do His will.
And oh how this brought tears to my eyes and clarification to my heart!
another
calling from God, let me assure you slow progress is better than no
progress. … The slow unfolding of readiness in us is often
misunderstood to be a quick rejection by God. What a tragic mistake this
is for many of us who too quickly shut down in our flesh what God is
trying to develop in our spirit.”*
to find reasons why I shouldn’t be the one to do this or why I haven’t
achieved what I think I should have by now. But when I focus on God,
when I fix my eyes on Jesus, He whispers, “I’m not done with you yet…”
@LysaTerKeurst
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© Nan Jones, nan@jubilantlight.com, 2015
© Heart Thoughts, Marcie Bridges, 2015
Beautiful!
I am happy you enjoyed it Norma. Thank you!
Marcie, I think you touched on something that many of us struggle with. I remember waiting 18 years from the day I knew the Lord had called me as a writer and speaker until the day I knew it was time. But, like you said, He used that time to grow me up, to teach me, to mold and shape me. I wasn't ready before then – I didn't know that, but the Lord did. Isn't it wonderful to know that He is sovereign and His timing is perfect. Love you girlfriend.