Session 1: Where Am I?

As we continue to enjoy the first month of a new year I always like to pose the question where are you? Not in the sense of location, but where are you in accomplishing your goals. Where is you vision, your dreams, you confidence, and most importantly, where is your heart? So many times we take this first month of a new year to set goal, write visions, and plan the next steps in your lives, but we neglect to see where we are? We become so wrapped up in what want that we miss out on what we have or where we are. As I as looking on twitter one day I realize that a lot of people were totally dishearten at the fact that they were back at their beginnings. They were back at the place they tried so hard to get way from. Their place of pain, growth, failures, disappointments, heartache, lessons, and place of settling; they were asking themselves how did I get back here again? I think that is a question that we find ourselves asking in June. How did I get back to into this habit? How did he/she get back into my life? How did I get back into a relationship like this? In this session I want to help you answer the question: Where Am I? I want you to realize that where you are, is where you need to be. While reading my Joyce Myer’s reading plan on you version (I suggest everyone go on you version and get into a plan. Just go to www.youversion.com to sign up. Now back to the regular schedule program) I was introduced to Abram. Abram was Abraham’s name before GOD changed it (just in case some the readers didn’t know). Abram had just his place of comfort. Home and GOD told him to leave that which he knew and go to a place where he did not know. Of course like us Abram brought some people that he could trust, love and bring him comfort on this uncomfortable journey. But the person her brought, Lot took what he wanted. It says in Genesis 13 that they parted ways, but Lot to the land that Abram wanted. Ain’t it just like people to take what we want though we never open our mouth to claim it (that’s another lesson for another session)? So after having his mini pity-party GOD spoke to Abram saying: 'Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are.' GOD did not want Abram to get stuck in his pity-party; He wanted him to take advantage of what was in front of him. After telling him to look GOD then told him: 'Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you' (Genesis 13:17 NKJV). Even though Abram didn’t get the land he wanted he got the land he needed along with extra. What if Abram just continue with his pity-party and asking GOD where am I, would have been able to enjoy the increase that was given?  Today I want to encourage you. Stop dwelling on the fact that you are back at the place of beginning. Love the fact that GOD has allowed you to start back over not only in your beginning, but a place that can expand your territories later.