Day 4
Scripture: Joel 2:28-32
“And it shall come to pass afterward,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
Even on the male and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit.
“And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.
Story from the Blue Seats:
I woke up on January 1, 2019 with an overwhelming sense of despondency. I felt like I had drifted through the previous year. I was in a job I didn’t love. My faith life could be described as stagnant, at best. I felt distant from many of my friends. I knew I was letting fear play a bigger role in my life than it should. I felt stuck. I felt untethered to anything that gave my life purpose.
I remember the desperate conversation I had with God that day, asking him to give me a new vision for my life. But, I needed help to connect again with his voice. I invited a few girlfriends to join me in creating vision boards. The vision board I created that year had many themes. The one I remember feeling the weirdest about was a corner on the board that I dedicated to my job. I had cut magazine clippings that included a job title that was 4 levels above where I was at the time. It felt presumptuous to put something that lofty on my board, especially since it would take me years to work up to that job title. But I felt drawn to put it on the board; something I can only describe as a holy prompting.
Two years later, a friend sent me a job description at a new company– a job that seemed too senior for my experience at that time, but one I felt drawn to. I wish I could say that I applied immediately. I didn’t. A full month passed as I allowed myself to be too scared and too incredulous to admit, even to myself, that I wanted the job. But my friend had been at my vision board party and remembered my ridiculous vision for my career. She persisted and even stayed on the phone with me while I applied. A few weeks later, I signed an offer for a job with my vision board title; a position that had seemed impossible just two short years previously.
What vision for your future has God laid on your heart that might be scaring you or causing others to doubt? How might God be calling you to move in faith and trust?
As for me, the new job has been a gift—growing me and giving me opportunities I couldn’t have dreamed for myself. I am grateful for that vision board and for the friend that believed the word of God for me when my faith faltered.
