Sharing my mess to encourage someone else.
The other day I wrote about maturing v. being perfect. Learning this truth began to shift everything for me. It wasn’t overnight … but it had an impact.
The past couple of years have held some of the hardest things I’ve ever faced. Yet I realized the other day that I am in a different place than I was 15 years ago, 7 years ago…even 6 months ago.
Isn’t that the point?
We aren’t called to stay the same. We could, but God’s plan is transformation.
“So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord – who is the Spirit – makes us more and more like Him as we are changed into His glorious image.” (2 Corinthians 3:18, NLT)
The King James Version says “from glory to glory.” It’s a process.
God never expected me to suddenly be perfect. This realization freed me from pressure and the fear of “falling short.”
For me, that fear showed up as hesitation…not wanting to take a wrong step, accidentally mislead someone, or disappoint people. Sound familiar?
Truth is, God is after our hearts. The hidden corners we don’t realize are shaping what we believe.
He doesn’t rip us open to leave us raw. It might feel like it sometimes, but when we look back, we see His hand gently uncovering deeper layers at just the right time, when we’re ready.
This is what it means to move from “glory to glory.”
I love how the AMPC puts it, “…from one degree of glory to another…” A degree feels so much more doable, doesn’t it?
The Bible talks about maturity, refinement, and transformation. It’s easy to let our minds oversimplify things in hopes of getting there quicker.
The truth is: Maturity grows as we practice it. Refinement happens when the heat is turned up. Transformation unfolds step by step, moment by moment, year after year.
God is after my heart. He’s after my character…because this reveals what I truly believe which shapes my trust in Him and how I move through this world.
Where has God moved you from one place or realization to another – inside or out?