For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise
—Hebrews 10:36

Sometimes we get fooled into believing that our destiny will just drop in our lap, but that's not the case. God does not refine you, train you, transform you, or renew you instantly. He puts you through a process. Destiny is a process that is being worked out. You must persevere in preparation for your destiny. The journey in this life is just as important as the destination. That process requires patience. It requires steadfastness and faithfulness. It requires trust and confidence.

You may not understand why God hasn't worked yet on your behalf. You may be puzzled as to why God hasn't caused you to have a breakthrough. You may be wondering why God hasn't provided for you in the way you believe He will ... but don't allow your lack of understanding to cause you to move out from under the umbrella of God's protection.

If you want God to move you into a future that will be marked by an abundance of life ... if you want God to create for you a place in His history, then don't move away from Him. Keep seeking God with your whole heart. Pray. Lean on Him. Let the Holy Spirit guide you as you learn how to listen to His voice. Study the Word of God. Learn who God is, how He moves, and what He does. Keep studying the Word and meditating on its truth as a part of your commitment to never give up.

Keep believing God for His anointing to flow through you and to push through everything that would hold you back from walking in His purposes, blessing others, and giving Him glory. Push aside your past, limitations, small thinking, rejection, discouragement, hardships, lies, and depression. You can do it in the name that is above every name, the mighty name of Jesus.

Never give the devil a position of opportunity—such as sin—to enter your life. Why? Because, if you let him, he will seize on that opportunity and bring you down. Do not wait until the devil moves in and unpacks his suitcase of blight and discouragement to kick him out. Slam the gates and give no place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27). Guard what you allow into your life through your eyes and ears. Keep your heart and mind pure.

Receive a spirit of boldness, strength, and might. Receive the spirit of the warrior for Christ, the spirit of the Captain of the Hosts, Lord Jesus Christ. Receive the spirit of victory, so that you can walk in everything God's dreaming for you.

Related Texts: Job 23:10; Psalm 40:1; Isaiah 40:31; Romans 5:3–5; Hebrews 12:1; James 1:2–4; 2 Peter 1:5–9