THE
YEAR OF COMPLETION
When
I began the year 2013 God gave me a word that it would be my year of
completion, having been in ministry for seven years .when I started my walk in
2006, I had one desire: to serve God with my life. Yet I didn’t know there had
to be processes God would take me through to understand His will and purpose
for my life.
But
in a great house there are not only
vessels
of gold and of silver,
but
also of wood and of earth;
and
some to honour, and some to dishonour.
If
a man therefore purge himself from these,
he
shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified,
and
meet for the master’s use,
and
prepared unto every good work.
1 Timothy 2: 20 -21, KJV
The
years passed and the fire and zeal for His house ever increased, yet there
lacked character and godliness in all the actions. But God was still at work
behind the scenes.
For
I know the plans I have for you,
declares
the LORD,
plans
to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans
to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
God
desires us to prosper in all our efforts and allows us through His Word to grow
unto maturity. Sometimes he allows time to mature us. He gives us teachers and
mentors, yet all these things are there to draw us to him.
The
most challenging time in my walk of faith was when my mentor believed the false
accusations levelled against me by some brethren and removed me from his
administration. This was a trying time because I justified myself through the
flesh, not realising God was at work. I allowed the situation to draw me away
from him and began to pursue other things. I forsook the work of His house and
yet God did not give up on me. He kept me in His house and began to show me how
the removal from office was a blessing and how it was for His glory.
I
have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear:
but
now mine eye seeth thee.
Job 42: 5
Up
until this period I had not built a personal relationship with God, only
because the man I trusted the most had been removed. At first I did not draw to
God but drew away. God Himself pulled me to Him and allowed me to see Him in a
new light. He allowed me to realise I had heard of Him but not seen Him
personally.
This
experience allowed His Word for me to become more personal and with time I
healed and allowed myself to believe I can do it again.
God
loves us and desires us to live a prosperous life. All we have to do is allow
Him to demonstrate that love for us. We allow situations to speak louder than
His Word. By spending time in His Word, God allowed me to realise that He is
principled. He does not change and whatever He says He will do. He brought me
to 2013 and allowed me to experience a fresh wave of His glory, a fresh wave of
His presence. He gave me a lovely wife, Grace Chisango, and through her, my
zeal for His house has increased.
I
learnt that His Word speaks louder than any situation or circumstance. I had
given up, yet He does not give up on us but sustains and enables us.
The
ending of the year 2013 was more glorious as I began to function in His
ministry, discovering my calling and now I am in my office in His body - 2013
was surely a year of completion. God bless you!
