Where are you at? What do you need to do? Where will you go next?
John 16:33, Ephesians 3:20, Matthew 5:37, Habakkuk 2:3, 1 Peter 1:7, 2 Corinthians 1:8-9, Luke 18:27, Hebrews 11:17-19, 2 Corinthians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 1:9-10
In your current situation, where are you at?
Phase 1. It all starts with a DREAM.
God's Will will never go against God's Word.
Phase 2. You make a DECISION to do something about your dream.
You must invest - time, energy, money, and reputation.
You have to let go of your security blanket.
Phase 3. There is always a DELAY.
Many times we think God is saying no, when what He is saying is not yet.
Phase 4. DIFFICULTIES. There are two primary kinds of problems that will confront us at this phase: critics and circumstances (the devil really knows how to work with these)
God is more interested in our character than He is our comfort.
Phase 5. DEAD ENDS.
Some people prefer bondage over risk.
Push the devil back. Be purified and delivered.
Think about Moses and the journey to the promised land - it was supposed to take 11 days, but it ended up taking 40 years! Baal-zaphon - God's cul-de-sac
Phase 6. DELIVERANCE.
what's the best response to a dead end? EXPECTATION - God does what we expect. Are you praying, living in Him? Think of the God sized dream He has for us!
REMEMBER: God can raise the dead. Rely on God's Word and promises. (*how do you know what God's plan is, if you don't even know Him!) Face the facts and don't quit in the pit. Expect Delivery. God delivers however He wants. Work on Trusting him!
What must I do to prove faithful in my current phase? Luke 16:10
Memorize 1 Corinthians 10:13.
READING FOR THIS WEEK
SUNDAY: Matthew 17-19
MONDAY: Genesis 24-27
TUESDAY: Judges 7-11
WEDNESDAY: Psalms 18-20
THURSDAY: Job 13-14
FRIDAY: Isaiah 34-39
SATURDAY Romans 13-14
What is God saying that I need to be working on? I feel like I am so overwhelmed right now with everything that is going on - the transition in my business, teaching new classes at school, not having much time to spend with J, not having time to get the stuff done around the house that I need to get done, just stuff! When I think about what phase I am in, it's hard to focus - I think I'm in several of the phases, depending on what area of my life that I am thinking about.
ReplyDeleteBusiness: delay/difficulties? waiting for the licensing to go through, facing clients that think it's a bad idea, satan telling me that this is a stupid move
Home: difficulties/dead-end? is it me who is creating the turmoil in our house state? do i have unrealistic expectations for how our home should be run?
Personal Walk: difficulties - I am my own critic. I surround myself with so much stuff that the circumstances that the devil plays with are stealing the time so that I do not think that I have time to grow my personal walk.
Fun stuff - I have a bunch of stuff to work on! :)
Oh I can totally relate to all your feeling...all except the marriage situation.
ReplyDeleteI feel like (feelings are fickle) part of me feels like i've given up. I have loss my mojo...don't even know where my joy is. Then I remember that the joy of the Lord is my strength.