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…under the shadow of the Almighty.
Work and love are the two essential elements of our adult years. 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 where He is in your life? 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 it 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.
-Lance
Lance, hi. On several previous occasions, the word you have faithfully passed on , has spoken loudly to me. This one, however, trumps them all. Like Dean, (hi Dean!), I have also, curiously, been made redundant after 23 years and am also thinking about the direction for my life. I loved your quote from Mandy Hale. When you believe as a Christian, that God has begun to talk to you about change-staying stuck where you don’t belong, does result in pain. One possible starting point for change is where you may well become more dependent on your salary, than on God Himself. The result is, you become afraid of losing your income and, even when you recognise that He’s trying to talk to you, you carry on regardless. You start to battle. Don’t be surprised if, as time moves on, ironically, you start becoming disenchanted with your job, the very thing that you’re afraid to lose. Why? God is breaking through, that’s why! His purpose for your life, contained within the pages of the new chapter of the book of your life, that He predestined from the beginning of time itself, He is eager for you to read, right NOW! I need a job, or at least a source of income. However, at the same time, for many years I have wanted to explore song-writing, singing, recording, ministering to people through music. Yes Lance, the process starts within, with complete submission to Him, just for starters. Change on this scale is not easy. However-His plans are perfect. Join me-jump in The River of His Love first-the rest will follow!
Wow! Just thinking about this over the last 2 days. That is, how knowing exactly what God wants isn’t as easy as most think. I have known without a doubt what I am called to do for the rest of my life, yet had no success in moving forward for many years. Thankfully I am in the phase of moving forward now, but for many years I was so “stuck” not knowing what to do with the clear direction the Lord gave me. I am still figuring it out, but I do know that the inward journey has to happen before anything on the outside will produce good fruit.
Even now I am going through a situation with a daughter who is getting married. I have so much inner turmoil about the whole situation. I know I can’t change her (or the world), but I can change myself. As I become more like Jesus, I will act more like Him. And THAT’s what will change the world.
Wow! A timely word directly from the heart of God. Prov 15:23.
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Lance, as always your words are provoking, challenging and encouraging. I, like most, want to move forward with a sense of certainty yet God has called us to journey with Him by faith. I have found that when I stay connected with God – through prayer, worship, meditation on the word and silence, I can navigate through the maze of life without losing my focus.
Lance, may God continue to bless you and your whole family mightily for your willingness to be used, to listen, to use your prophetic gifting,to help others to truly ‘see’ God through Spirit-led Revelation, to help them gain clear insight into their own gifts and abilities and how God can use them. Prophet, teacher, facilitator-it would be amazing to share a coffee one day, and tell you face-to-face how your current post helped transform my life-because that’s really what i’m expecting, God be praised!!! 🙂
Thanks Lance. good word. good timing. Made some mistake and listened to the accuser before I listened to what Gods says. I read your spot and realized I was without. Thanks again for the redirect and putting out these messages in faith.
Dear Lance, thank you for all your investments in all of us who are connected to you.
It is always very timely. I would actually even state:
if you don’t go with HIM you will go without. 😉
Appreciated this one a lot Lance. The internal process we must go through to be well refined for what we are assigned to do is always a major key. Without that internal change nothing external will last…. have a great day!
thank you Lance