Here Am I

When you have sought God or He has sought you and you are following his directions for your life you will encounter opposition. You may be taunted or ridiculed. People may question your authority, your ability, your education. Don’t take it personally.

When Moses encountered the burning bush God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. Moses accepted Gods call on his life.

Being well aware that he would be questioned by those God would send him before, he inquired of God saying, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?  And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.

If you have purposed in your heart to follow God and you know that you are doing what He has called you to do you must respond as Moses responded and say I Am That I AM sent me.  Don’t let anyone undermine the anointing and authority God is working through you. Boldly proclaim I Am sent me.

Sometimes people are afraid to fulfill Gods call on their life, or do what He has told them to do because they are afraid people may consider them as arrogant but what you must remember is that it is God and not you. You are simply a willing vessel. What some people may see as your confidence in your own skills or abilities is actually your confidence in God.

When the children of Israel murmured and complained against Aaron and Moses. Moses basically responded who are we, we are only Gods vessels, and we are doing what He has told us to do. You are not murmuring against us but against God.

You must understand as Moses did, people are not coming against you, but the gift, the Holy Spirit, the God in you. God does not have to defend what He is doing through you, nor will He. And you cannot compromise and become angry as Moses did when he hit the rock out of arrogance because he was tired of the people coming against him. Just do what God tells you to do.

When people come against you, and they will because of the favor on your life, pray for them as Jesus did in Luke 23:24 saying Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.

God always provides you with the confidence and encouragement in Him and His ability to do the work that He has called you to do. As Paul said in Philippians 1:6 being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.  

Perhaps God has already called you or spoken to you, or maybe He is speaking to you now. Will you accept His call and say Here Am I?

 

 

Gods Refining Tools

There are various phases that we encounter throughout our journey called life. It is during this journey that our purpose or calling is made clear to us. I think sometimes we make the discovery or unveiling of our purpose more difficult than it really has to be.

Everything that we experience. Everything that God allows to occur in our lives happens for a reason. Sometimes we become so bogged down trying to figure out ‘why me’ that we forget that our experiences are Gods refining tools for our lives and they are ultimately for the benefit of others.

When we persevere, as difficult as it may be at times, through the storms that beset us it is not just the victory that is our testimony it is also the storm itself.

While in the midst of the storm we sometimes ask ourselves ‘how did I get here?’ If we are honest with ourselves we may admit that it was our own decisions that placed us in certain situations. Recognizing our part is what gives us strength. It helps us to understand choices come with consequences whether good or bad and whatever the consequence we must learn from it and grow.

Many times we become anxious, desperate for change, we get tired of waiting. So rather than seek God and acknowledge Him prior to making a move we lean to our own understanding and move on our own.

Sometimes it works in our favor and sometimes it does not. Either way it is a learning opportunity. We must assess our situation, repent if needed seek direction and move on.

Before understanding my purpose in life is to encourage others to live victoriously by knowing, understanding and receiving Gods love and applying His word to their lives I thought I was a misfit. I didn’t understand why God gave me a heart to understand the plight of others. As a matter of fact I thought it was a curse. I thought I was ‘too understanding’. I now know that was the enemy doing what he does best, trying to distort the gift God placed in me.

Did I make unhealthy decisions? Yes. Do I still make them? Not as often, but what I have come to realize is that when I do lean to my own understanding I have an advocate with the Father. He teaches me from my decisions and helps me to understand how my decisions can help someone else.

What’s important for me to remember is although I can share my experiences with others they may or may not take heed. They may still choose to take a path which will take them the long way rather than directly to where God wants them to go, but this is part of their journey.

I encourage you to seek God, understand who you are, whose you are and what it is that He has placed in you to do. We read in Jeremiah 1:5 before I formed you in the belly I knew you. Embrace who God created you to be. As I have said many times ‘no one can do what you can do exactly the way that you can do it’.