“It was God's promise, but it was Joshua's responsibility to bring it to pass.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus (2003-09-04) from his book, Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul (Kindle Locations 1334-1335). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

The promise that God gave to this Old Testament character, Joshua was, "You will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give to them."

There is the promise but there is also the task. He is saying, Joshua, “I’m going to give you the opportunity to lead these people but then you must lead them.” Along with opportunity goes responsibility.

God has given me the desire and the opportunity and the passion to encourage people through blogging. Now I know He will give me inspiration in what to say but it will go away if I don’t sit down and start writing. Sometimes it doesn’t even start coming until I have set down with my laptop and looking for a thought and then start writing.

To be honest, today I was tempted to not write but the opportunity to encourage someone today got me to come to Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea and start searching for a thought and then start writing. When I started it started happening.

Erwin also said, “There is something that God wants you to do—not to sit back and watch Him do or passively wait for Him to do, but a calling that God waits for you to embrace, pursue, and fulfill.”

Too many of us are waiting on God but really He is waiting on us. The time for waiting is over for all of us and the time for doing is upon us. We all have a promise from God. He has a promised task that He created you to do. Yes to do. It may not, it probably won’t be easy but it will be what you were created to do.

Start today looking at who you are, at what excites you, at what you love to do, at your abilities, your personality. Then start looking at what that means from God’s perspective. He created you and that shows His plan and promise for you. Then start developing, growing, embracing, pursuing, and fulfilling . Keep as close to God as you can and then start doing.

So what do you need to start doing?

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