“Submit our agendas He’ll direct our path“
Push! Pull! Tug! That didn’t work? Ok just Knock it down. Regardless, I’m getting in this door to see what is on the other side I know what God has promised me!
Often times when God gives us a dream, vision, or a word that sounds so amazing we take it and run with it trying to bring it to fruition or make it work on our own ASAP not even accepting His timing, and taking into consideration that He works on His time not our time, and we don’t know the exact time it’ll manifest. Other times we completely move out of emotion and forget that God‘s promises to our prayers or those dreams and visions He has given us can come with three different responses “yes“ “no“ “not yet“ proverbs 3:5-6 tells us to trust in the Lord with ALL our heart and lean not into our own understanding but in ALL our ways acknowledge Him and He direct our paths. Proverbs 16:9 tells us a man‘s mind will plan his way, but the Lord will direct his steps and make them sure“ we must live in this daily submission to God with everything we say, think, or do because ultimately He holds the plans and directs our path sometimes it won’t be in our timing, but it will always be in the right timing. Our main focus just has to be to relinquish the control we think we have over our lives, take the limits off God, and release Him to have His way in our lives!
Does a closed door always mean no? No, it doesn’t and a delay isn‘t necessarily a denial for many who have been following my blog you would know that I was scheduled to launch for the world race in January 2018 with D Squad I initially joined the squad really late and had to meet a deadline of $5,000 before training camp on October 18th. I didn’t know how I would do so, but I believed that if God called me to it He’d make a way. I told God that I wanted Him to lead me where my trust is without borders and He did just that. Unfortunately, I did not meet the deadline or make it to training camp and my world seemed shattered , but during my time of prayer and reflection God gave me a peace and showed me how I had to relinquish control of my life and my destiny to Him FULLY not just halfway or sometimes He also reminded me it wasn’t in my time or in my hands but His and I’ll arrive at the destination at the appointed time this is what trust without borders consists of. After going through what seems like has been a season of ”no” when it came to jobs, relationships, and other opportunities I began to become impatient, frustrated, and disappointed and I knew those feelings weren’t from God and anything concerning my dreams wouldn’t feel like that from God so when this door concerning the world race was going so nicely I got ahead of God and lost myself in the yes that I missed the “not yet” “be still”
“Sometimes God breaks you to position you and put you in your rightful place“
I was once asked a question if I could describe my life using one word what would it be? My answer was a puzzle. I said it was a puzzle not so much because it was confusing, but because of the beauty in the unknown while piecing it together to get a masterpiece you’re constantly taking pieces out that don’t fit and replacing them with those that do this makes me think of my life being the puzzle and God is the one putting it together, regardless of what happens “in the process“ of piecing it together no matter the situation or circumstance it all works out for the good in the end and everything falls into its rightful place and we see the big picture. That includes those detours, dead ends, and road blocks life brings we just have to step back and see that it‘ll all work out but in the mean time I must change my posture to that of worship and seeking God that way I can see what He’s trying to teach me in the moment. Sometimes God uses our moments of waiting to build our character, build our faith, mature and prepare for the next level, or simply to call us into trusting Him more FULLY!
“While I’m waiting“
Well what do I do now? Do I give up? Do I cancel my plans for the world race? Just because of what it looks like. Or while I’m in this waiting room while God is in the back reviving the dream, keep hope alive and live with a spirit of high expectation. We must be careful to not let hope die or lose a spirit of expectancy because the enemy targets that very aspect to get you to give up and give in. He wants for us to believe that God‘s promises are void and won’t accomplish the very thing it was sent out to do. Joseph sat in potiphar‘s prison for two years before anything changed. God is never in a hurry and His clock operates a bit different than ours the same with Paul and Silas who were in prison they changed their attitude about their situation and prayed and sang hymns to God and the doors of the prison flew open. If we remain at peace with where we are on the journey and pray and praise God consistently for where we are and where He’s going to take us and how He’s going to get us there He can move immediately, suddenly, supernaturally, or even later like he sometimes does.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sJamQHzhPUA
”Never Give Up You’re A Child Of The King“
Although my initial response to the delay with my launch was to quit the race altogether God reminded me to keep hope alive and fight for that dream He placed in my heart I just have to continue to speak what I seek until it happens and keep in mind this battle is one for Him to handle financially He will provide and I will launch on the world race and be fully funded. Joseph’s life just like our life is a chain of divinely purposed events nothing happening is a surprise to God but at the end it all works for our good. Never Quit! Never Give Up! Never Back Down! Imagine if the Israelites would’ve stopped circling the Jericho wall too soon.
Not my will, but thine will be done!
Relax.Breathe.Be Patient. The door will open in due season don’t grow weary don’t faint…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=37PCbh9KppA
