{"id":2588,"date":"2016-04-30T19:04:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T23:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/2016\/04\/30\/the-process\/"},"modified":"2020-12-15T18:07:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T23:07:36","slug":"the-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/30\/the-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I pray and pray until I&#8217;m out of words&#8230; And God says &#8211;<em><strong>be quiet now.<\/strong><\/em> I ask Him to hurry and do something&#8230; And He says &#8211;\u00a0<strong><em>don&#8217;t rush Me, it&#8217;s the<\/em> <i>process<\/i> that matters<\/strong>.<strong><i> The steps to\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\"><i>completeness\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/span><i>are blessed.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He tells me <em><strong>there is Joy in the journey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But, how can this wandering-part be enjoyable? Don&#8217;t You see It&#8217;s messy and long and precarious. Don&#8217;t You see the potential disaster? &#8230;I don&#8217;t like waiting, I want to see this one I love be made whole.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He tells me &#8211;<strong><em>before I began the world I knew how things would go&#8230; I did not make humans to be<\/em> <i>perfect<\/i>. I stated only, <em>&#8220;it is good.&#8221;<\/em> <em>I planned for human error, imperfection and choice. It&#8217;s in the mishaps that Glory shines. It&#8217;s in the mistakes that Grace takes over. I never planned on human<\/em> <i>perfection<\/i>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The process to maturity in Christ <i>is<\/i> the story. Each pain and trial is useful, because this is what makes the testimony.\u00a0Rest &#8211; pray &#8211; wait and see. God is working, The I AM is moving at His speed in His way, using EVERYTHING<i>\u00a0<\/i>for His Glory, for our good.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Oh patient, wooing, active God, stay jealous for us. Help me wait it out trusting that You have a plan to use each and every circumstance today to change and mold hearts. Give us a great story! 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