TGIF

You may wonder what TGIF stands for? First thought probably is Thank God It's Friday! Although in most cases that would be true, not this time.
TGIF---->Today God Is First
This is a devotional I recieve & it has spoken volumes to me the past several weeks! I want to share with you today's devotional & I pray it ministers to you!
Death & Birth of a Vision
John 12:24 "I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground & dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds."
Almost every significant thing God births He allows to die before the vision is fulfilled in His own way. -Abraham had a vision of being a father to a great nation (birth). Sarah was barren & became to old to have children (death). God gave Abraham & Sarah a son in their old age. He became the father of a great nation. (fulfillment). -Joseph had a vision that he would be a great leader & that many would bow down to him. (Birth) Joseph's brothers sold him to some merchants & he became a slave. Later he was falsely condemned to spend his years in prison (death). God allowed Joseph to interpret the dreams of the butler & later the king, whereupon, he was made a ruler in the land (fulfillment). -Moses had a vision of leading his people out of the bondage of Egypt (birth). Pharoah as well as his own people drove Moses out of Egypt after Moses' first attempt to relieve their bondage (death). God gave Moses signs & wonders to convince Pharoah to free the people & bring them out of Egypt & into the Promised Land (fulfillment). -The disciples had a vision of establishing the Kingdom of God with Jesus (birth). The very ones He came to save killed Jesus, & the disciples saw Him buried in a tomb (death). God raised Jesus from the dead, & the disciples performed great miracles until the gospel had spread throughout the world (fulfillment). -A grain of wheat has a "vision" of reproducing itself & many more grains of wheat (birth). The grain dies in the ground (death). A harvest springs up out of the very process of "death" in the ground (fulfillment). Has God given you a vision that is yet unfulfilled? If that vision is born of God, He will raise it up in His own way. Do not try to raise the vision in your own strength. Wait on your Heavenly Father to fulfill the vision. You will know that it is His vision when He fulfills it the way He wants to!
No matter the trials you face God is there. Even if you think something looks dead. ..trust in the Lord because He is a God that has resurrection power...afterall, He did raise Lazarus from the dead! HALLELUJAH!! Keep pushing!