See below some things God has said to me with His inaudible yet unmistakable Voice as I have searched for purpose and meaning. I Pray The Spirit speaks to you only as He can through them...
1. Jesus & Living Water
Jesus is at the well with a samaritan women. she thinks the well is too deep in which to draw water. Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." Jesus is saying to you now, "(Your Name Here).... If you only knew...ask for living water...don't think the well is too deep."
2. Pray for a need to be met & Be an Answer To God's Prayer
• Focus on others and how your passions and gifts can fill a need
• Friedrich Beuchner defines "vocation" as the place where our deepest passions meet the worlds deepest need
3. Worry less what other people think & more about what God Thinks
4. Be willing to look foolish
• Take a look @ these "Fools".....
• Noah built an ark
• Zaccheus climbed a tree
• Peter walked on water
• David slung a stone
• Moses walked through a sea
• Joshua took a step
• Gideon fought with few
• Jesus hung on a Cross
5. Pray "Wet" Prayers = Gut Wrenching Prayers (i.e. See Christian's Sermon that will be posted in a few days)...& Always,Always,Always "Bother" God with Your Prayers
6. "Invest" where you are for the time being in order to bloom where you are headed
For the time being, make the investment with what you have, because God rewards what He can trust. Be faithful with a few things and He will put you in charge of many things!
'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'Matthew 25.21-23 NIV
7.Embrace Uncertainty ("Uncertainty" is another word for "Adventure")
• At most we will only be 80% certain, this is where the leap of Faith and Risk taking come into play. Don't wait for 100% certainty, you may miss your opportunity.
• All you have to do is know "Why?" and God provides the "How?"
8. Consecrate Yourself
For us to be in The Presence of God we must Consecrate ourselves (i.e "to be set apart", or "to be Holy because God is Holy")...in other words, God can not be in the presence of sin, just like a bulldog can not stand to be in "The Grove"...the two just don't mix...take a look what God leads Joshua to say in order for God to work His Promise Land Miracles....
Joshua told the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you." Joshua 3.5 NIV (emphasis addede)
The Message paraphrase uses the word, "Sanctify" and that The Lord will work miracle-wonders among you
And then, two verses later, Joshua 3.7, The Lord told Joshua, "Today I will begin to make you a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites. They will know that I am with you, just as I was with Moses.
I will close with this quote from "In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day,"
"The genealogy of blessing always traces back to God-ordained risks." (Pg 104)
-- "The height of your achievements will be determined by the depth of your convictions." ~ William Scolavino ~
