There
is a popular story in the New Testament of the Bible, about a man named
Lazarus.
Jesus
heard about his death, and came to see Him. As He witnessed him lying dead in
the tomb, He called out “Lazarus, come forth”.
Now even though Lazarus had been dead in the tomb four days,
He
“heard” the voice, came alive, rose up, and came out of the tomb!
I
got to thinking. Lazarus experienced a physical death, decomposing, stinking,
and all, and was able to rise and come back.
We
are still blessed with life physically, but many of us are walking about dead
in other areas. Some have lost their
sense of direction, destiny, purpose, and identity. They have been seemingly
stuck in “dead end” situations for so long, and have essentially lost hope that
they will ever get out, that they will ever overcome.
One
thing that can nix all of this, is discovering you are, and walking in it.
I
believe that GOD has called our “names” many times, but we have not come forth
due to fear, lack of belief, listening to what others “say” our names are, or
just plan renaming yourself (doing what YOU think is best for YOU).
Unplug, and listen to what I am about
to say. Yeah YOU. You that may be troubled by your circumstances and you are
detached yourself from who you are and have attached yourself to what is going
on around you.
GOD is calling you to come forth with
WHO YOU ARE.
You are born with greatness, power and
anointing inside of you. You are not your circumstances! You are a product of
the Most High God, and was created in His image and His likeness! He has
equipped you with ALL you need to be who He has called you to be!
Are you being called from a place of
lack to a place of prosperity? Are you being called from a place of defeat? Are you being called from who you thought you
were, to who God designed you to be?
Maybe each time you hear something
about helping the homeless, something stirs in you. Or, you’re stirred by
someone telling an inspirational story and you get that feeling again, that you
should be telling yours and inspiring others. Maybe you’re in a profession
carved out for you by your parents or you followed the path of a degree or
experience you didn’t even enjoy but you want to do something completely
different but you’re too afraid to take that first step.
Don’t ignore the nudging! It could very well be that “Come forth,”
voice that you keep ignoring but that wants to take you to that place where you
can be ALL that you were intended to be!
