I hear the Father speaking value over those who are in an unexpected season of life. Be encouraged by Jacob’s story, for you are gold in His Kingdom! He is still at work!
And your voice, along with the gifts you carry, is significant now and in the future.
“Lord, Why Am I Here?”
A theme in the Scripture is that God called his people out of Egypt (Hos 11:1).
And yet at the end of Jacob’s life, God called him into Egypt!
Sometimes, like Jacob, we end up in a season we never expected.
We may say, “Lord, why am I here?”
- But even when life takes an unexpected turn, God is with you.
Hear your Father say, “I am the God of your present, past, and future.”
The Land of Prophetic Promise
Jacob worked for his uncle Laban in Haran for many years. But he was destined to return to Canaan, where he’d grown up. In fact, years earlier at Bethel, he made a promise to God about it (Gen 28:21).
The day eventually came when God spoke to him and said:
- “I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family.” (Gen 31:13, NKJV)
“It’s time to go to Canaan!”
Now, Canaan was the land of prophetic promise, where Jacob’s forefathers, Abraham and Isaac had lived.
So, Jacob obeyed God, took his family, and established his home in the land of Canaan.
The Inside of Your Story
Today, we have the benefit of seeing the whole story in Genesis. But Jacob had to live inside of that story.
- And right now, you are living on the inside of your own story.
- Aspects of it are in mystery—but that is where God dwells.
In times of uncertainty, we may say, “I feel unstable!”
Our Father replies, “My plans are unshakable.
Beloved, I hold you in the palm of My hand.”
You can be assured that there is glory in the mystery, for God is with you!
4 Ways God is Still at Work in Your Calling
1. You Discover God has Already Provided for You
Jacob was still faithfully living in Canaan when a regional drought began.
And then, he was watching his family’s grain supply dwindle.
He had no choice but to turn to Egypt to purchase grain.
Little did Jacob know that his son Joseph was alive, and had a position of rulership in Egypt. He did not realize that his future supply was already secured.
In fact, Jacob tried to pay for grain from Egypt, but that money was returned, along with the grain he ordered (Gen 42:35).
- Jacob had a source of favor that he was unaware of!
What a wonderful thought: You have more favor than you are aware of.
Today, you may be concerned about a source of supply drying up, but God has gone ahead of you!
2. You Encounter God in Unexpected Ways
God called Jacob to Egypt through an invite from his son Joseph. It wasn’t until he was en route, at Beersheba, that God spoke to him directly.
“I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down to Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.” (Gen 46:3, NKJV)
We read in Genesis that Jacob encountered God at all the turning points of his life.
- And in the same way, He wants to speak with you about your future.
Now, remember, Jacob wasn’t always “in a good place with God” when the Lord spoke to him!
He first encountered God at Bethel, after having failed in his relationships and fled his home.
This amazing grace, including His life-changing adjustments, is available to you also.
And this is true even though you may have questions or feel regret right now.
3. You See God’s Redemption in this Season
In every season there is redemption.
So, don’t focus on what God is not doing. Instead, see what He is doing—there is something beautiful for you to see.
Jacob had something to look forward to in Egypt, for he had learned that his son Joseph was there.
His family would be together again; his tribe would be complete.
A reconciliation was about to take place, and there was more! In Egypt, there was an abundance of food, and room for the tribe of Israel to grow.
4. You Discover Your Voice to the Next Generation
Jacob gave his final prophetic words to his sons in Egypt! And these words are among Jacob’s greatest contributions to Scripture (Gen 49). As an elderly man, he had an opportunity to speak with and bless Pharaoh! (Gen 47:7)
- No matter where you are right now, you have gifts and a voice!
- God has given unique insights to you, along with knowledge, stories, and prophetic messages
There are people around you, who need to hear your story.
Also, let’s not forget that our Father is generational. He sees the bigger picture beyond our time on earth.
