“I’m There”

One of my favorite things to do, is to throw parties/gatherings/get-togethers/whatever you choose to call them. I love to plan for them and envision what will happen. One thing to know about me is that I have several friends; most of them have been in my life for years. It is really exciting when I receive invite replies from my favorite frenergies (Friend + Energies = Frenergies) with the words “I’m there”.

I recently threw a Cinco De Mayo party. The party was located in a controlled access environment. Despite how great the party planning was, there were extra hoops to jump through to actually get to the party. There was limited parking-which meant that all attendees were asked to not only drive out of their way to get to near the party location, but also to call a ride-share car to drop them off to the final destination.

Sure enough, my friends responded to my texts with those two words again, “I’m There”. This time when I read the words, I realized what actually happened during this exchange. When they responded to my text, of course there was no way that they could be “there” in that moment. They were wherever they were when they learned about the party. Although they had not yet arrived, they had in that moment made a mental appointment with a destination.

LIFE QUESTIONS: Where is my “there”? How far am I away from it? What are my plans of getting “there”? What kind of hoops am I willing to jump through to get “there”? How bad do I really want to be “there”? What mental appointments have I truly committed to?

Believers are equipped with the ability to see spiritually what we don’t see yet naturally. Many of us are living according to the mental images that are carrying us through the darkest trials of life. You see “there” more than you see the trial. Some may wonder why you are still moving forward on an idea, or still faithful in a ministry, or remaining faithful in a relationship. A lot of times its because you see what has not yet manifested and you have made a commitment to the journey to get “there.”

There is a bible story of a man named Moses who had a conversation with God through a bush that was on fire but would not be consumed. It was a very odd setting; Moses was alone, in the middle of no where, talking to a bush that was on fire. Who the heck does THAT?!?? Well I just told you, MOSES, but we will carry on, follow me. God spoke to Moses about a Promised Land. Moses received an IMAGE of a Land of Promise through the SOUND of the Voice of God. This is a prime example of how faith is birthed by hearing the voice of God. God instructed Moses to face circumstances that He KNEW Moses would be uncomfortable with and perhaps second guess his ability to complete the task. God knew that Moses didn’t have the confidence to confront the Pharaoh with such firm demands, yet He instructed him to not only be confrontational with the Pharaoh but he basically commanded Pharaoh to either do what God says or face excruciating consequences. It is important to note that God showed Moses the Land of Promise before He told him what it was going to take to get there. Regardless of the way Moses felt about the hoops he had to jump through, he did as he was instructed by God because of the “there” he had made a mental commitment to see. The ability to see the Promised Land also gave Moses the courage, faith, determination, and commitment that he needed inside of him to challenge his current identity as a Hebrew slave to then become “The Deliverer” of his people. I can imagine that when God started to speak and describe the Promised Land to Moses, he had already envisioned himself “there”. When Moses faced the ultimate challenge after bringing this massive society of Hebrews out of slavery onto the shores of the Red Sea with an entire army on their heels, the only thing Moses had left in him was his vision of “there” to cause him not to settle in defeat. Moses knew that regardless of the seemingly impossible and dangerous moment they were in, they are “not there yet”. That gave Moses just enough faith to hear his next instruction. That inner sight is what we call faith. Faith came to Moses by hearing the voice of God. His faith was literally established by the sound of God’s voice.

God has sent you an invitation to the destiny He has prepared for your life. Have you made a mental appointment to respond with “I’m there?”? The power to get there lies in in your commitment. Remember, the only one that has the power to commit to the journey, regardless of complications and setbacks, is YOU based on your ability to see where “there ” is before you arrive.