When babies are born too early, they are called premature infants or preemies. Preemies are placed in an incubator. The incubator simulates the mother's womb in the way that it keeps the preemie warm, allows the preemie to grow and nurture. The preemie does not come out of the incubator until that nurturing and growth takes place. I like to call this the Incubation Period.
Many of us go through an incubation period and don't realize what it is. You may ask, "Carol, what are ...you talking about?" I am talking about a spiritual incubation period. Sometimes, we go through an incubation period (problems, a personal struggle) so we can take time out to be nurtured and grow within the Word. During that incubation period you may struggle in your finances, your relationships, struggle in life, period. That incubation period gives you an opportunity to allow God to nurture you, so you can grow in the Word and grow your relationship with God. Those who you believe you can depend on may fall away during your incubation period but that is alright because God is all you need. We have God to depend on. He wants us to lean and to depend on Him concerning all matters within our lives.
Many of us go through an incubation period and don't realize what it is. You may ask, "Carol, what are ...you talking about?" I am talking about a spiritual incubation period. Sometimes, we go through an incubation period (problems, a personal struggle) so we can take time out to be nurtured and grow within the Word. During that incubation period you may struggle in your finances, your relationships, struggle in life, period. That incubation period gives you an opportunity to allow God to nurture you, so you can grow in the Word and grow your relationship with God. Those who you believe you can depend on may fall away during your incubation period but that is alright because God is all you need. We have God to depend on. He wants us to lean and to depend on Him concerning all matters within our lives.
Many have asked me what have I done to cause many of my struggles. My answer today is I needed an incubation period. Thank you Lord for my incubation period! Thank you for the opportunity to learn more about You, to grow in You and to grow my relationship with You! Thank you for loving me and never leaving me! Thank you for allowing me to realize that You are all I need! Thank you Lord for taking me out of the incubator! This is my time and my season!. Thank you for planting the seeds within me so I may always have a harvest! Thank You most of all for your grace and your mercy!
I hope this message reaches someone who needs to hear this today. May God bless.
I hope this message reaches someone who needs to hear this today. May God bless.
