One of the joys and challenges of being prophetic, is that we carry a dream of what we see God doing in the future.
In the meantime, we find ourselves in a gap. Today, we’re faced with trials and difficulties (James 1:2-4).
Hear God saying, ‘I am healing your perspective concerning where you are right now. And I am giving you courage to dream again!’
Connecting the Dots: Your Father Sees the Completed Picture
When you have a prophetic perspective, you not only believe what God says about your future—you can also trust Him in your present.
The prophetic journey is like ‘connect the dots’ activities that are found in children’s books.
- The person who designed them has left clues to follow—dots that must be joined with a pen
- When every dot has been connected, the full picture appears
You may relate to this right now, as you find yourself in transition in some area of your life. You are in a ‘dot moment’.
You have left something behind, and have no idea how to reach what lies ahead. There are prophecies and dreams that have not yet been fulfilled.
In the here and now, you can trust your Heavenly Father.
God has seen the beginning and the end. Your heart is towards Him. And He declares,‘It is good. You are good!’
God Looks at Your Life and Says, ‘It is Good!’
‘…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.’ (Phil 1:6 NIV)
According to the Bible, your life is a work in progress, and that’s okay! No matter where you are, know that your Father is carrying His good work on in you until completion.
Incomplete, but Good!
During times of uncertainty and change, it is tempting to become discouraged and say,‘This is not good!’
But your Father is seeing from a different perspective.
When God created the earth, the Bible tells us several times, ‘he saw it was good’. (Gen 1:4, 9, 12)
He saw good, while His creation was still in process. Before there was the earth, before there was the sky; before there was any plant or animal life, before humanity existed.
God’s work was incomplete, and yet He saw that what He had created was good.
Today, know God’s favor is towards you! Receive the courage to declare, ‘God’s work in me is good!’
Be Comforted: God is at Work in Others
Not only are you personally in a process, but those your life touches are also a work in progress.
Sometimes our hearts grieve, because there is a gap between where others are now, and the destiny we know God has for them.
Today, you may have a son or daughter, grandchild, or other close friend or family member you are concerned about.
- You may be seeking change in a person or group you are ministering to, or praying for
Hear your Father saying, ‘Let your heart be at rest. I am carrying on a good work. Pray without fear and worry.’
When Jacob Encountered God
One day, Rebekah urged her son Jacob to flee from their household, because his brother Esau wanted to kill him. (See Gen 25-28)
She was distressed and feared for both her sons’ lives.
But on that very day, one that Jacob later called, ‘the day of my distress’ (Gen 35:3), Rebekah’s son dreamed of an open heaven above him.
In that place of pain, Jacob had a revelation of the goodness and favor of God. And he named that place Bethel, which means ‘House of God’ (Gen 28:17-19).
It was a ‘dot moment’ in the plan of God. He had more up ahead. Jacob’s life and relationship with God was still a work in progress.
Your Father sees not only this middle—this dot moment—but also what is to come. And He declares, ‘It is good!’
Today, let go of your worries about those you love, and those you are praying for. God is healing your perspective.
In this place of ‘the dot’—where you cannot see how God will fulfil your dreams from Him for you and others—you are in a place of Divine appointment.
Here and now, encounter the God Who loves you.
© 2018 Helen Calder Enliven Blog – Prophetic Teaching
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Helen Calder is a prophetic minister and writer, and founder of Enliven Ministries. Helen has a unique gift of equipping in prophetic ministry and prayer. She is known for Enliven Blog (est. 2009), an online resource that reaches thousands of people globally.
Wow sometimes I have no idea where I’m heading I have promises beyond promises from God and many times I doubt I think because of my unfaithfulness or I’m always thinking that I’m unworthy so I doubt His love and provision. I guess this tells me Hes in control and somehow through it all he’s leading I just hope that he would help me be still and quiet down to hear him more and to help me allow him to help me
God bless you … this is a VERY BEAUTIFUL & HOLY expression & I sense the HOLY SPIRIT all over your expressed words … & we know HIS WORD does not come back void … but is accomplished to where it is sent.
Peace & Love to you!
Thank you Lord! This is confirmation. God is working on my behalf. Sometimes It feel like God has forgotten me but God is purging me and it has not been easy….mentally or emotionally. God is connecting the dots. Thank God for you. May God bless you for your faithfulness in Jesus name.
Oh Helen…big lump in throat. Fought back tears as I’m driving to work. This ministers to such a deep place in my spirit. Thank you is insufficient, but will have to due.
I am struck by some of the words in your blog this morning, including “I am giving you courage to dream again.” Over the last 6 months I’ve been on a journey of working through doubts and fears around my relationship with God to finally trust Him fully and determine to have a daily, intimate walk with Him where there is no turning back. But in the last month or so after a couple months of illness, I lost sight of my purpose and passions for life as I am adapting to the life of a retiree where work was my motivation and stimulant to move forward and keep going. This week, Heavenly Father revealed to me that I have stopped dreaming (i.e. having hopes for my life like a reason to get up in the morning, a purpose for my days each week, etc.). When He told me this I felt His encouragement to start dreaming again about the possibilities in life as I follow Him and live for Him. Dreaming and hope are closely linked. His revelation was freeing to me, and sparked again a passion for my life which I had before, and had actually asked Him for again just 2-3 days prior. So I’m fascinated by your opening comment which also encourages me to keep focused on what God wants in my life: “I am giving you courage to dream again!”. He did that this week after I had asked for His help. Your words affirm what God has spoken to me. I am indeed in a huge transition period of my life, where my entire life has been focused on work and now I’m anxious about my new focus and purpose(s). As you said, “the past is left behind” and I’m learning how He wants me to live in this new phase. I am encouraged by your verse shared – Phil 1:6. This reminds me that the new work in my heart that He is doing will be carried to completion. It gives me hope for the growing I’m doing now in going deeper than ever with God, as well as giving me hope for my future that even though I don’t know His plans for me that He will lead me through it, so I need not fear or be anxious about what I don’t see right now. Thanks for sharing this word with us. It’s encouragement to my heart this morning.
Connect the dots makes so much sense to me and helps me to wait. I believe God is making a way for me back to my home state, but I cannot see how because I don’t see all the dots. Very helpful. Thank you!