Staring at a Distance
Then the LORD took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!”
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We all start by ‘staring at a distance’
I remember always trailing behind as the youngest of 4 and seeing “the next level” from the distance of a 2 to 6 years age gap that was between me and my siblings.
I would always notice the difference between my imagination vs the reality of what I saw once I finally arrived there myself.
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Many of us have been given a glimpse of something GREAT. God will take you out and show you your stars.
“LOOK! Count them! That’s the size of my promise and plan for YOU”
God doesn’t think, speak, or plan small in any form or fashion. And when He opens your eyes and heart to the vision that HE has for you, it will mark you.
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I really believe more people have been shown things that you would have never imagined
“MANY are CALLED” … Many have heard the call
“but few are actually chosen” Matt. 22:14
Why?
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Every level of success has a necessary journey to get there and the workload that comes with it in order to stay there
Especially when seeing something from a distance, we have no real clue of the true sacrifice and hands-on experience required to step into the reality of it
We all start naive in different ways, just refuse to stay there.
There is nothing wrong with small beginnings, but that is only the starting block
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Start to reframe the bigger picture and quite frankly, the timeline required to ‘close the gap’
Go ahead and just embrace what you are about to go through… and how absolutely NECESSARY it is
“Wax on. Wax off.” Again and again and again…. and again
training … repetition… learning… application…
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“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Rom. 12:2
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God is reinforcing your destiny… He’s drilling into you the extremely valuable purpose you carry
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Just the fact that you’re reading this is already YOU separating out from the “crowd” …. there is something in you wanting to pursue MORE and break out of the mold.
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A good exercise is to get quiet, write out what you can do today… that you 5 years from now will be thanking you for
This is how you can set your focus on what really matters, cut the distracting voices, and be taking daily steps
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Today’s an opportunity to shorten the distance… from the ‘many CALLED’ category to the CHOSEN category…
You're taking the necessary TREK to end up right where God has designed you to be
Whether you feel like it or not… God is molding you into the man/woman that God has designed you to be from the start.
“This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.” Hab. 2:3