Hello Ladies ~Do you have a minute to chat? Get your coffee, I have something to talk with you about...
Have you ever just felt disappointed? I mean, regardless of your age, or how long you have been serving God, are there things you want to do or accomplish, and you haven't ? Do you feel like you are lacking in some way ?
I was recently speaking with someone, and I made the statement "I have hopes and desires for ministry that I have not accomplished yet". After I said it out loud, I thought to myself, "wow, there is so much you want to do with your life still". It really caught me off guard I think..lol
Do you find yourself in the same place ? Are there personal goals you have set for yourself, and maybe you haven't reached them yet ? Do you have desires for ministry, and something is holding you back ? Are you holding you back ? Let's see what the word of God says..
Jeremiah 29: 11 says "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope".
This is one of the most quoted scriptures regarding our present and future. And since God stands outside of time, He is present in our past, present and future, so we can confidently go as far as to say, this scripture refers to plans that were predetermined from the beginning of our conception !
Girl! this means, your past does not determine your future ! God will not withhold calling and desires based on the dumb stuff we did ! We are truly blessed to be one of Gods chosen. Do you know any human that is capable of this kind of unconditional love ?
Many times, and definitely in my case, the issue is that we are not patient with God. We have to trust that God is orchestrating everything for our good... God's word is very clear about this season of waiting.
Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established Proverbs 16:3
In the waiting season, we continue being faithful to God, and our commitments to our church. We continue teaching kids church, participating on worship teams, greeting, cleaning, etc, with a glad heart. We continue with excellence, because He is an excellent God and deserves nothing less. I know that sometimes the wait can seem endless, like maybe the door to your desires will never open. What if our desire is teaching, but God see's something different for your life, something far greater than you can imagine ? Isn't that kinda how God usually does things ? God sees the faithful and when He can trust us with little, He can trust us with the next big thing as well.
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
Lastly, if we feel a calling in our lives, we have to be prepared for that. The bible describes us as a temple of God. A place that should be holy. Because He is holy. Very often when we are feeling that we will never fulfill our calling, or desired ministry its because we are holding on to things that are taking up space... "temple space". Remember, light and darkness can not dwell together. It is possible that we have some cleaning up to do. What does this mean ? Well, let's ask the hard questions. What does our lifestyle look like ? Have we come to Go, but we're still going to the same places? Church on Sunday, the club on Friday? Are we praising Him with our mouth one minute, but cursing the next? What do our social media accounts look like? Are our pages showing more skin than scripture(we have to be careful about leaving the old us on our pages, that it doesn't bring glory to our sinful past)? How about music, movies, books, are these edifying God, or things that are contrary to the word ? This is a conversation to be had between you and Him..
But, if we know we need to clean up, we clean up, and we carry on with what we know is right and pleasing to Him. God loves us, He has called us, He has purpose for us, and He is willing to give us the desires of our heart..
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
I hope this has encouraged you today... Let's chat again soon,
Love, J
