The Vision is for an Appointed Time

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9).

People make the mistake of being more focused on the opinion of man more so than on the opinion that God has concerning them because men cannot always see what God thinks of His chosen vessels. Everyone is not ready for your prophecy. What God says concerning you is true no matter what anybody else has to say or what they think of you. Joseph had such an awesome dream that he couldn’t tell everyone because they were not ready for it. His brothers hated him because of the favor that was on his life from both God and his earthly father. They hated him for his dreams and desired to stop the call that was placed on his life. They had no idea that their hatred was a part of the plan and that it would actually build character on the inside of Joseph instead of hatred.

Joseph had a choice to make concerning both his brothers and the situation that he was placed in in Egypt. He could either trust God to be God or he could live in a state of bitterness and hatred. When you have a call on your life, expect opposition to come. You have to know how to spot the devil on sight and you have to know when to fight, pray, listen to God or be still. Don’t allow the bitterness of circumstances to affect the vision that God has given you for your life. Make the decision to grow instead of treating others in the same offensive manner that they may have treated you in. Anybody can show love to someone, but it takes the heart of Christ to love someone who has hatred in their heart toward you.

“If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much! And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return. “Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate” (Luke 6: 32-36 NLT).

At this point you may be wondering what love has to do with vision, but people such as David and Jesus had to have love in their hearts in connection to their visions. David had to respect the anointing that was on Saul’s life. He once played the harp for the same man that eventually wanted to kill him because he was chosen (1 Samuel 16:23). David had the opportunity to kill Saul, but choose not to. This same David was anointed by God to be king even though Saul held the thrown at the time. The promise of God was sure and true although David had to wait for it to come to pass. There are times that we feel as if we are ready for the vision to come to pass although it is not time yet. Jesus Himself had to tell people that his time had not yet come although they knew He was the Messiah.

“For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry” (Habakkuk 2:3 KJV).

Wait child of God and be patient concerning the things that God has spoken over your life. Everything is not for everybody to know about you because they will hate you for your vision. Trust God for the plans that he has for your life and trust that the provision has already been made concerning you. Allow the process to make you stronger and to build character on the inside of you. During Joseph’s time in Egypt, the people that were over him had no idea who he was or who he would become. His process taught him leadership while listening to the voice of God. No matter how hard the process was or who talked about him, he still obtained favor because God was leading him. Allow God to lead you instead of the opinions of man. What they have to say about you holds no weight when their words are compared to the things that God has to say about you.

“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You” (Psalm 139: 17- 18 NKJV).

Be prepared in and out of season for the things that God has called you to. Your season of waiting is meant to prepare you. Look at your process in the same manner as you would look at the preparation of a great dish. When you get ready to cook something, you must first wash the food; you then preheat the stove. Next you season your food. After that, it’s either time to marinate it or send it through the cooking process. Like that food, you have to go through a cleansing in order to get the impurities off. You also have to go through seasons and a marination process in order to make sure that you are actually learning from your experiences. Some of the experiences that you go through are heated until you are ready to be released into the world to do what God has called you to do. Seasonings make things taste good before they are ready to be served. Nobody serves you a dish without first sending it through a series of seasonings. If you are found to be bland, you go through more seasons until you are just right.

Prayer: Lord I don’t always understand the process, but I pray to trust you more than what my eyes can see. I pray to walk by faith and not by sight and I pray to not grow weary in well doing. I pray that you help me to love the unlovable. I pray to have your heart and I pray to grow closer to you. I pray that you forgive me for anytime that I considered the words of man to hold more weight than what you have to say about me and I pray that you forgive for any unkind words that I have spoken about anyone else. I am who you say I am and I pray to be both comfortable and confident as I walk in those facts. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

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