Can you name the big thing that overwhelms you; that mountain you bring before God nearly every hour of the day?  I know you wish it weren’t there, that He’d reach out with a sweeping wave of His hand to move it far from you.  I know you are frustrated that He’s not doing that when all power is His to take care of it. You can’t understand how anything related to perfect love could keep Him from rescuing. Maybe you also fear that your tears fail to move the heart of your Father. I’ve been there.

God told His people when they were traveling through the wilderness to Canaan, “Little by little I will drive them out before you.”  His plan for His child is that he would become wise and faith-driven, a child who trusts Him even when He looks guilty. Please know that slaying one giant at a time will build into your life these things, spiritual elements that are necessary for the unshakeable relationship He’s building with you.  Never underestimate what is gained when you walk with Jesus and see progress characterized by baby steps.

May I speak deeply to your discouraged heart? (I wish it could be in person.) God is not stingy, nor is His power limited.  It is His love that restrains His hand from completely delivering you from what seems crushing so that He can do something beautiful in your relationship.  He knows that this mountain makes you tremble, even despair.  But by dealing with your fear and choosing to stand in faith, you are being transformed into someone you will not recognize.  When you can’t see your progress, He can.  You have already changed more than you know. He wants you to know that today. In the meantime, keep trusting Him. Keep talking. Keep being real. Draw close to your High Priest, and don’t move for anything.

“Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land.”  Deuteronomy 23:30