Are you just waiting on the Lord? If you already know he has called you to do something then it is time to MOVE! Many people get paralyzed when called because they are afraid but don’t be that person just move. Take one step forward and watch God show you the next step. You don’t have to know how, you just have to move forward.
I also see people who believe that they have to wait on the exact signs before they move forward even though God has already chosen them to move. So many Christians don’t follow where God is leading them based on the fact that they believe that they need to be patient and maybe under some circumstances that is true but most of the time he has already told you to move. You just have to MOVE! Many times you may be asking God for clarity when he is asking you to just trust him
God wants to do great things in and through you but you have to take action first. People are waiting for that big assignment from God when God is saying that you have to be honorable in the now in order to go to the next. Why would he give you the bigger vision when you won’t even carry out his smaller vision right now where you are?
Just like Moses, he told people to sit still in order for God to handle it but what does God say?
Exodus 14:13-18
13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
15 And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
The first powerful part of these verses is this “And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.” He said tell them to go forward not just sit there.
The next powerful part is this “But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.”
Again, Moses had to do something. God wasn’t about to fight this battle unless Moses did something first. Many people believe that we are supposed to just sit still and let God handle everything in our life but that is not true. Faith is moving forward even though it seems like nothing is there. God expects us to move forward!
Sometimes people even try to move forward while they are sitting still. When you first learned to drive, was it hard? Did you try to use both feet? What happened? I bet you made the car jump up and down because you can’t go forward while pressing the brakes right? Well life is the same way. You can’t move forward while you are trying to sit still. It doesn’t work like that.
So what is stopping you? What are you doing right now that may be hindering the direction that God is leading you? Are you ready to finally move forward? You have to fully surrender to God in order to move forward the way God called you to move. You won’t move as fast when you haven’t fully surrendered because you will still be questioning everything.
So let’s move forward and change this world!!! Tell God that you fully surrender to him and his purpose for your life! Ask God to give you the direction that you need to go. Ask him to give you the courage to go when the time is right. Ask him to give you the wisdom to know when the time is right. Ask him to lead you and then GO!
Be Inspired or Be Left Behind!
Chris Benton