God's Process

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When God took the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land there were steps, stages, and a process he took them through. He was taking them to a place that was better than they had imagined but they couldn't go straight into it, because they had to learn a new way of living. They had to learn God's way of doing things. I believe God still uses this process with us today. He takes us through a process to learn his ways, but this process is actually a gift because he gives us the gift of extended time to get it right. 

Here is the process he took the Israelites through...

1. Passover releases the people out of slavery and bondage in Egypt
2. They cross the Red Sea - which the New Testament tells us was their baptism.
3. They enter the Wilderness
4. While in the wilderness God gives them a glimpse of the Promised Land but most of the people reject it because it looks impossible to take.
5. Only the ones who believed in what God could do crossed over into the Promised Land
6. The first step into the Promised Land was crossing the Jordan River. With this crossing the waters didn't part until the people stepped into the water first. They had to take a step of faith.
7. On the other side of the Jordan the first thing that happened was a circumcision and rolling away of the past. Our hearts have been circumcised in Christ and God has rolled away our old hearts of stone and given us new hearts.
8. God tells the people it will take them more than a year to possess the land, because otherwise it would be too much for them. There is a beautification that must happen during this time where we learn to rest and trust in God. When Esther became queen in the Bible she had to undergo 1 year of beauty treatments first. 

Today's Workout/Health Tip

Trust the process. Keep showing up each day, connect with God in your physical exercise, and trust the process. 

I am praying for you.

Daniel

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