Growth is painful. Change is painful.
But nothing is as painful as a moment of potential greatness, missed for whatever reason. Time touches eternity every day. Being somewhere you don't belong feels like you are taking a shower with your socks on. You are getting wet but something doesn't feel right. The opposite of this is living in the secret place of the most high God and moving in obedience to His voice.
Work and love are the two essential elements of our adult years. Are you where you are meant to be in both of these areas? A man named Dag Hammarskjold once said: “The more faithfully you listen to the voice within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside. Only he who listens can speak.”
Many people would move boldly if they were certain they could hear God's voice telling them to do so. What if it's the other way round? What if you need to pay the price to be where you are supposed to be so that you are walking in step with Him?
Proximity is power. The closer you are to where He is, the more clearly you will hear His voice.
Of course sometimes the real journey is to go into the cocoon right in the midst of an existing circumstance you wish would change. You can't leave on the outside but you can enter a transformational process on the inside. If that is where God is calling you, you'll find His voice in the cocoon.
Don't go outside. Go inside. In fact, if you don't go within you will go without.
That’s what I have always done as the Lord trained me to do!
How does one enter, a transformational life on the inside?
” As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.”
Romans 8:14
Wow very profound thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this Lance, a timely word and much appreciated
Be faithful to God. Following what He says to do and prioritizing Him makes a big difference. He can always be trusted.
I have common roots with you, Lance. We share/claim the same spiritual mother from Detroit. She was my mentor. I was in that same Sunday service when she tapped on the pulpit, interrupting her pastor/son and said, “He said, Let the horses run. “
We were keeping too many highly qualified teachers back then, instead of sending them out.
The big split came, 20-30 years later…
Now there are hundreds all over the country, who were sent out because of, (or in spite of) the breakup.
I read this just today…Jesus sent them out with only their calling.
“The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts if the belly.” Pv. 20:27 . ?? Set -Apart Spirit (Ruach ha Kodesh) guiding us through our inner man .?
The Lord recently said to me, “The more you are able to focus with me in private, the better you will be able to focus on me in public.”
Wow, this is soo timely! Thank you! Confirmation that I listen well! O Lord help me to be more focused and obedient, so YOUR VOICE GROWS LOUDER AND LOUDER EACH DAY! Thank you for this!
If you are bothered about Anything…
The answer is STAY BOTHERED !!
And that will trigger SO NOW WHAT
= God will send Archangel Gabriel with specific instructions. Why Gabriel ? HE IS Gods personal messenger… there is a lot more to this…I have experienced this and the best thing to say is what Jesus told His Apostles”I have much more to tell you but it is too much to BEAR… John 16:12