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But the divine goodness has not called you to the state in which you find yourself without strengthening you for all this. It is for Him to perfect His work. True, it takes quite a while, because the matter requires it; but patience.
In short, for the honor of God, acquiesce entirely in His will, and by no means believe that you can better serve Him otherwise; for He is never well served save when He is served as He wills.
-St. Francis de Sales, from Thy Will Be Done: Letters to Persons in the World
The part of this quotation that stood out to me was that little "because the matter requires it".
And what is the "matter"? Our sanctification. Making us like him. Teaching and caring for us, his sons and daughters in the world.
Because the matter requires it. I can well believe my sanctification requires time! But what really struck me about this was the implication of God's care for us. He loves us. He will take the time that's needed to perfect his work in us.
Because the matter requires it. And he finds the matter important enough to take the time for.
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
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