God’s Work in You

“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.” Romans 8:28-30

You have probably heard someone say, “Please be patient - God isn’t finished with me yet.” That light-hearted saying is absolutely true. When you trust Jesus as your Savior, you begin a growing process that lasts a lifetime.

In his book Lifetime Guarantee, Bill Gillham explains it this way: “Once a person is born from above, his nature is already Christlike, but it’s infantile in maturity. He is like an oak sapling that can mature into a fully grown oak tree....And by faith and obedience, as he begins, as he begins to act consistently with his new nature, he will look more and more like Jesus.”

The Lord engineers all the circumstances of your life in order to conform you to Christ’s image (Rom. 8:28). God works in everything that He sends and allows in your life. “But what about sin and failure?” you may ask. Jesus took care of your sin problem on the cross. When you trust in Him, you are forgiven.

Yes, God may discipline you and let you experience some of the painful consequences of wrong actions, but His plan hasn’t changed. Someday you will stand in the presence of Almighty God, radiant and complete, fully transformed. It’s a goal worth the wait.

A child of God is never without purpose and direction.