The "Could you" (is it possible to) vs. "would you" question.
We tend to put a lot of emphasis on the 'could you' part of this question. However, it is essentially a question of resources, and the answer is a given: it's already yours in Christ Jesus. If God had brought you to this point, He has already prepared all that you need to accomplish His instructions. The real question is 'WOULD you?'
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Jenetzen Franklin - 07/07
No vision for the future= no power for the present. The Holy Spirit has your vision -- find it from Him. Recapture your dream!
Dream Destroyers:
1) temporary circumstances
Never make the temporary the rest of your life. Ichabod (1 Sam 4:19-21) is a name that means 'the Glory has Departed'. He could have been named 'The Glory will Return' but his mother named him Ichabod when she defined the future by temporary tragic events. Don't do it!
2) Divine delays
Sometimes God asks you to temporarily let go of what He called you to do. But don't despair - it's a time of transformation, and transformation takes time.For the vision is yet for an appointed time;
But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it;
Because it will surely come,
It will not tarry. Habakkuk 2:3
Jenetzen gave an illustration of butterflies emerging from their cocoon. If someone were to help the little thing struggle out of its cocoon, its wings will never fully unfurl. It is the struggle that pumps blood into their wings and prepares them to fly.
If you can't fly yet, just flap and keep going! It doesn't matter if there are other people passing you in your journey -- God said that He would make it happen, and He will.
3) Faith in False Evidence
Jacob looked at Joseph's bloodied coat and had perfect belief in the lie that his son was dead. The 'facts' don't always tell the whole story. Hold on to that dream, trust in the Lord and keep flapping [keep swimming, just keep swimming...]!
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