For the past year my son has struggled with the idea that "There Must Be Something More".
This week he has been brought to the edge of his comfort zone.
I know God moves and relocates individuals to prepare us for Bigger and Better things!
It always involves risks which requires FAITH.
Jesus has certainly called Bens talents and gifts to a new place, new territory.
Lets take a personal look at a person in the bible that can help us relate to Change in order to experience more!
JABEZ is his name
He stood out in scripture and was popular because he was...
HONORABLE, INTENSE, ZEALOUS, SINCERE and VERY DETERMINED.
Jabez directed a prayer that many know in 1 Chronicles 4:10...
"Oh that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that your hand would be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, and that I may not cause pain!"
So God granted him what he requested.
Jabez trusted in the dependence of everything that he needed from the one true GOD. He understood the verse "Be anxious for nothing, but in prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God. (Philippians 4:6)
Jabez requested a personal blessing.
He desired some divine favor and asked God to... ENLARGE HIS TERRITORY!
Let me encourage your dreams today friends. If you honor God with your life, the right doors will open. God has someone to promote you and bring you into the Bigger that God has for you.
ONE TOUCH OF GODS FAVOR CAN THRUST YOU RIGHT INTO YOUR PREFERRED DESTINY. GOD WILL PROVIDE, ENLARGE, GUIDE, PRESERVE and DELIVER!
Therefore, we can trust Him to answer our prayers for the Bigger and Better. He will provide what He knows best and it will be in harmony with His will, just as He did with Jabez.
ONLY...if you are doing business Gods way! Please, repeat the last sentence.
Its not only ok to ask God for more but He is waiting for you to ask.
For what purpose do you want God to enlarge your territory?
What is your intent?
If your intent is to be used by God in bigger and more influential way?
Lets take a survey right now on our territory!
I had my son Benjamin examine his territory in the last few months because I knew deep inside he was sruggling with the feeling of having something more. He is currently a freshmen in highschool and enjoying the basic, robotic program of everyday living. But recently he said that he felt that his artistic side and desires felt trapped and that he wanted to do more. God put so many people in our pathway to help us examine other territories or programs to challenge and motivate his passions.
Going to school, playing sports, making friends is all good but Ben felt a huge VOID in the area of his music and artistic side.
Yesterday God opened doors that Ben walked through and explored. Ben loved what he seen and felt behind these new doors. This now means he will transfer high schools. This takes alot of faith to transfer your sophmore year and start over especially for a teenager in high school.
I am proud that he is following his number one passion and desire. God will grow this gift inside him in his future NEW environment!
Below is a great way to examine the territory you may be currently in and then determine if this territory is the BEST for all you can and should be!
1. Discover exactly what your territory looks like
now?
Territory=a region marked off for other purposes.
an area of knowledge or interest.
2. What is the territory of your work, school or
homelife? Can you define it?
3. In that territory what makes up for your passions
for life? what areas of your giftedness are being
used?
4. What really captures your imagination in that
territory?
5. What is the "territory" of your passions in
life that you'd ask God to grow?
6. KEEP awareness of your specific territory at all
times, Don't settle for Voids and please don't
ignore your primary gifts or talents.
7 Be open to see things in a New way, be guarding
knowing Gods will and purpose for your life.
LIVE LARGE FOR GOD FRIEND
If again you can say its your driving ambition to find something more then by all means ask God he could relocate you and drive you toward your purpose and passions!
Be prepared for Him to bring new challenges, new adventures and new opened doors as He delightfully ENLARGES YOUR TERRITORY!
ITS NEVER TO LATE!
May you grow in exciting ways and allow the CHALLENGING work God has in mind for you to enter in!
HE IS GETTING READY TO EXPAND
BELIEVE and RECEIVE
I LOVE see my son Benjamin stand on the edge with much courage believing and asking God to touch my his life and bless him in the seasons to come.
I encourage you all to stop and make the prayer of Jabez your own today!
Blessings,
