Perhaps God has already anointed us with a clear gift and calling. And while we’ve been very useful to others, part of us still knows we’ve not yet stepped into the fullness of our divine assignment. We want to be remembered and to find relief from our current life of disappointing heartaches. But premature deliverance can sabotage our true appointment.
This was the case with Joseph. God gave him dreams even as a young man, but he was not yet in position to save the lives of many. This came after being betrayed by his brothers and spending years in prison. After more than a decade, he asked the chief butler to remember him and to speak kindly of him to Pharaoh. And still he was forgotten until two full years later. It was then that Joseph was called to Pharaoh – bringing God’s interpretation to Pharaoh’s dreams. And Pharaoh then appointed him as the chief administrator over all the land of Egypt. He was now in the right position at the right time to bring the good God appointed him to bring.
Joseph’s time in prison was not passive. And he also did not try to arrange and control things on his terms either. His faithfulness included initiative, while still surrendering outcomes to God.
And this is the tension for us to hold as well. While we pray for relief, we ultimately wait on God to open the right doors for us at the right time.
Joseph was ready to get out of prison, but he would’ve missed serving Pharaoh if the butler had remembered him before those two years were up. And maybe this is our season of waiting for the moment our preparation becomes necessary – for our call to interpret Pharaoh’s dreams.
Our prayer is not just for rescue. It’s to be divinely positioned to bless the lives of many.
Even when it seems we’re forgotten, trust God is putting us in place to offer our gifts at just the right time.
If this is your season, don’t waste it.
