Either better or worse than where we were.
We make choices every day that either propel us forward or push us back.
Becoming is a process that requires perseverance, patience, progress, and good passengers.
Becoming a new thing, a better thing, is part of the process God has us all on.
That hard thing you’re dealing with right now is God’s way of trying to teach you how to persevere, to endure. James chapter one tells us that tests and challenges in life are a gift that forces faith to step into action or fall by the wayside.
The easy thing is giving up.
The hard, but better, thing is following through and seeing it to completion.
I know that we want to hurry up and get on with it.
We want to be done with the hard thing. It’s exhausting.
That’s why one of the best gifts we can give ourselves is patience.
You didn’t become who you are right now overnight, and you won’t become the best version of yourself overnight, either.
Becoming is a process...
That word is both past, present, and future.
It is the actions of coming from somewhere and being somewhere while also on your way to somewhere else.
It’s a journey.
Yes...there will be bumps in the road. You can’t control those, but you can control how carefully and patiently you drive over them. An unseen hazard may flatten a tire. In that moment you can either stop, or you can put in the effort to persevere and repair the tire and keep going. You might run out of gas if you go too long without refueling, so you must be careful to rest and keep your tank full.
Lastly...you need good passengers with you. You need those who will propel you towards “Righteous Road” (like the Message says in Proverbs 8), who give you wise direction and Godly counsel to take your best next step. The can’t drive for you, but they can encourage you to keep going. Choose those passengers wisely.
The important thing in “becoming” is to keep coming forward.
Keep persevering.
Be patient in the hard-to-maneuver places.
Pick good passengers.
And keep pressing forward.
