Saturday, August 29, 2009

God given Tasks

When the Lord gives us a task, something He would have us do for Him.
Are we to be in a hurry to get it done?
In a rush to do it?
Aren't there some things He would have us do that we first must be prepared for by Him.
My example whe He first gave me "Make a place for Women to come to", my thoughts turned to a physical structure. If I had been able to find one, get fianancing and fix it up. When then? How was I going to ge the women to come? Because I knew I was not able to obtain a building, I closed my mind to it. I had heard the word of the Lord, but did not listen for further instruction. I mind graped onto 'to come to' and took off on its own. I could hear nothing else but myself. It was not until some years later that the Lord was able to get through to me, when He showed me that the internet "is a place to go to". Thats when I got it, 'go to' as in 'come to'. However, I still was not able to move forward on it for a few more years. Now, I think back and realize that the Lord gave it to me but was not ready for me to go forward at that time. He needed to prepare me for the task that He had set before me. I know now, that if I had gone ahead and rushed right into it, I would have messed it up big time because, I was not as obedient to His will then nor was I at peace.

My prayer: Once you hear from the Lord, stop thinking, listen for further instruction, patiently prepare and most importantly wait for Him to say GO.

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