Hi says the oxen
Embrace the season and place you are in. Be faithful in abundance. Be faithful in lack.
There are a lot of take aways from today. But to me, this struck home the most.
Elisha was a farmer, not an ordinary one at that. He was plowing in the wilderness, behind 12 oxens. He was forgotten, displaced, and even hidden. But he was there, doing what he was supposed to do. He never rested under a shade. He never bathed in the nearby river nor flirted with the girls drawing water from the well. He never ran away. He was just there, silently, steadily plowing. So when the right time came, Elijah found him right where God placed him. If he did had other plans, the story would have turned out differently.
Elijah promised Elisha a double portion of his anointing. But Elisha had to wait for 10 years before the promise was fulfilled. In those ten years, he never stopped running after Elijah even during the times when Elijah shrugged him off. This explains why even his bones are anointed.
Are you going to keep on plowing even if you're in the wilderness? Even if you are hidden behind 12 oxens? Even when you have to sacrifice the comforts of home? Even when it is not noticed?
Elisha's goal was to reap crops. God had something entirely different in mind- He was setting up Elijah and Elisha's meet-up. He was setting up Elisha's destiny. The wilderness was not a punishment. It was a training, a catapult to your destiny.
Funny. My rhema word for this year is exactly the church's new beginning rhema word. When I first received that word, I did not really get excited. Everybody were posting promises of great joy and abundance. On the other hand, there I was, being forewarned that I will go through wilderness and deserts.
Then the word became flesh.
I just resigned. I am currently jobless and in the midst of interview hustle bustles.
I just got transferred to another network. I am just starting to make connections.
I just lost a number of disciples. I am struggling to forgive and forget.
I am raising up a new group of leaders. I am losing my regular open cell.
I am torn between going home and staying here.
I am having quarter life crisis feels.
There are a lot of take aways from today. But to me, this struck home the most.
Elisha was a farmer, not an ordinary one at that. He was plowing in the wilderness, behind 12 oxens. He was forgotten, displaced, and even hidden. But he was there, doing what he was supposed to do. He never rested under a shade. He never bathed in the nearby river nor flirted with the girls drawing water from the well. He never ran away. He was just there, silently, steadily plowing. So when the right time came, Elijah found him right where God placed him. If he did had other plans, the story would have turned out differently.
Elijah promised Elisha a double portion of his anointing. But Elisha had to wait for 10 years before the promise was fulfilled. In those ten years, he never stopped running after Elijah even during the times when Elijah shrugged him off. This explains why even his bones are anointed.
Are you going to keep on plowing even if you're in the wilderness? Even if you are hidden behind 12 oxens? Even when you have to sacrifice the comforts of home? Even when it is not noticed?
Elisha's goal was to reap crops. God had something entirely different in mind- He was setting up Elijah and Elisha's meet-up. He was setting up Elisha's destiny. The wilderness was not a punishment. It was a training, a catapult to your destiny.
Funny. My rhema word for this year is exactly the church's new beginning rhema word. When I first received that word, I did not really get excited. Everybody were posting promises of great joy and abundance. On the other hand, there I was, being forewarned that I will go through wilderness and deserts.
Then the word became flesh.
I just resigned. I am currently jobless and in the midst of interview hustle bustles.
I just got transferred to another network. I am just starting to make connections.
I just lost a number of disciples. I am struggling to forgive and forget.
I am raising up a new group of leaders. I am losing my regular open cell.
I am torn between going home and staying here.
I am having quarter life crisis feels.
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