Refined in the Wilderness – Released for Acceleration

² Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

  

“The wilderness did not come to break you.  It came to refine you.”  – Dr. Tiffany Richardson.

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GOD WAS ALWAYS GUIDING

• The wilderness is a classroom to strengthen faith & build character.
• The wilderness is where God refines & prepares us for acceleration.

 

THE WILDERNESS IS A SEASON

• It is a quiet, hidden season, not to punish you but to refine & prepare you.
• It prepares you for the purpose of your life.

 

WHEN GOD REFINES, HE RIDS YOU OF:

• Doubt
• Distractions
• Impatience

 

 DURING REFINEMENT GOD:

• Builds tenacity
• Strengthens integrity
• Builds a prayer life
• Teaches patience
• Gives us temperance
• Teaches us how to be silent

 

 WE ARE REFINED IN OUR:

• Discipline – showing up when no one is watching
• Patience – trusting the process
• Character – character is refined when no one sees the work you do

“Hidden work prepares you for visible responsibility.” – Dr. Tiffany Richardson.

Refinement always precedes acceleration.

“Acceleration happens when refinement meets divine timing.” – Dr. Tiffany Richardson.

Acceleration releases opportunities.

In conclusion, the wilderness came to refine, not destroy.  A new version of yourself will emerge from the wilderness.