Preparation

So Jesse sent for him.  He was dark & handsome, with beautiful eyes.  And The Lord said,"This is the one; anoint him." (1 Sam. 16: 12 NLT)

So here's David, the youngest son, & Hes just been anointed king.  He should've been on cloud nine.  This was his time, God had declared it.  But it wasn't to happen all of a sudden.  David would have to go through many trials, struggles, & tests before He was ready to be king. God had to use all of those things in David's life before he could be the king that god needed him to be.  David had to go out with Gods help & fight battles & defeat giants.  David had to learn restraint & to follow God in all things before God could use him .  I think today it's no different.  God has a plan for your life.  That plan might not be coming about as fast as you would like & there might be a lot of struggles to go through but God is using it all to prepare you.  Trust God through the struggles & ask Him to reveal to you what He's trying to show you.  Trust His plan.  If God put the plan inside you, He will bring it to pass.  The rest is just the preperation process.