I have spent this week cancelling anything from my schedule that does not align with the call God has placed on my life. There…I said it. You have no idea how freeing this has been. A fellow musician friend likes to call it..”staying in your own lane.” I like that actually. Over this past year it seems God has been showing me not my gifts…not my talents..although He gives those too. But He has been showing me “The CALL.”  God has clearly mandated to me that which I am to obey. After years of ministry I can tell you I now understand there is a difference between gifts, talents, and a call. Yet He will use all the gifts and talents..in The Call. The Call sent from God must be protected. The vision is from Him..not us. There is a world of difference. Our vision may be good and even fruitful..but His will be not only life changing for us..but life changing for others. We can not afford to miss His Call.

I received a clarity of my calling this past year as I began to understand how even past years of ministry were all preparing for such a time as this. All my experiences, gifts, talents, etc would culminate for that which Christ had been preparing me for. I use to think I was called simply to music ministry…but it was only a mode of deliverance for the messages God wanted to share. Yes music is a component but not all there is to it.

So many of us in the church are in “the wrong lane.” We are in areas where there is a need but we are not anointed for the need. But someone had to fill the slot..right? Or we hate to say no for fear of missing out on what God “might do.” Somehow in our own minds we think if we don’t jump on the opportunity that we will miss our only chance..but our call is irrevocable friends.In essence it wasn’t Him anyway…it was our own self…or even a good thing arranged by the enemy. If he can’t get us with bad things…he will  distract us from the God place designed uniquely for us. Listen..I see it in the lives of many. We step into our place and then Satan sends us other great opportunities that start to suck the time right out of our God thing. We become so tired and weary and no longer even get to the God thing that gave us such joy and fruitfulness! The reason being His JOY has been quenched because His Joy is evident when we fulfill His call….rather than our own! Let me tell you if you are recognizing this right now as you read this…never be afraid to step out of it immediately. Fear God..not man. Obey God..not man. Get where you are called to be!

God ordains us and anoints us for service. The anointing is critical. We should tremble to go anywhere without it. For withouth God we can do nothing. Without the anointing of the Holy Spirit…it’s born of flesh and not Spirit. The Spirit is who gives life and the flesh will count for nothing.

I do not know about you..but as a friend and I have discussed recently..I am abandoning the “norm” of worldly ministry…and going back to the life of the supernatural call and life of those precious  fishermen who walked with Christ daily. Also to the life of being guided by the Holy Spirit…The Promise who was sent back to teach us, comfort us, and work through us to reach a lost, dying, and sick world. Paul was “called to preach in the region of Macedonia.”  We must go where He says go..stay when He says stay. Our lives are not our own. You may be in the right lane..but the wrong place. You must be in the right lane….in the right place. Remember, God told Elijah to go to Zarephath and he had prepared a widow to provide for him. What if he had gone somewhere else?  Get my drift? You see -if we look at the scriptures there were places the Spirit didn’t allow them to go actually. Sometimes Paul did not even stay when they asked him to. He had an agenda and it wasn’t his. It was a heavenly agenda from the Lord. Even Christ only did that which the Father did. Are we not to do the same?

I am coming into agreement with the Lord. For it is the land of hills and valleys that drink water from the rain of heaven. (Deuteronomy 11:11) I have always been sensitive to the Holy Spirit; yet, I am learning I am still not fully yielded. Yet I deeply desire to see the Holy Spirit revive hearts and Christ to be exalted. I want to fulfill my Calling…for it’s His desire. I want to see His outpouring..I am tired of just hearing about it. I want to see His rain…Showers of Blessings! I am not satisfied with the single drops any longer. There is MORE..if we will join His work…and let go of that which He never spoke over us.

If you or I stay in the wrong lane…people will be missed! If you are not in the place God called you to be…something important is missing for those there! Christ in you is missing for them! It’s that important! If you are in the wrong lane you are taking up someone else’s God place! Most likely you already have the feeling but are scared to pull the trigger:) We will miss the most magnificent moments with Christ if we dare not obey! Let us not be satisfied with where we are! Be confident in the Call on your life! Walk in it! You will not miss anything by saying no..you will simply be aligning yourself with the heart of Christ..and the biggest adventures you will ever know will now have room to unfold! Your mind will not be so taxed with things busy but not God’s plan in your life! You will create margin for Him to move!

A friend reminded me this past week of this very important thought. We must all get to this place: “REMEMBER SHELLY….YOU ARE DEAD.”

Need I say more… except the outpour He gave me once I cleared those things that needed clearing.

Because He…
© Shelly Wilson/320 Publishing
July 13, 2014

Because He lives
I Live
Because He died
I die
No longer is it I
Oh, Who lives
But Christ who resides
In me….

Because He goes
I go
Because He stays
I stay
No longer is it I
My life owns
But Christ who resides
In me.

Oh that blood that shed for me
Dripped from His brows…
As they nailed His hands and feet
The blood must have poured out…
Sweat it pooled on His forehead
Anguish cries went out..
Oh that blood that shed for me
His side pierced before crowds

So..
Because He lives
I Live
Because He died
I die
No longer is it I
Who lives
But Christ who resides
In me….

Because He goes
I go
Because He stays
I stay
No longer is it I
My life owns
But Christ who resides
In me.

 –Shelly Wilson

P.S. Get in your God ordained lane…most likely your restlessness, fatigue,sleepless nights,chaos & confusion, and lack of joy, has been God’s prompting:) Don’t delay any longer…blessings await!