How to Get In the Reach of Vision?

I remember reading the story of Moses and how God gave him the responsibility of leading the Israelites into the Promise Land. In order to do that, Moses needed direction and the only way he was going to get it was to go to the top of Mount Sinai. God could have spoke to him from the bottom of the mountain, but he needed Moses to be set apart. His assignment/purpose was too grand to be discussed amongst everyone else. Moses also had to climb the mountain in order to gain insight and receive clear vision and instruction from God.

For a while now, God has been speaking to me and showing me that my voice is attached to my purpose. However, I often get frustrated because I don't know how to access my purpose because the vision is not clear. When I think about the story of Moses, I realize that my spiritual vision is blurred because I am still at the bottom of the mountain. Moses did not receive vision until he climbed that mountain and reached the top. Moses could not bring anyone with him because it was not their mountain to climb. The climb was preparing him for the vision that God was about to reveal to him. I was avoiding climbing my spiritual mountain because I did not want to leave familiarity, friends and what I considered as "fun".

I remember asking God why the vision he showed me was not clear and not coming to pass?God revealed my problem. I could not reach something that I was not close to. Getting uncomfortable was necessary in order to reach what God had for me. The closer I get to God the clearer the vision will be. My rebuttal was, I am listening to you God and I transferred tracks and converted to your ways, what else do I need to do?

Like many of us, I tried to take the easy way out. I expected God to bring the vision to me versus getting in reach of the vision. I did not want to replace my norm with uncertainty because of fear, doubt, worry, and lack of faith. I would start my spiritual hike by reading my word and talking to God, but if God told me to do something that I was not comfortable with, I ignored him and returned to my comfort zone. If Moses would have ignored God, he would have not been able to lead the people to the Promise Land because he lacked vision. God could not trust me with the vision until I made an effort to get in the reach of it.

Then, I had the revelation that I was missing an essential step. The vision was blurry because I was lacking obedience. The vision was attached to my obedience and my level of commitment to God. It is one thing to talk and listen to God. It is another to willingly submit to his will and act according to it. That was my problem and it honestly still is. I have been filtering through what God has been asking me to do. For one, there is still a relationship that I need to let go of. We are no longer together, but our soul tie still has us bound. I thought being friends was an option, but God revealed that I am trying to take dead weight with me up my spiritual mountain.

I knew what God was asking me to do, I just did not feel comfortable doing it. I was so afraid of the journey and assignments God was giving me that I avoided them. In my mind, the only way I could embark on the journey ahead was to bring my comfort with me because I feared being alone. My relationship with God was not growing because the presence of my ex was drowning out the voice of God. I had more comfort in a relationship with a man than I did in a relationship with Christ. That is the primary reason why I have to let him go. Despite how hard it may be, I know that I will never be able to climb my spiritual mountain until I release everything that has been holding me back.

I honestly don't know how I expect God to give me more direction when I continue to neglect what he has already asked me to do. God showed me that my blessings and destiny are on the other side of my obedience. I will not have clear vision or get closer to my purpose until I start doing what God tells me to do. If I could not be obedient by simply staying in my word and strengthening my relationship with him, God knew I was not ready to be responsible for leading/guiding others.

So, I need to get in the reach of vision and stop expecting the vision to come to me. Which means I need to be obedient and do what God is telling me to do. All he wants me to do now is to lean on him, trust him wholeheartedly and let go of anything that has me bound. God is testing me to see if he can trust me with less before he exposes me to more.

What are some things that God has directed you to do that you have been avoiding? It is time for you be obedient and climb your spiritual mountain. Stop sleeping on your purpose and what God has already labeled as yours! Get in the reach of your vision.

Advice: God has to trust you with less before he can expose you to more.