Trusting the Process

Every believer’s journey is a divine blueprint, intricately designed by God. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5). Your value to God is not based on comparison but on the unique purpose He has placed in you. Psalm 139:16 reminds us that every day of our lives was written in His book before one of them came to be. That is why we must not despise the promptings of the Holy Spirit — they are God’s navigational system for our lives.

Psalm 91:1 declares, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”

The “secret place” is where your identity is refined, your intimacy with God is deepened, and your assignment becomes clearer. Who you are is revealed not in the noise of the world but in the stillness before the Father. In that place, you discover what you represent concerning the mind of God and your purpose.

It’s not enough to desire to be like someone you admire. Hebrews 6:12 exhorts us to “imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises” — but imitation here is about faith, not duplication of personality or assignment.

God can do anything with a surrendered heart (2 Chronicles 16:9). Your call is to serve and follow Him closely so your purpose unfolds naturally.

In Luke 7:37–38, the woman with the alabaster jar poured her costly perfume on Jesus’ feet, weeping in gratitude for mercy she could never repay. Her treasure was not the jar — it was the presence of the Lord. Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). When Christ becomes your treasure, you no longer live for human applause. You live as one whose heart is anchored in eternal things.

Many wander in uncertainty because they have never asked the Holy Spirit to reveal their true identity in Christ. John 16:13 promises that “when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth.” That truth includes the truth about who you are and where you ought to go. When you know that, no one can take it from you.

Romans 8:28 assures us that “all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” The shaping process is not always pleasant. But every trial is a classroom and every delay a lesson in trust. Like Job, you may be tested — not because God is punishing you, but because He wants to promote you and make a boast with your life (Job 1:8).

Luke 9:23 says, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” Dying to self means letting God’s will override your own. It’s a circumcision of the heart (Deuteronomy 10:16) that makes you sensitive to His voice and available for His work. Only then can He win victories through you.

Jesus invites us: “Take My yoke upon you… for My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matthew 11:29–30). This is not the absence of work, but the presence of alignment — working in sync with the Spirit so that grace carries what human effort cannot. Hebrews 4:11 calls us to “labour to enter that rest.”

Don’t fight the test; understand its purpose. Sheep know the shepherd’s voice (John 10:27), but that voice is clearest in the valley, when distractions are stripped away. God’s “Fear not, for it is I” (Matthew 14:27) is an invitation to intimacy, not just comfort. Your life is a divine set-up for His glory. God wants to make a boast with your life, just as He did with Job, Joseph, and Esther. But that requires submission to His timing, His refining fire, and His instructions. Pay the price in prayer, obedience, and humility. In the end, you will leave a legacy not of mere human success, but of divine impact — a life fully yielded to the purposes of God.

Lord, reveal to me who I am in You. Draw me daily into the secret place of Your presence. Help me to fulfill my unique assignment with excellence. Teach me to trust Your process even when I don’t understand it. I die to self and yield completely to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

With Love, Esinam