I was busy doing some writing and editing last night, while eating leftover birthday cake, when all of a sudden, it hit me. "We're already into November!" I thought to myself. "Before we know it, we'll be entering into 2010."
For a moment, I sat there just really pondering how quickly time has gone by. Then, I took a bit of time to do a real self-evaluation. I asked myself, "Have I done or am I doing what God instructed me to do in this season?"
You know, I think you should join me in asking yourself the same thing, because time is out for just living life. It's about living a life that's built around our divine purpose, which is ultimately rooted in God's perfect will.
Now, when you do your "self-evaluation," it's not designed to get you frustrated with where you are, or to make you begin brooding over all you had "hoped" would have happened by now. No, no, not at all. Rather, the self-evaluative look, is designed to help you get really honest about whether you're doing what you know God said do. Keep in mind that we're focusing on areas where we have clarity and understanding. That's the key.
I made that distinction because, I believe there are some things God plants in our spirits that we don't have complete revelation about. Our understanding has not been enlightened and although we know He's leading us down a path, the details are still sketchy and ambiguous at best. In these cases, we need to simply pray, trust God and be still, while continuing to remain open to whatever He's saying or doing.
But then, there are those other moments when we know exactly what God is saying; when He's given us clear instructions. But yet, something inside of us still wrestles. We find ourselves still resisting the Father's leading for a number of reasons: Fear, insecurity, lack of motivation, or even, unwillingness to get out there and try. In these cases, we need to move on what God has spoken, so we won't miss out on what He wants to do.
Right now, I don't believe you're reading this by accident. There's purpose on your life and it's time to do a self-evaluation. Have you made those changes God placed on your heart to make? If not, it's not too late, so don't dare let this year go out without doing it.
As I said earlier, if you don't have clarity on something, then don't worry about it. But if you've been sensing that it's time to do something specifically and you can clearly identify what it is, as well as how to get it done, then it's time to move.
Don't let another day go by without taking action. All you need to be is willing and obedient. "If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land" (Isaiah 1:19 KJV).
As always, thanks for reading and until next time... may you be empowered to prosper!
Dianna Hobbs
