(1)“ The prophet Elisha summoned a man from the company of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take this flask of oil with you and go to Ramoth Gilead. (2) When you get there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go to him, get him away from his companions and take him into the inner room.
When you want to discover the Lord’s purpose for your life you have to give careful consideration to your external and internal conditions. You have to make sure that you have the proper insulation in place. What do I mean? Well, there are two purposes of insulation that I believe were relevant in this interaction between the prophet and Jehu and for us as well.
1. Insulation helps you to keep out what you don’t want in.
For example, your refrigerator has insulation in the walls that will keep the hot air on the outside from seeping in and spoiling what’s on the inside.
What does that have to do with you? Well, when you’re trying to find God’s purpose for your life you can’t allow everyone and everything to have input in the conversation. That’s why there are adults living unfulfilled lives trying to live out their parents dreams, because they didn’t have the proper insulation! It keeps out what you don’t want in.
2. Insulation helps you keep in what you don’t want out.
This point is for those of us who still struggle with unbelief every now and again and still have some areas that the Lord has to perfect in us. What I’ve discovered is that sometimes the proper insulation (the proper environment) will help to keep you from making decisions that contradict the destiny that the Lord has for you. Some of us could solve a large portion of our problems if we would just be willing to change our position. Isn't it amazing how people no longer irritate you when you aren't around them. It may be time to make some moves.
If you and I are going be all that God desires for us to be we’re going to have to ensure that we are using the proper insulation and as a result, the negativity of naysayers won’t be able to get in, and the sinful desires that we wrestle with within won’t be able to get out.
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