Pressing On

When your desire is to walk in the fullness of what God has called you to, you may have a tendency to move a just a bit before He's ready.  Don't dismay, however, that's a good thing.  I am convinced that God will never let being on fire for Him not be used for His glory somehow.  God will take that same fervency and still bring that thing to pass while developing you in the process.  Yesterday I talked about new beginnings and that is indeed a part of what this is because we are all continuing to learn in our walk with the Lord.  If we did everything perfectly, we wouldn't need Jesus would we?  Today I jumped out ahead of God in His timing for His first group of students for Ethanayah.  I'm not ashamed to say it and I don't make any excuses for myself.  God never misses it; therefore, the slip up relies solely in my hands.  As I just said though, it is a slip up that will bring glory to His name!  In all of the things I have been speaking about this past week - being molded and pruned and developed, I am still in the midst of all of these things - and there is no place I would rather be!  Mistakes can only make us better if we're truthful about them and don't try to hide them.  Sometimes God uses our missteps as stepping stones for the next person to cross over to the other side without having to succumb to the same fate.  I am so glad God loves me so much and will not give up on me.  I'm also glad I know this without any doubt.  I'm certainly not giving up on Him!  Because Romans 8:28 says that all things work together for good for those who love God, I can be confident that this is already working in my favor.