The journey inbetween the now and the harvest.

Isn't it just the most amazing feeling in the world when you receive revelation knowledge of great and mighty things to come in your future?! You've had dreams, visions, prophecies, etc. and you know that your latter will indeed be greater than your past. What is not mentioned sometimes is the "in-between" or the journey to get from point A to point C. I am reminded of the story of Joseph when as a child he had a dream that he would be a great leader and that his family would bow down to him. Joseph probably could not help but to feel a sense of excitement, who wouldn't? Oh but God did not show Joseph any dreams about him being thrown into a pit by his brothers, thrown in jail, lied on, etc. I sometimes wonder if God had showed Joseph these things, would he have been as excited...? Would he have gotten off that bus at the next stop-lol! As I continue to mature in Christ I have come to the understanding that when God has a purpose for your life which was designed of course to fulfill his will, and bring glory to his name, he takes you through levels, sometimes even dimensions before you are able to walk in the higher calling he has placed on your life. On this journey to your higher calling, you experience many, many things, people, and situations which may seem like set backs, dissapointments, failure, heartache, you may even feel as though God has forsaken you. Sometimes you are stripped of everything except your very life in order to gain. Doesn't make you run to sign up for this deal huh?lol! I myself am on a journey to my promised land, to my higher calling and let me tell you, it has been UNCOMFORTABLE! Basically anytime you're challenged to come out of your comfort zone, you will be uncomfortable. But even though at times I get discouraged, and God is constantly maturing my faith and dependance in him, I look at me now and I look at the me about a year ago and I can truly see God's hand at work in my life. I used to be a "worry wart", I used to stress out often, panick, my faith and trust in God was low. Yes I KNEW the scriptures but I was not living the scriptures on faith and believing God. It took me going through many test to build my faith because when all of your doors close around you...you learn to lean and depend on God or you will find yourself contemplating ending your life or endangering it one, because a lack of faith in God will cause you to lay down and give up. The closer I got to God the more I began to understand that the plan that he has for my life is already set but that there was a transformation of the human mind and logic that needed to take place in order for him to bring me into my Canaan.