Friday... It seems that we are in a time of until.

Friday... It seems that we are in a time of until and it is a difficult time but with great rewards.

Have you ever had a dream about your future? What do you want to be when you grow up? But it really is more important what does God wants us to be when we grow up.

He has a plan, a purpose, a dream for each one of us. And He is preparing us for that dream to be fulfilled, to come to pass but there is an until in there. And it seems that we may be in a time of until.

Psalm 105:19 (NLT) says, "Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph's character." The Amplified Bible says, "Until the time that his word [of prophecy regarding his brothers] came true, the word of the Lord tested and refined him."

I know, I know, we love the dream part but the testing and refining is not always a lot of fun but it is necessary. And our attitude toward the testing and refining makes it so much better. Proverbs 15:15 (AMP) says, "All the days of the afflicted are bad. but a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless of the circumstances]." And that is where our attitude toward the testing and refining comes in. You and I may be in our time of until, "Until the time came to fulfill his [our] dreams." Maybe we are in a time of until. "Until the time that his word came true, the word of the Lord tested and refined him" and us.

So, it is very important how we are handling our until. Are you facing each day of it seems testing with confidence or discouragement? Proverbs 15:14-15 (NLT) says, "A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while a fool feeds on trash. For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast."

So let's face this day of until with a hunger for knowledge and with a happy heart. Let's just trust God in what He is doing! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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