You don’t need to fear the future, ever, because you've already been there.
Consider if the opposite may be true:
- What if you were built to excel in Babylon? If as we believe “darkness shall cover the earth” then the second part is true as well – “But the Lord will rise upon you and His glory will appear upon you.” (Isa 60:2) What if the problems of the last days are actually the platform for your promotion?
- You have a call on your life and a work to do. You glorify God by “finishing the work” He called you to do. (John 17:2) The level of complexity in the problem that you solve shapes the degree of glory you demonstrate.
- Joseph, David and Daniel all entered their circle of greatest influence when they solved the greatest problem in the sphere they were called to occupy. Think about that. It is that way for you as well.
The key to everything is YOUR ASSIGNMENT.
- Your assignment is an invitation to push your capacity to a new peak. Your assignment is a problem waiting for you to show up to solve it.
- Caleb was in his 80’s when he said these memorable words, “Give me my mountain.” How did he see giants? “They shall be bread for us.” The giant problem you solve is how you get your bread. The same spirit of faith that was in Caleb is in you.
- Fear by its very nature will paralyze you and cause you to hesitate and hold out at your present level. However, when you stop going up you stop growing up to full stature, in fact the root meaning of the word “mediocre” is “half way up” the mountain.
You can do better, no matter what level of success you have achieved because there are invisible leverage points that enable you to earn more and accomplish more with less sweat. These are called “spiritual force multipliers.” You don’t build a brilliant future by fixing your faults, but by investing time, money and training in the area of your gifts. That’s where you excel, and as a believer the place of your assignment is where the excellent spirit operates through you.
When in Babylon, look like an Egyptian but think like a Jew. Great teaching. Fresh start ahead of me–using integrity, experience and excellence to create the sphere of influence for problem solving. Then Jesus
great stuff
Thanks for posting. Very encouraging. Would be great to know more about the spiritual course multipliers.
I So appreciate these teachings, at 76 yrs old I still have a lot to learn!
Thank you
I love this! Every time I listen to your stuff Lance, my life is changed!
yes , this was very helpful , good stuff
Awesome Lance.
retweeted your comment on strategize vs discover. that was impacted me. reading further, spending time developing gifts vs fixing weakness is brilliant!
Absolutely! relevant. I am a witness to most of the information posted here.Keep it up!
I am challenged by a Holy God to arise and shine upon the mountain of my influence!