Now The Time Has Come ....
Joshua 1:1-2
1 After the death of Moses the LORD’s servant, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them.
The day began with an atmosphere of gratitude, prayers, and a heart filled with praise. Despite battling sickness, everything in life seemed to be aligning perfectly. The plans for the day were clear, and I was ready to tackle the tasks ahead with ease.
As I sat at my desk and opened my email to review the content I had prepared to schedule, I felt confident. But that confidence wavered the moment I realized the content was nowhere to be found. I refreshed the page. Nothing. I searched through folders. Still nothing. With each attempt, my frustration grew. I had planned to schedule content today, not create it from scratch.
The realization hit me hard: the content was gone or never created in the first place, and I would have to start over. I felt the weight of disappointment settle in as I glanced at my calendar, hoping for some kind of reprieve. To my surprise, the day was free of commitments.
At first, the blank schedule felt like a small mercy, but soon, a different kind of frustration took over. The open day meant I had no excuse not to rebuild the lost work or work that I thought I built but didn't. My emotions swirled, and I laid my head on the desk, letting the frustration pour out.
After a moment of soaking in those feelings, something stirred within me. I lifted my head, took a deep breath, and decided to move forward. I got up, got dressed, and adjusted my desk to a standing position. As I began to gather my thoughts and prepare for the task ahead, two things came to mind:
This is my now the time has come moment and
The changing of posture, getting dressed, and writing about my experience in hopes of encouraging you.
Today we will focus on the practical steps required for you to take courage and accept the invitation to participate in an activity that requires our elevation of mind, motives, and even movements. Throughout scripture we see that many people have had their now the time has come moments, and those moments are not by accident or chance, those moments are nudges from God to move past the current moment. It is an invitation to participate in an activity that requires our elevation of mind, motives, and even movements. I thought about Joshua! The book of Joshua opens up with the succession plan in place, Moses died, the people are mourning and now God is talking to Joshua about giving him the strategy, the time has come for them to enter into the promised land and Joshua was the person for the job. In that, God gave Joshua the blueprint that consisted of the promise, the plan, and even the provision. Just as God gave those things to Joshua he will also give those things to us. For me, I didn't know but the provision was already embedded throughout the day. God already knew his daughter would search for content and not find it and he knew to provide the provisions throughout the day. His daughter had to agree to participate in the now the time has come moment. Throughout scripture we see this theme over and over again and each time with each person God is giving us an invitation to participate in an activity that requires our elevation of mind, motives, and even movements.
Changing of Posture: I am deeply passionate about our posture because I recognize the profound impact it can have on both our success and our setbacks. A misaligned posture can hinder our ability to take dominion over the areas we are called to, and in some cases, it can lead to delays, leaving us feeling as though we are walking in defeat. This is a two-fold process:
Internal: This is your heart before God, it's you and him in this space, there is no one else that has access to the depth of this place but God - he even sees the things you dont see or have yet to discover. This space is filled with peace and/or courage when there is a shift (this was the start of my day). Now this space is filled with questions, and worry when I am further away from making the shift. I am battling my mind, will, and emotions (this was when I started to realize that I couldn't find my content)
External: This is where the mind, emotions, and will be aligned ( I lifted my head, took a deep breath, and decided to move forward)
Getting Dressed: Yes I was sick when all this had happened but it was time to get dressed into something different as much as I love my Christmas onesie, it wasn't going to help me be productive. So I had to change my outfit to match my shifted mindset. Getting dressed looks different and it varies depending on the season you are in. What I know for sure is that no matter what season you are in it's required of you.
Write It Out: I wrote out all my emotions in my journal, and I wrote this to you as well. When we write things down we can trace the track record of God and how he has matured us and equipped us.
