Philippians 1:6 “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:”

My Uncle and Aunt own a dog to whom my uncle has taught some tricks. It is interesting to watch what transpires between owner and best friend (especially when he swore he would never have a dog!!). One of the tricks that he does is to hold a treat at the end of his nose and wait for the word from my Uncle to grab it off the end of his nose and eat it.
What does that have to do with us today? Good question. There are times in life that we are waiting to jump at a project, a ministry, a job opportunity or some other event in our life. We must be patient and wait for permission to jump. Oftentimes we desire for things to happen so quickly that we fail to wait for God’s time. We venture out into the great unknown wondering the whole time if He would approve. Being so consumed in that thing we are involved in, we fail to open our ears and listen for His direction.
Have you ever wondered why some ventures failed? Usually, the problem was not that it was a bad idea, but it was bad timing. We have to wait for the Master to speak the word for us to jump, and then we must jump with all of our might.
The opposite is quite true, as well. There are people all over the world that desire to accomplish a feat for God, but they are paralyzed by the fear of stepping into the unknown. They have their ministry, or project, all planned out, often to the minutest of detail. Sometimes the only thing that some need to spring into action is permission. Permission from God. Permission from a leader or family member. I wonder how many things have never been done because, one, someone has never received permission from the right source, and two, when permission was granted they delayed their jump into the middle of their success.
It needs to be our prayer that we recognize when permission is granted and then jump as quickly as possible trusting that God will lead you to the desired destination.

"If heaven send no supplies,
The fairest blossom of the garden dies."
Sir William Browne