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Friends, greetings in Jesus Name. Today, I will be sharing with you what I title, “Don’t Abort The Process”. Beloved, each and every one of us are “work in progress” in the hand of God. The Lord wants us to be thoroughly trained before reigning in life. Hebrews 5:9-10 declares, “Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” Hear me, our Lord Jesus went through a process while he was on earth. The scripture we just read said, “having been perfected, He became”. Listen, you cannot become or amount to anything in God’s hand until you allow Him to take you through a process. Yes, God does not use untested vessels that have not passed through the crucible of a fiery furnace. It is through the crucible that what you’re made up comes out. As they say, “A tea bag worth nothing until it has gone through hot water.” Unfortunately, going through a life process is never sweet or rosy. But you must realize that in life, “No pain no gain.” When God has a great call or assignment for your life, he takes you through some rigorous training that is not palatable.

Psalm 105:16-22 declares, “Moreover, He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. He sent a man before them – Joseph – who was sold as a slave. They hurt his feet with fetters, He was laid in irons. Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him. The king sent and released him; the ruler of the people let him go free. He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions, to bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom. The scripture declares that the word of the Lord tested Joseph. Usually, it is at this moment of the test that many want to quit. This is the time the flesh will be nudging most people to quit and do something else. Really, if you make the mistake to obey such fleshly appeal, you abort the process of what God is about to accomplish in your life. To abort means to bring to a premature end. In other words, to terminate a process that should have developed to a full maturity. Let me give an illustration using the life story of a butterfly. Butterflies go through a life cycle. There are four stages.

The first stage is the eggs. This is where a female butterfly lays eggs. The eggs are laid on a leaf. The second stage is the caterpillar. This is where the eggs hatch. It takes about five days for the eggs to hatch. A caterpillar then comes out. At this stage, the caterpillar eats all the time. It also grows really fast. Once it is fully grown, the third stage starts. This stage is the chrysalis. The caterpillar makes a chrysalis and wraps itself on the inside. Inside the chrysalis, it starts to change. It soon changes into a butterfly. Once the caterpillar has changed into a butterfly, the fourth stage starts. At this last stage, the butterfly emerges out of the chrysalis. It can now learn to fly. It can also find a mate. When it finds a mate, it lays eggs. Then the life cycle process starts all over again. What lesson can we learn from this story? Indeed, if any of the stages is aborted, there can never be a butterfly. For instance, if the caterpillar decides to eat and eat, and refuses to make chrysalis, the process will be aborted. Really, I have come across many caterpillars that got trampled upon and died without turning into a butterfly. Like the caterpillar that quit being metamorphosed into a butterfly, there are so many people like that day, who quit and abort the process of fulfilling their destiny.

Unlike King Saul, King David was a man who knew how to follow through a process without aborting it or quitting along the way. One major undoing of King Saul was impatience. Many people today, especially this younger generation of youths do not want to go through the process. Their level of quitting and aborting a life process is alarmingly high. Tell me, what in the world could drive a final year Engineering student in the university to abort or quit finishing his degree, before embarking on a fruitless journey to Europe in search of greener pastures that are not green. As we often see on CNN and other news media, many of our youths in the hope of getting to Europe, trek through the Sahara Desert or sail through the Atlantic Ocean in an open balloon boat that ends up capsizing without getting to their destination? Most of the African youths today, especially Nigerians, are impatient. They want to hit the jackpot and become rich over-night. No wonder we have too many lotto houses springing up on every corner of our streets – betnaija, naijabet, baba ijebu, betking – and so on. Why? They are there to fast-track and satisfy the longings and cravings of these young folks that are aborting their life process and destiny in search of quick money. Proverbs 28:20 says, “A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.”

Now, the Lord spoke to King Saul through Prophet Samuel saying, stay in Gilgal and I will be with you in seven days and shall offer sacrifice unto the Lord. And the Philistines gathered themselves in large numbers against Israel. The people became afraid, and so was Saul. Saul waited for Prophet Samuel, but because he was impatient, he decided to offer the sacrifice himself on the seventh day. As soon as he finished offering the sacrifice, Prophet Samuel came in. Unfortunately, he had aborted the process (1 Samuel 13). Please read the entire scripture above during your bible study. Listen, the moment you abort a process, especially as it concerns your destiny, it can only take the grace and the mercy of God to get you back on track. At this point, some people never make it again to the finish line. This was what happened to King Saul, and God rejected him, and he lost his kingdom to David. The Lord anointed David, a man who understood the power of being focused and following through to his destiny. May you never abort God’s plan and purpose for your life. You will not quit but Finish Strong and Well in Jesus Mighty Name. Hallelujah! Have a Blessed and Fantastic Week. With love, Elvis!