Season of Preparation
Before this year began I was so
excited about the things I was going to do. What I was going to accomplish. I
had a new book idea. My sisters/business partners were making plans for big
things and I knew I had to keep moving with what I wanted to do as well. And
weeks before the new year God said to me in my quiet time to keep
serving...Cool...no problem. That’s what I do!
Then, I realized my book wasn’t coming
together immediately like I initially was excited for. Then I realized the
areas that still seemed to overtake me and I needed more focus on my personal
development, especially with the doors that were beginning to open. (better to
deal with things now and not later). Then it hit me, “keep serving”, .. this is
a season of preparation. I need to focus on me personally maturing, serving
others that are about to break open and keep faithful in the small things I’m
doing.
How often do we get a small word from God and
immediately attempt to make things happen. Often it seems we can misinterpret
the glimpse of the hope and future He has for us. We are so busy taking that
word from God and making it what we want it to be that we forget to humbly go
back and say, “ok God, this is what I heard, what do YOU want me to do with it
today?” Because it’s all still in His timing. You don’t want to extend the time
because you got ahead of yourself and your prepping season because you were so
excited.
So rest. Meditate on His visions for you. Then
get up and make plans towards that direction. But not your plans. His plans to
prepare so you not only receive His promise but you can also maintain it. It is
SO important that we understand what season we are in. If you attempt to build
when God has called you to rest, your energy will have been in vain. God can still
use it. He can still use you. But you have to learn to trust His timing. There
is a reason for every season even when we don't completely understand it at the
time.
God gave me a word in my revelation of
preparation, He said, “ give me 6 months”...Now I don’t know what that means,
but this time I’m not going to count the months down. I’m going to stay in
position and make the day count for its worth. And then, when the time comes
for Him to reveal to me, whether it’s 6 months or 16, this time I’ll be ready.
Are you?