And just as He did with Jacob, God is using our lives to help set the stage for a future generation (see also Heb 11). [1]
God’s Timeline is Unique for You
We often liken the prophetic calling to climbing a mountain.
There are twists and turns, and it seems to take forever to climb—years go by!
Think about Joseph, Esther, and David, who are typical of our prophetic “heroes of the faith”:
- After seasons of preparation, trials, and waiting, they ascend to rule
- And from that pinnacle, they are positioned to fulfill God’s destiny for their lives
So, we also dream of the day that finally, we will arrive at the summit—the high point of our calling.
And, we think, we will stay there and build for the rest of our lives.
- Yet, not every prophetic calling in the Bible follows that pattern.
And your timeline is unique.
These are Your Best Days
So, today, no matter where you are right now, be encouraged by the journey of Jacob.
Honor your circumstances, choose to bless your surroundings, seek to help others—and hear your Father say:
“These ARE your best days, for I am here with you!”
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Notes
[1] This bright spot heralded a dark period in Israel’s history. Egypt would eventually become a place in which Israel was enslaved. This was foretold in a prophecy by God to Abraham (Gen 15:13). I encourage you to read the whole story in Genesis (and Exodus…)
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Helen I really thank God for I do relate to the story as I have been delaying what God has called me for due to not knowing how am i going to this or even where to start.
I always get a comfort zone where it end not good.
May He continue to use you
Hi Mpho Senosi,
I pray you are uplifted and the way becomes clear!
Here are some thoughts on prophetic calling for further encouragement
https://www.enlivenpublishing.com/2016/02/02/7-ways-to-prepare-for-your-prophetic-calling/
I am so grateful for finding your message once again. Each time there is such an encouragement and anointing for hope for the future. At 84 my husband was just water baptized and words were spoken over him about speaking into those younger lives and even touching the hardest heart. God has been speaking to me about restoration for the family and I sensethis is his plan and we are will move together and see great things happen
Hi Joan, that warms my heart and I join you right now in praying and believing for your family to be filled and restored and to flourish. <3
Thanks Helen for the prophetic insights revealed through the life stories of Jacob. I am deeply touched. I needed this prophetic teaching and I tap into it in Jesus Name. My life is at the crossroads right now. I see myself stark in the past and I am praying that God will take me back to Canaan. Help me pray for revitalized spiritual life. My past is hurtful but God can change those glimpses into glitters. Once again, thank you!!!
Hi Andrew, I’m praying in agreement with you now! You are on track with God, you are unstoppable!
I pray faith and hope in the Spirit fills and overflows your life.
Thank you so much Woman of God for the prophetic word especially this season, every word to the dot, precept upon precept applies to my current life, i actually feel like am in a wild goose chase. Come to think about it, am a perfect type of Jacob in The Bible. It was like as if you were speaking to me personally. Am so edified. Thank you so much. God bless you abundantly.
