Will You Hold Please....

I had a great revelation from the Lord the other day that just made my spirit sigh a sigh of relief.  It made my insides smile too :-)     I've been on this painful journey the past year and a half.....I could almost say it has been 2 1/2  but whose counting at this point;  once you hit the downside of the mountain, you get to that point of "who cares how long it's been".     I realized that I am secure in my calling and my anointing with God no matter how far off I am from that reality at this moment.  He has a "place card" in my slot of destiny and I am just on a detour while He re-arranges me a little so that I will be awesome when I get where He wants me to be!  That, was my Ah-Ha moment of knowing He will finish what He started in me.  He knew me before I was formed in my mother's womb and He predestined me and will complete me.   That is always comforting scripture but it just hit me in a new way and through all of the pain of those 2 1/2 years, I was getting better at being who He wants me to be!   There is such a change in me over these years that I have to just say, Thank You God, You Do Love Me. It was all for my own good.

Let's unpack that a little more in hopes that the depth of that revelation comes to you.
When someone says, "Will you hold please?"  your waiting is a test of your patience but at the same time, it is good because....
        You are waiting to address your purpose.    Selah that in the spirit!    The purpose of your call didn't change.
 
 A typical wait on hold gives you time to do the following;
-You can fine tune your message.
-You can contemplate what you wanted to say and see if you really need to say all 'that'.
-You have time to change your mind about how to handle the situation.
-You can add more to your message.
-You can re-adjust your attitude if necessary  (that is a big one)
-You can even put your make up on and fix your hair (just put on speaker).

With God, Being asked to Wait to address your purpose just produces a better you.  

God has put a 'place card'  (definition of place card- "a card with your name on it to hold or mark your seat at a table") ..... your seat at His table. 

Wow!!    How true that is of our Good Good Father!!   He holds our place at His table no matter where we are or where we should be. No matter how long it takes us to get there;  He saves us a seat, waiting for us to show up and sit beside Him. Waiting for us to shine with His presence on us for all to see!     So, while we wander through the sometimes mess of life, trying to figure all of the junk out, He has our seat saved and no one can sit there but us.  

That was such a relief to me...it made me smile and love Him even more!!  And to know that while He waits on me, the Holy Spirit is teaching me to be a better me!

I love you Lord and thank you for loving me enough to always hold my seat!  You are the best friend I could ever have and the best Daddy ever!!  You love me enough to not leave me like I am.  You love me enough to make it a little tough on me so I can grow!   Use me Lord, for your glory and fill me up so full of you that you pour out of me to all those around me!  Make them jealous for you!  

I love you and pray for all of my brothers and sisters, that they know you are holding their place no matter how long it takes for them to find their seat!    Break us open with your love...... 

In Jesus name,
Amen

Carla