Developing His call in your life

Proverbs 29:18

If people can't see what God is doing,
   they stumble all over themselves;
But when they attend to what he reveals,
   they are most blessed. (The Message)

Where there is no vision

[no redemptive revelation of God], the people perish,

but he who keeps the law

blessed (happy, fortunate, and enviable) is he.(Amplified Bible)

Lately, it seems like the Lord is speaking a lot to me about the call of God in our lives. How every event that happens, simply move you closer to where He wants you to be.  

The question that I asked myself recently is..

Am I putting myself in a place of training to make my dream become a reality or am I just settling for something that is easy and somewhat there...because somehow deep in my heart I know I'm not working purposefully towards it.

Could it be complacency, procrastination, or just being comfortable in where I was that I'm resistant to change. Sometimes He may allow certain situation that may seem difficult at that moment to happen because He is simply leading you to where He wants you to be.

He has taught me during this journey that even in our disappointments, it causes us to look back into our hearts about what He is speaking to us and remember our dreams. To the very moment when He once spoke to me about it and that cause me to make that very decision. During this process, He is deepening our character and moulding us to be the woman/man of God He has called you to be.

When you are walking in His divine plans, we may still wallow in self pity at times when things work against us...because we are so 'train' to cry/be upset over something bad in the natural. But deep in us there's a joy that knows He is presently involve in fulfilling His purposes and dreams. And it can only get better. He always brings out something greater from every disappointment. The life of Joseph is very evident. Pit/dungeon/jail all doesn't spell success but I'm sure it was the dream that Joseph had and the consciousness that the Lord being with him gave him all the reason to hope. He trusted in a God that says all things work out for our good. Good does not only apply to your outward circumstances, but a deepening of your character. Ever thought of that? That what seem hopeless outside may be working to build us inside for our good.

Be firm on what makes your decision. Not whether am I qualify or capable but is Christ able. Line up your dreams with the truth. Put away well meaning advice or doubts people may have that distract you from it and start seeing and living those dreams. If you're unsure of the way...He says to you, "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you" (Ps. 32:8)...what a relief to know that =)

Gifts and talents are from the Lord. You are the gift. Live out who you are and not what others wants you to be. When I start living out of my passion and walking in obedience to the dream He has called me to, there is a sense of closer intimacy with the Lord.

According to Os Guiness in The Call, "calling is the most comprehensive reorientation and the most profound motivation in human experience; the ultimate why for living in all history."

What is the dream the Lord has place in your heart today?