Anticipate Success

Yahweh did not pick you because your credentials implied that you were the best choice for the position He had open.

He rewards obedience, so being cooperative may improve your status in Heaven, but He has picked people who were directly opposed to what He was doing in the earth. Cyrus, king of Persia, was picked by Yahweh because He loved Jacob and because He wanted it known throughout the earth that there was no other God. Cyrus didn’t even know that Yahweh was a god, much less that He is the only true God.

Saul began his work as a murderer of believers.

Your future and your success in it are directly related to Yahweh’s intentions and desires, not your portfolio. After He makes you into who He sees you to be, your portfolio will experience quite an upgrade, but you don’t have to be impressive in the beginning.

Your failures, your attitude improprieties, your poor grasp of what the future holds – none of these can hinder you if you walk where He says walk, and do what you see Him do, and if you learn how to agape.

His call is based on His desire. His call on your life is able to educate and empower you to greatness. His intentions toward you and toward the world though you are His grace at work in the earth to make His name known.

You didn’t choose Him, but He did choose you. He set you in place in the way that He knows is excellent. Your intimacy with Him will give you something to bear in the earth that will look like Him and draw people to Him.

You are qualified by His call on your life. Your responsibility is to take each next step with as much faith as you can manifest, and as much agape as you can bear.

Expect to succeed. He expects you to, and He’s a genius about “what happens next” sorts of things.