On your way to Fulfill the Vision God gave you

You, that have received a vision from God, can learn a great deal from Joseph's testimony so you won't commit the same mistakes he did, because if Joseph would've known a series of elements proper to the vision that comes from God, surely he would've saved himself many bad moments.

WHEN the vision was going to be fulfilled
Joseph didn't know when God planned his vision to be fulfilled. By the excitement shown when he told his brothers about the vision (Genesis 37:5-11), surely Joseph thought that it'd be fulfilled within few days, maybe weeks, but it wasn't, because his vision was fulfilled 20 years after he received it!

Have you received a vision from your heavenly Father that hasn't been fulfilled yet? Wait for it, because though it tarries, it will surely come! (Habakkuk 2:3) It doesn't matter if you received it many years ago, your Father was faithful in putting that vision in your heart and will be faithful in fulfilling it! Remember, He is the Author and the Finisher of your faith (Hebrews 12:2).

WHERE the Vision was going to be fulfilled
Joseph didn't know neither where the vision was going to be fulfilled. Surely he thought that it was going to be fulfilled right there where he was in Canaan, but it wasn't; it was fulfilled in Egypt, a different land, with a different culture, beliefs, costumes and language.

Unless that you have sensed that your Father spoke to you about a specific place, I recommend you to not assume that you know the place where the vision will be fulfilled, because if you're assuming a place that He never told you, you might be feeling frustrated for not being in that place or maybe you're making wrong decisions taking as reference a wrong place.

HOW the Vision was going to be fulfilled
Definitely Joseph thought that his family was going to say "amen!" to his vision and immediately they were going to bow down before him to fulfill the vision. It didn't happen like that. Joseph's imprudence combined to his brother's hate resulted a very sad way for Joseph. But remember this: The things that happen to you do not determine if your vision will fulfill or not. Your decisions do.

Are many things happening to you that make you think that they're taking you away from what your heavenly Father has for you? Well, if you get to think that you're getting away from your vision, then you are; but if you keep being faithful to Jesus, keep walking one step at the time, keep serving others, keep taking the best you can the opportunities that come along the way, let me tell you that you haven't moved away from fulfilling with what your heavenly Father has for you. You're in the right path. Keep it up! The fulfilling of your vision is getting nearer!

Remember that your heavenly Father gave the vision TO YOU. He neither gave it to anybody else nor to the devil. You are the only owner of your vision! Therefore, NOBODY has the power to move you away from it. The only person with the power to move you away from your vision is you.

The WHY of the Vision
Maybe the most important part that Joseph failed to understand was the reason of God's vision. When he saw in his dreams that the sheaves and the stars bowed down before him (Genesis 37:5-11), Joseph thought that his family would serve him, but God's intention was exactly the opposite: Joseph was going to serve his family by providing them food so they won't starve to death.

This principle works for ALL the visions from your heavenly Father. In other words, if the ultimate purpose of the vision is not to serve others, that vision didn't come from God. You are confusing a personal desire with a God's vision. Remember this: God didn't call you to be served by others, looked by others, applauded by others, praised by others, admired by others. He didn't call you to use others to fulfill your vision. Your heavenly Father called you to serve, look after, lift up, help and add value to others.

It doesn't matter what God has called you to, God called you to serve.

It doesn't matter in what position you are, if you're a leader or not, if you're the head or not, if you're known or not, if you have years serving or if you just started, it doesn't matter what you're doing, the ultimate purpose of the vision you received from God is to serve others. So, if you are serving others, you are on your way to fulfill your vision.

That's why Joseph never strayed from the way to fulfill his vision, because he served whatever the situation he was in: he served others as slave, he served others as prisoner and he served others as prime minister of Egypt.

NOTE: Joseph's brothers didn't reject God's vision, what they rejected was Joseph's presentation of it. Why would Joseph's brothers be against someone who'd save them! But Joseph didn't present himself like that, but like one that they had to serve. When people rightly understand the why of God's vision, almost always they'll receive it with open arms. People reject God normally because we, Christians, do not represent Him correctly. Our Father knows that the best way to win people's heart is by serving them, meeting their needs, showing them love, and the vision He gave you is not the exception. When you truly understand the heart of your vision, people will receive it.

The RANGE of the Vision
The vision Joseph received was only one little part of what God had for him, because God showed him when he was 17 that he'd serve his family, but ended serving all the nations of that region affected by the famine. The total range, that's to say, how many people he actually helped and its transcendental impact, Joseph never knew.

Do you believe that the vision that's in your heart is everything that your heavenly Father has for you? If you think so, you're wrong. That's only a part of a gigantic whole. Your Father has much more than He showed you, much more impact to others than what you think, much more touched lives than what you believe. Only in Heaven we'll actually know of the truly range of the vision that our heavenly Father gave us.

I hope this blessed you!

"God didn't bless me today"

There are many that maybe they don't say it, but from the bottom of their heart think that their heavenly Father didn't bless them. Many times, when the night comes, they say to themselves: "Well, I didn't see God moving for me today, He didn't bless me nor protect me. I just didn't feel Him today." I think that that thought is based on a misconception about what being blessed by God is.

