5 Things to Know During Your Small Beginnings

A very common phrase used among Nigerians is the phrase "From grass to grace". It is usually said when someone overcomes great trials and hardships to reach a new level of wealth, luxury, and comfort. They remember the struggles of the beginning and use that as a testimony of God's faithfulness to them now that they are better off. Today I want to dwell on the grass stage of a person's life when hope still seems far away. This is the season that is often referred to as "small beginnings". This season of one's life is characterized by hardship.  For some, it may include things such as starting a new business or reviving a dead business and having no one to believe in your business or ideas. It could be starting a ministry that God is calling you to, yet people doubt your anointing. For others it's  standing in the gap in prayers for their family that is going through financial or spiritual hardships, while some it's deciding to pursue a new career path or changing area of focus in one's educational pursuits.

All of these changes are challenging to undertake and they require tremendous faith to trust the direction God is leading you. These leaps of faith are often met with opposition from friends and even family members who struggle with understanding the vision given to you. They may ridicule you, discourage you, and undermine the assignment in your hands. If care is not taken, we may allow their opinions to override the voice of the Lord, but God is asking today, "For who hath despised the days of small things?" (Zechariah4:10a). Who are you or anyone else, to despise the dream God has given you just because it's in its early stage? When you are in the grass phase of your life, there are five attributes of God that you must not forget.


1. God Always Finishes What He Starts
"Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ"- Philippians1:6

Your confidence in the beginning stages should lie in the fact that God cannot stop what He hasn't completed. This can be seen in the manner in which God created heaven and the earth. In Genesis we are told that God created the heavens and the earth on day one, created the sky on day two, created dry land and all plant life on day three,  created the stars and heavenly bodies on day four, created all sea creatures, all creeping things, and birds on day five, created man on day six and rested on day seven.  He rested on the 7th day when He saw that all that He has created was good. This is to show that there's a divine order/schedule to how God works. The Lord will  only stop when what He has destined for you is perfected.



2. God Will Use You From Start To Finish

"The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you"- Zechariah 4:9

The same God that gave Zerubbabel the grace to finish the temple his hands started is with you to allow you to see the fruits of your labor. David said in Psalm 118:17, " I will not die but live, and declare the works of the LORD". When you are in obedience to God, your labors in His vineyard will not go unrewarded.

3. With God, the End Justifies the Beginning
 "The glory of the latter temple shall be greater than the former," says the Lord of Hosts. "And in this place I will give peace,' says the Lord of Hosts"- Haggai 2: 9

The beginning phase is when we are at our lowest. The hardship is real and the struggles are real, but Paul said, " I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the flory that will be revealed in us."- Romans 8:18. Preserver through the difficulties and find your strength in the Lord for the glory ahead is worth the struggles of today.


4. God Will Supply The Resources
"The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,' says the Lord of Hosts"-Haggai 2: 8

God will always sponsor the project He is involved in. He has the ability to open closed doors and create opportunities where there were none. If God is the one leading you, trust that He will make the necessary provisions. You will not have to beg for people to recognize you and you will not need the approval of man because the Lord uplifts whomever He pleases.If the Lord wants you at a certain place, position, or level, He will place you there and give you the grace you need to sustain you at that level.

5. God Does NOT Need Your Help
"So he answered and said to me" "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of Host"- Zechariah4:6

Rest in the power of the Almighty. It can be tempting to use our human power and influence to  launch ourselves forward in the vision given to us, but our attempts will fail. The place God is taken you is not somewhere you can reach on your own. If by your own power you can attain your goals, then those are truly your goals and not what God has for you. It is by the sole Spirit of God by which we can be all that God intended us to be. "Jesus looked at them and said, " With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible"-Matthew 19:26.


The Word of the Lord tells us in Hebrews 11:1 that, " faith is a substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things not seen." You may not see it all right now, but you must awaken your faith to know that what the Almighty God has started, He is faithful to complete it. Despite of what you have in front of you or where you find yourself at this very moment, decide within your heart to trust God again. Do not give up on His promises because it will get better soon. When it gets hard, think about His attributes and encourage your soul. The glory of the latter will be brighter. Hold on!

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TMV- Numbers 23:19

"God is not a man that He should lie; neither the son of man, that He should repent: hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good?"