As a child, I loved new clothes and shoes, but my mom often bought me oversized items. Nigerian mothers believe children will grow into them. Imagine receiving a new dress in primary school, only for it to fit perfectly in your final year of tertiary education.
Reflecting on this, I am reminded that we often ask God for things we're not yet ready to handle. We request so much, yet fail to manage the blessings He's already entrusted to us.
Luke 12:48 (NIV) says, "For everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked." God knows our capacity and doesn’t give us more than we can handle. What He has given, He knows we can manage.
Many times, we haven’t received the blessings we desire because we’ve refused to grow. Too often, we get too comfortable and expect things to come to us, believing we deserve them without working towards them.
Yes, Christianity is free, but to experience its fullness, we must work it out with fear and trembling. God is looking for men and women He can trust with His power—those who are prepared to bear the burdens in His heart. It burdens him that we are not living the way He wants us to, but he cannot come from heaven to do our part for us, we have to be intentional about our spiritual and mental growth.
God withholds certain blessings not because He doesn't want to give them to us, but because He understands we are not yet ready to handle them. He patiently waits for us to grow into the person who can manage those blessings. We must be intentional about our spiritual growth before God can trust us with such responsibility. We cannot simply wish for it to happen. It’s important to recognize that what differentiates you from others is the time you've spent at your prayer altar, investing in your spiritual growth.
So, friend wake up and be intentional about your growth, but these blessings may not manifest until we are spiritually and mentally prepared for them. God wants us to understand that we must grow into the fullness He has for us.
Stay revived!
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