Daily Devotional For 12/27

Taken from Jentezen Franklin's book, 365 Days  of Spiritual Growth & Empowerment Volume II

TAKE YOUR TIME
Let the foundations thereof be strongly laid.
Ezra 6:3
 God is a builder of people, and when He builds He emphasizes foundations. He knows the weight-load you'll be called to carry and the kinds of storms you'll have to face, so He lays your foundation accordingly. The Bible says Jesus, "Increased in favor with God and with man" (Lk 2:52), so allow yourself time to grow too!
Look at Moses, the messiah of the Old Testament. Who'd have thought looking at his church of "goat-deacons" and "gnats-for-choir-members" that he'd one-day lead the greatest movement in the history of the Old Testament? And what about Abraham? One moment he's sitting on the edge of the bed with an embarrassed look and the next he's fathering nations! You can't tell just by looking at somebody what's inside them!
God establishes patience, character, and focus while we're in the school of "nothing-seems-to-be-happening." Take the class. Get the credits. Let it work for your good! (See Ro 8:28).
No matter what you're trying to build-a business, a ministry, a relationship-give it time to grow! Some of the best friendships start out small. Some of the strongest Christians were once desperately in need of prayer themselves.
The word for you today is this-take the time to let God work in you!