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Preparation

I say this because I know the plans that I have for you. 
This message is from the Lord. 
"I have good plans for you. 
I don't plan to hurt you 
I plan to give you hope and a good future."
Jeremiah 29:11

 
Do any of you have that one friend who is always late for something? It never fails that you will call them and they will say, “Girl I’m almost there” or “I’m about to get in the car now.” I have a friend just like this and as I wait on her knowing that she hasn’t even stepped foot out the house I may make a few minor changes to myself to prepare for her arrival. I may curl a few pieces in my hair, touch up my makeup, and glance in the minor about twenty more times. Now I know that my friend is on the way because we’ve made plans, but I have to wait on her arrival. So as I wait I continue to get ready.

God has plans for your life as well and you’re probably waiting on them to be manifested. But unlike your friend, God is never late. God is simply taking you through a season of preparation. Preparation is defined as the state of having been made ready beforehand. God is making you ready before the promises are unveiled. Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us]. See God has already predestined certain things in your life. He already has a plan to get you to your expected end, but until the promise is prevailed you are being prepared. Naturally we can’t see the things that God has for us but spiritually it has already been done.

The thing that I love about God the most is that He doesn’t require much of us. He just needs a willingness to do His will and people who will trust in Him no matter what. You trust in Him for the simple fact that God has already done the thing that you are desperate for. He’s already made a way to increase your finances and He’s already given you success in your business. God has already done it! But do you believe? Just like you know your friend is on the way to pick you up. You have to know and believe that God’s promises for you are on the way too. Thank God for the preparation. He wants you ready for the thing that you desire. See God doesn't just give us things and say, "They will figure it out." That would be reckless of God to do. God simply prepares us! As you wait on the thing that you have prayed for remember that His Word says, "But if we look for something we don't yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently (Romans 8:25)."

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