Stay Focused on the Mission

Genesis 37:10

10So he told his father and his brothers and his father rebuked him and said to him "What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall your mother and I and your brothers indeed come to bow down to the earth before you?"

Jacob loved Joseph more than all his other sons because he was the off spring of the love of his life, Rachel. But as much as Jacob loved Joseph, even he could not see or understand the vision that God revealed to Joseph. Joseph was envied by his brothers already and then he revealed what was given unto him which made them envy him more. Envy and jealousy differ in that jealousy may be turned inward but envy is turned outward and can be the root of violence/harassment on the invoked party. In the story of Joseph the focus is usually on Joseph and his relationship with his brothers.

Jacob didn't get it either. The one person who should've likely received what was being said because the potential he saw in Joseph would eventually come to pass. But even Jacob missed the mark. The only one who understood was God who gave Joseph the vision. Jacob was an old man before he saw Joseph again. And when he did, the vision had come to pass.

There will be times when even those that should see and understand what you are doing won't until the mission you are on is complete. Do not be angry with them. Love them and let it and them go. Move on and let God do the revealing. God has to do a work in them first to get them to the place to even receive what He has destined for you. Bishop T.D. Jakes recently told a story in a Potter's Touch broadcast online that he had naysayers when God first told him to leave West Virginia and move to Texas to start a church. The naysayers he described were more comparable to Joseph's brothers. He said he knew what God told him and he didn't waste his time trying to justify what God told him nor did he try to explain it. He stayed focused on the mission.

Staying focused on the mission keeps you from getting caught up in someone's blind spot. Listening to them blurs the vision God gave you. If you are not careful, it will turn to dust.

P.S. Remember to check out my girl Stubbs on the Leap of Faith Show Monday-Friday from 10am-12pm on www.lofnetwork.com and listen for the Get Your JOY In The Morning segment!