There Is No Movement Because There Is No Movement

This week's devotional will be short and to the point. Father God has been dealing with me and giving such insight, and it has been wonderful! I love how He will use our current situations to teach us, enlighten us, equip us, and at times, chastise us! You simply have to love this relationship we've been given the honor of having; I do!

About a year or two ago, sometime in the fall, I began asking Father God what His will was for me and us going into the new year. Some time after that, the Father said to me, "I want you to write, speak, and coach." I had my marching orders, I was excited, and I waited for direction, and nothing. I prayed, waited some more, and nothing. Some time went by, and I prayed and waited, and still nothing. Finally, I said, "Father God, did I not hear you correctly?" And nothing.

More time went by before I realized there was something else He had already said to me that was in play: "There's no movement because there's no movement." Bing, light bulb. He spoke, and I did nothing. I thought I was waiting for Him to give instructions. I mean, I did not know where to begin or what to write. I had all these concepts and ideas, but nothing was taking shape, and I was seriously perplexed.

I had always written poems, greeting cards, journaling, blogs, devotionals, etc. But I could not get anything to come together, and I knew not to try and force what the Father was not giving, so, you guessed it, I waited. Now, let me be clear, I didn't just sit and do nothing. I was still doing other things He told me to do. Sometimes we get stuck and don't do anything. For me, I did have a brief season of perplexity, and that's where He said to me, "There's no movement because there's no movement." I was stuck sitting and waiting for instructions on one word, when He had already given instructions on several others. Keep moving what's in your hand until He gives instructions on the next.

Y'all, almost a year later, unbeknownst to me, Father God was setting things in order, and then "the suddenly" came wrapped up in a package I would never have thought of! It wasn't a publishing deal, a platform, or anything I had been imagining. It was bigger than I could imagine, and if it were not for His grace, I would have, and would have continued to be, overwhelmed by it all. It was not opportunity; it was divine orchestration and order. That divine appointment was the initiator button. When the order was established and released, the desire to write was no longer about me trying to write; it was about me being unable to stop writing.

I had a pressing need to start writing my devotionals again, and with it came ease. I have not been without a weekly topic for the devotionals or a monthly blog since. And get this, I am also writing articles for the monthly online magazine, Home with Ceola J. I am no longer struggling to come up with topics to write about. All those concepts and ideas I had were, in fact, the testimonies, learning experiences, and insights He had given me. I was just not released to release them, because the order had not been given — hence my struggle to formulate anything to write. This taught me, or reminded me, that we can and must never move outside of Father God's timing. It simply will not work! It must be His timing and Holy Spirit-led. It is super fun writing with Father God, and now that He has released me to writing again, I know He will open doors for me to begin speaking and coaching again.

So, if you are waiting for Father God to give you more instructions regarding a direct word He gave you, and He is silent, just sit tight! He is getting things in order, aligning who and what needs to be aligned, and He will meet you. Trust me when I say, the floodgates are opening, even though you can't see them, and when they do, the gushing you will experience will sweep you away in unmeasurable joy!

P.S. Sorry, I thought this would be a short one. See what I mean — it just flows, I could not stop writing!

Be blessed!
Prophetess Ceola J.