The song says, there is more that i require of thee. Sometimes being lazy, passive and settling are postures many of us choose because reaching for our dreams and walking in purpose and our God given assignment can be difficult, painful and also requires total yielding to the Spirit of God. Yielding takes us to a place where we see in the Spirit but not yet attain in the natural. Complacency is easy but in this season God is calling you and i to a higher place and space. There is more that is required of us. I hear the Lord saying, /come up higher.’ He wants us to not to be afraid but move by faith. The Lord said to Joshua, Have i not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you where ever you go.’ (Joshua 1:9).
God is calling you out of what is familiar and common to you. I know yo have been trying. You’ve been praying and believing God to move in your favor. God is saying in this season, I’ve come to release the shackles from your feet. I’ve come to grant you, your request. You are free, now move out of the norm into your answered prayers. The ball is now in your court. Do you know the story of the ‘Chicken?’ Chickens in the country are normally tied or locked up in a coop for so long that they don’t know what freedom looks like. They would stay in one space, or even be walking around in the same place within their confines. They however believe that based on their movements, however slowly it is, it means ‘progress.’ The often look out through the mesh and watch people passing them by and even sometimes they would stop to admire them but would not stay long enough to create real connection. They would watch from their ‘prison’ life passing them, day after day. Then one day came, when the owner decides to release those chickens. He removes the rope or string which tied off their feet and or open the door of the coop to give the chickens freedom. Those chickens being in captivity for so long were not able to experience freedom. Captivity was their new normal. They didn’t know what to do with themselves, even when the owner assisted by lifting them up and putting them on the path to freedom, they chose to remain still.
God is calling you to freedom. Now is the time to get up and take it. Move out in your answered prayers. Walk out in your new season because God is with you. Shake normalcy, complacency and familiarity and allow God to take you to places not even your mind can conceive. Be like the eagle, soaring must become your new normal. Get up out of your bed of wondering, negative self talk , shame, guilt and fear. Be courageous. Be strong. Be bold. Be obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit. This is your season, move with intention and precision.
God’s speed.
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