A Calling Not A Failing

After Connect prayer session ( April 31st ‘25 ), I was telling the two ladies in my group that it is already done. God kept telling me to say it. They were both so welcoming of these words and I could tell were waiting for more so I continued saying, as far as I know, whatever we go through -like pastor said at a sermon some weeks back, the time in the wilderness is time of preparation. For greater blessings. It’s needing new wineskins for new wine because the old cannot contain the new, the old would burst.

Their reaction was…not something I’d have expected. Not to me speaking about God. Not this early. Definitely not while I’m literary still so unsure on my own feet and struggle to string two words together. I barely know what’s right or wrong as a Christian. I’m just following what God prompts me to do. Still…here we were. One clasped her hands together and was tearing. The other was completely blown away and kept saying “wow…” on repeat. Then there was me in the mix eyeballing the entire spectacle like what just happened. These guys have been with KC longer than me…-

Massively surreal and made me think...”huh, that actually had nothing to do with me”. Yes the material I’ve been consuming lately gave me the knowledge to regurgitate. But…God you be doing something aren’t ya.

The plot thickens. On my way to Connect there was a moment I was the medium for the Holy Spirit to bless someone. Today’s question had to do with how the Holy Spirit works through us? Not sure. Gotta source*. That’s for another write up.

Thoughts on It is Already Done → https://yastogod.hashnode.dev/its-already-done

Coming back to the topic at hand :

When I read the following passages I want to take the highlighted words metaphorically. A physical fall representing a spiritual fall. No not as falling into sin, but maybe spiritual warfare. A place of higher density where you are challenged to hold your own and your truth. My favourite bit is this…it is immediately followed by AND. “And” as in a conjunction…meaning this does not end here. There is work yet to be done…God has started something and he is working on it. His work is not yet finished!

Just how cool is that…come on!

Check, check this out.

³  As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. ⁴  He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

⁵  “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.

“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. ⁶  “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

[ Acts 9:3-6 ]

¹ When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty^[a]; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. ²  Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.”

³  Abram fell facedown*, and God said to him,* ⁴  “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. ⁵  No longer will you be called Abram^[b]; your name will be Abraham,^[c] for I have made you a father of many nations. ⁶  I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. ⁷  I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. ⁸  The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.”

[ Genesis 17:1-8 ]

See I love this soo much…Because it takes me back to these words I’ve heard, man makes plan but God has His plans for us [ Proverbs 16:1-25 ].

Often we fall short in establishing our own potential but the Lord who sees beyond and knows all things about us has greater things for us in store. We are so shortsighted that way because I am pretty sure like 99% of the time we add that fullstop to our story before the And. Just how unfortunate is that. Super funny too. Like everything just right there in reach and with your name on it! But you the one like “nah, I’m done. woe is me”. I can picture God shaking his head in dismay…wanting to smack some sense into us.

A little attempt here to drive home the point. God’s Anointing → Time of Waiting → Blessings Received :

• Abraham leaves his homeland and waits years for his promised son. Is tested time and time again.

  [ Genesis 12 ]

• Moses spends 40 years in the Midian dessert after fleeing from Egypt

  [ Acts 7:29-30 ]

• David was anointed by the Lord as a young shepherd boy and spend years of hiding and fleeing from King Saul.

  [ 1 Samuel 16:11-13 ]

• Joseph had prophetic dreams as a young boy, was rejected by all 7 of his bothers, enslaved and imprisoned for years. [ Genesis 37 ]

• Paul spent time away in Arabia and three years in Damascus after encountering God before starting his missionary work [ Galatians 1:17–18 ]

I mean even Jesus prepared 30 whole years before He started ministering.

I feel that we need to keep coming back to this. Remind ourselves that nothing is ever working against us, it is all for us. The blessings are yet to come. God is a generous, gracious and loving Father.

♡ Yas.