“But I will not drive them out in a single year … little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land.” Exodus 23:29-30, NIV. These verses may not make many people’s list of favorite Bible promises, but when I read them recently, the phrase “little by little” seemed to leap off the page. God promised Israel a land flowing with abundance. He assured them that He would provide for them and fulfill every promise He had spoken. Yet tucked within that promise was a detail they may not…