"Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ"
~Phil 1:6~
Nancy brought this verse up during discipleship training class Sunday night. She is standing on this verse & claiming it's promise for her children. She knows God has begun a good work in them, and even now, through the trying teenage years, she believes God to complete it.
It just spoke to me. I know God has removed some things from our life, but that was only the beginning of His plan, not the plan itself. He does not begin something only to abandon it. He is faithful to complete the work He began in you and in me. Our job is to look expectantly, trusting in His faithfulness, praying fervently all the while.
Selah, my 4 yr old, came up to me yesterday as I worked at my desk. She asked me to fix her some eggs. I asked is she wanted them scrambled or boiled. I know she loves boiled eggs, but I also knew how long she would have to wait for them to cook then cool. She said, "Boiled!" After I reminded her of the wait involved, she said "That's ok, I'll be patient like you've taught me to, like the book we read about being patient. I'll be playing while they cook anyway. I know you'll get them for me because you said so." With that, she went off to play. She was clueless how the Lord had just used her to speak to my heart.
Do I trust God for His best, or settle for less just so I can have it now? Can I wait patiently on God's promise, and be about the Father's work while I wait? Do I have the complete confidence He will do ALL He says He will? He is God, He cannot lie, He cannot be unfaithful.
"Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full."
~John 16:24~
