Change Takes Time


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It takes time to grow. 

The process of development is not immediate. It doesn't happen overnight. It takes time. 

Think about pregnancy up to birth. The process takes 9 months. Then afterbirth it takes time for a mother to heal, a newborn to be weaned. Neither cycle can be rushed.

Praise God for loving us enough to take His time to nurture us with milk (His word) before meat (our trials).
Be patient with yourself. Our challenges, trials, setbacks, these are all part of our development and preparation. 

What God wants to birth in us isn't something simple or light...it takes time. Think this consistently, 'to be great takes time, trial and error and commitment.'

Philippians 2:5-6 


Love yourself enough to know "we are perfection in the making."

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