James 1:3-4(NASB)
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Consider a grain of sand… There’s not much to it, we see millions everyday and beaches have uncountable numbers (amazing in itself). Sand can be an irritant that can cause major damage to equipment if it gets where it’s not supposed to be or can tear things apart if blown from a sand blaster.
Yet one tiny little grain of sand that causes irritation can over time become a beautiful pearl if treated right. A pink pearl was recently sold for a staggering $4.7 million dollars… all because a single grain of seemingly worthless sand was given time and a chance to reach its full potential.
A diamond is no more than a piece of carbon, a lump of coal that survived a tremendous amounts of heat and pressure.
An ugly caterpillar with time and the right environment can become an amazingly beautiful butterfly.
No matter what you are dealing with today, terrible pressure, unbearable heat, uncomfortable irrigation or prolonged waiting… Realize that if we can hold up and withstand what trials we are facing, God can make something beautiful of our lives, through these circumstances.
Trust that He has a plan to perfect you through patience and strength. Allow Him to do it… Wait Him out.