Not So Fast...One Thing At A Time

More often than not, when we want change, we want it NOW. We want everything to happen all at once. We want to make more money, lose (more) weight, have a healthier lifestyle, live life to the fullest, get out of debt, have quality relationships, and the list goes on and on. Yes...I want a good bit of these things in the list like ASAP; however, Holy Spirit spoke to me and clearly said, "Not so fast. One thing at a time, Ms. Lady!"

God wants to do a new thing in and through us. However, not only do we have to be positioned for the blessing and transformation, we have to be WILLING to receive. This song has ministered to me in more ways than I can put into words. Take a listen at the lyrics...

 

When I heard the song ministered during morning worship service, this is what dropped in my spirit...quickly:

One by one, remove every hindrance. One by one, remove every thought that's holding me captive and bound. Encounter by encounter, relationship by relationship, have your way. Remove and restore one by one. One bill at a time, give me the wisdom and knowledge to handle. One by one, pick up the broken pieces. Make me whole and put me back to together again. The parts that have cut me, heal the wounds. Jehovah God, You are my provider, my all, my everything. One by one, all things are new.


I'm reminded of the story of Job. One by one, Satan tried Job. It started with his children. Then it was his house. Then it was his livestock. And then it was that horrible disease. Then we look at the rest of the story. Three friends (one by one) thought Job had done something for all of this to happen. I'm sure many of us can relate to this piece! When at the end of the day, it's not something that you've done necessary to cause all of the stuff that you're going through. It's just that you've been chosen by God to be TESTED! My God!!! Then it was his wife, who told him to curse God and die! No matter what happened and how it happened, Job didn't give up or give in! And in the end, his latter days were greater than his beginning. Restoration came, and he had MORE!

My encouragement in this post is to have patience. That's really the lesson we learn in the Book of Job. Everything is not going to happen so fast every time. It is the time...and the process of time where we are able to clearly see the big picture. Step by step, one by one, we are able to learn the lesson, see the purpose. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 tells us that there's a time for everything. Let's take a moment to change our mindset and embrace that our transformation is a process...one step at a time, we will clearly see the manifestation.

Blessings,
~Tee