Remember this: The fact that you didn't see that your heavenly Father has blessed you, it doesn't t mean He hasn't done it. The fact that you haven't seen your heavenly Father protecting you, it doesn't mean that He hasn't protected you. The fact that you haven't seen your heavenly Father helping you, it doesn't mean He hasn't helped you. The fact that you haven't felt your heavenly Father with you, it doesn't mean that He wasn't with you.

Even though you haven't felt Him, your heavenly Father TODAY has blessed you, helped you, protected you and was with you! He never ceases working for us, never rests, never sleeps. He thinks about us all the time.

Elisha's servant was worried because an army came for him and for Elisha. The army was so numerous that it could surround the city, and they came just for the two of them. The servant panicked and asked Elisha: "What shall we do?" Then, Elisha prayed so God may open his servant's eyes, and when his eyes were opened, he saw the mountain filled with horses and chariots of fire all around them (2 Kings 6:14-17).

Check this out: the Bible doesn't say that the angels were sent in the moment that his eyes were opened. Those angels with chariots of fire WERE ALREADY THERE! The servant realized their presence only when their spiritual eyes were open.

The fact that we cannot see what our heavenly Father does for us, doesn't mean that He is doing nothing. He is ALWAYS helping us. He is ALWAYS protecting us. He is ALWAYS blessing us.

I believe that only in Heaven we will realize how much our Father was actually doing for us without us realizing.

Many of us, like Elisha's servant, aren't able to see what our Father is doing because we're only focusing on what our physical eyes see: the traffic problem, the medical report, that others are better than us, that I still hear strifes at home, etc. But if we learn to focus on what our Father is doing, we'll be able to see what he does!

Because He is our Father, His nature is to bless us, to help us, to protect us, to provide for us. He doesn't bless, help, protect and provide only when we ask Him. NO! He always does it because that's His nature! Our prayer must be to have our eyes open to see and receive what all He does for us. And remember this, that even if then we can't see Him, just BELIEVE that He is working for us!

Hope it helps!

"Dios no me bendijo hoy"

Hay muchos que quizás no lo dicen, pero en el fondo de su corazón piensan que su Padre Celestial pasó un día sin bendecirlos. Muchas veces llega la noche y ellos se dicen a sí mismos: "Bueno, no vi a Dios moverse hoy por mí, no me bendijo, no me protegió. Simplemente no lo sentí hoy". Yo creo que ese pensamiento está basado en un concepto errado sobre lo que es ser bendecido por Dios.

Recuerda esto: El hecho que no has visto que tu Padre Celestial te haya bendecido, no quiere decir que Él no lo haya hecho. El hecho que no has visto que tu Padre Celestial te haya protegido, no quiere decir que Él no lo haya hecho. El hecho que no has visto que tu Padre Celestial te haya ayudado, no quiere decir que Él no te haya ayudado. El hecho que no hayas sentido a tu Padre Celestial contigo, no quiere decir que Él no estuvo contigo.

¡Aunque no lo hayas sentido, tu Padre Celestial HOY te ha bendecido, ayudado, protegido y estuvo contigo! Él nunca deja de obrar por nosotros, no descansa, no duerme. Él para pensando en nosotros.

El siervo de Eliseo estaba preocupado porque un ejército había venido por él y por Eliseo. Era un ejército tan grande que pudo rodear una ciudad, y venían solamente por ellos dos. El siervo entró en pánico y le preguntó a Eliseo: "¿Qué haremos?" Entonces, Eliseo ora para que Dios le abra sus ojos, y cuando los ojos del siervo fueron abiertos, vio que la montaña estaba llena de caballos y carros de fuego alrededor de ellos (2 Reyes 6:14-17).

Nota esto: La Biblia no dice que esos ángeles fueron enviados en el momento que los ojos del siervo de Eliseo fueron abiertos. ¡Esos ángeles con carros de fuego YA ESTABAN AHI! El siervo solo se dio cuenta de la presencia de ellos cuando sus ojos espirituales fueron abiertos.

El hecho que no podamos ver lo que nuestro Padre Celestial hace por nosotros, no quiere decir que no está haciendo algo. Él SIEMPRE está ayudándonos. Él SIEMPRE está protegiéndonos. Él SIEMPRE está bendiciéndonos.

Yo creo que en Cielo recién sabremos cuánto nuestro Padre ha estado haciendo por nosotros, pero nosotros no nos dábamos cuenta.

Muchos de nosotros, al igual que el siervo Eliseo, no podemos ver lo que nuestro Padre hace porque solo nos concentramos en lo que nuestros ojos físicos ven: el problema en el tráfico, el reporte médico, en que otros son mejores que nosotros, que todavía escucho pleitos en mi casa, etc. ¡Pero si aprendemos a enfocarnos en lo que nuestro Padre está haciendo, podremos ver lo que Él hace!

Porque Él es nuestro Padre, su naturaleza es de bendecirnos, ayudarnos, protegernos, proveernos. No es que Él recién bendice, ayuda, protege y provee cuando se lo pedimos. ¡NO! ¡Él siempre lo hace porque esa es su naturaleza! Nuestra oración debe ser tener abiertos nuestros ojos para ver y recibir lo mucho que Él hace por nosotros. Y recuerda esto, que si aún así no podemos verlo, ¡simplemente CREE que ÉL está obrando por nosotros!