Hello, I have just read this post and I cannot even see where I am in Christ and His Kingdom anymore. I hate saying this but my life from the time I first met the Lord, March 23, 1977 and now, for the past few years is so totally different. I met the Lord when I was 30 years old and it was glorious. I was married to a man who was an unbeliever, as I was on the day before March 23rd so we were equally yoked and then I met Christ and he didn’t want any part of it at that time. I was raising 4 kids, which after meeting Christ became 6. Part of my awesome testimony which I do not have enough time to share here since most people will not want to hear it, it would take too long, but just let me say that my relationship grew from that first day of wanting Him to be my Savior and then realizing, from things that He shared with me, that I wanted Him as Lord also. I heard His awesome Voice in a few ways, one time in an elevator of a hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y., in an audible voice that rose up from the center of my chest and was so loud, like a rushing waterfall in it’s power and He told me something that to me was just a simple request for me to go and give a young girl a get well balloon. I remember thinking, Wow, I heard Your Voice and I need to know so much and the only time I had ever heard Him, like that anyway, I really wished that He had given me so of the answers that I sought, but He is God, I am not and my ways and His ways and my thoughts and His are so not the same. Trying to make this message a bit shorter, my relationship with Him was really like that for the first 20 plus years, but started right in the beginning. Dreams, visions His voice so clear in impressions where He could give me a whole story in one split second that would take me an hour to share and also that still small voice. He gave me a word that I would have “more Children” and I did, 2 more who are now 37 and 35 years old. My husband accepted Christ just days before his untimely death in 2001 and I remarried. I went out on the streets and shared the gospel, which in the beginning was very hard for me and I went scared but I went. Eventually, I would hear Him say, this one or that one, go here, go there, it was awesome. My problem is that that last time I ever have heard Him was in 2011 or 12 and He said to me “Redeem the time for the days are evil” Since the day I remarried, my spiritual life started going downhill. Not right away and not suddenly, in fact it was such small increments that I barely noticed. I was too busy dealing with a husband who told me he was a believer, but was not( I think that he thought that he was). Instead of praying about things, I found myself just doing things. I did pray and pray before I married my husband and I seemed to be getting the green light but his behavior eventually proved to be that of an unbeliever and a wounded person with alot of hate and anger. I doubt that the Lord would have gave me the green light to marry a man who was not saved since it goes directly against His Word, but that is how messed up I was getting. I went more by my thoughts and feelings. OK, here we are in 2021. I have yet to ever hear His Voice again after that last time. I cry, repent, beg and plead but all I get is total silence. I go through such days of deep depression and I believe it is because I miss Him so much and also I am so scared. I am trying to find out what I had done and give it to Him and be healed but no matter how many times I go over everything that I could have done, and repent things do not change. I have no guidance, wisdom etc from Him and I need Him so much. Then I thought that could it be that I am just supposed to “walk by faith and not by sight, or feelings”? I try, but all of the time there is this niggling thought that I had better find out what the sin is because I am getting old, I will be 75 in November and I am so scared that I have lost my salvation since I do not have any Blessed Assurance that Jesus is mine! I know, this sounds and it terrible, like I said I hated to admit this but it happens to be what is going on so hiding it is a wate of time. I have some health issues that are keeping me homebound mostly everyday. I do not attend church services and haven’t for about 2 years. I have written to my Pastor and asked for help but the last message that I sent, which probably was alot like this one went ignored. This is why I have not been able to reach out for help. I have zero fellowship with anyone let alone believers. I still share Christ whenever I get the chance bit I wonder sometimes if I should keep my mouth shut since I am now a poor example of a faithful follower of Christ even if what I am sharing with them, mostly my testimony, is the truth. Deliverance, from alcohol, cigarettes and in 2008, from large doses of prescribed pain medications 120+ mg a day! I pray everyday to Him and ask Him to PLEASE HELP ME! I want to go back and serve Him again. I feel so selfish, and my attitudes are bad, grouchy and my thoughts are worse. I try and change it, I pray to change it but I sometimes get worse, not better. I remember back in the beginning of my walk with Him and I was having great difficulty stopping some of the behaviors that I came into our relationship with and I was crying and telling Him this, “Jesus, I can’t change this” This is the very first time that I had heard His Voice and He said, “You can’t bit I can!!” I know that He never changes, He said so, so why is He not helping me now, I have very little time left. Oh, I am so sirry that I have gone on like this, forgive me. I just don’t know where I am anymore or how to get out of this mess and place I am in. If you can give me any advice at all, I would so greatly appreciate it, Thanks again and again, forgive this long email, Carol
Thank you so much prophet Helen.
I am encouraged greatly by these words and indeed I can day that God doesn’t leave us without a witness and he has a sure word for every season we go through. Thank you for allowing faith and hope rise within me; I know beyond doubts that though I may not have full grasp of understanding but one thing is sure, “God is with me”…
I celebrate you ma…Thanks for being so timely and accurate!!!!!