we build to shield ourselves from pursuing the call on our lives, it continues to bubble under and one of two things will happen.
Either we die from inside because even within the zone, the calling is still uncomfortable and wants to come out and it can no
longer be contained therefore it kills the carrying vessel. The other thing that can happen is that the boundaries allow the elements
to leak out and the zone loses its attractiveness. The perceived peace becomes war, the perceived security suddenly turns to be the
biggest threat and as a zone owner, the only thing to do is to demolish the defining boundaries and you run into the unknown.
Broken into your calling
Look at what Jonah said when it was discovered that it was on his account that the entire ship was in trouble, “I am a Hebrew; and
I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”Jonah 1:9 – and later in verse 12 he says, “Pick me up and
throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.”
Calling does that to us when it can no longer be hidden. At this point, Jonah must have realized the error he made in trying to run
away. It dawned on him that the lives of all those onboard was dependant on him and he would rather die alone than try to run
from God a second time and risk the lives of all those men. Imagine this, the ship is in turmoil, the storm has darkened the clouds,
the rain is beating down heavily and the waves are raging tremendously. A man in the ship feels like he will die, a man who is to be
thrown off the ship must be having his mind splintered and he has already surrendered everything he is to God who is in charge.
In Matthew 5: 14-16 (KJV) Jesus puts it very clearly - 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16 Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
See what the men of the ship said before they threw Jonah into the sea, “… for You, O LORD, have done as it pleased YOU”. In that
short prayer, they were glorifying God. When Jonah got to the point of embracing the call, he had laid a stage for God to work. You
can’t hide your calling at all from the rest of the world. The rest of the men on the ship were changed to believers in the one true
God and as soon as the sea calmed down, they offered a sacrifice to the LORD.
God has not given you gifts, talents and abilities as well as access to His blessings for you impact yourself and your immediate
family. It is for the good of the world around you. In house with no electricity, a candle is lit and put on top of a table for the sake of
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