The process of promotion

Some folks and things will have to be moved out of the way so that you can begin to make progress in
certain areas of your life!

Do not be surprised when you hear or read of the demise, demotion or removal of individuals from key places or positions in life. The reality is, the removal of such persons will automatically unclog the pipeline of progress for others. This does not necessarily mean that these folks did something wrong to be removed. Instead, this is what is known as the process of progress.

Scripture tells us that Moses in his anger towards the Egyptian soldiers in their mishandling of the Hebrew people, caused him to literally struct and kill one of the Egyptian soldiers and eventually fled Egypt. Scripture further records that after approximately 40 years of being on the run or living in exile, the Lord said unto Moses, "Go back to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you are "DEAD" which sought thy life." Exodus 4:19.

After spending such a long time in the wilderness, unknowing to Moses during those 40 years of being on the run, his circumstances were preparing him for the next stage of his life. Interestingly enough, Exodus 4:1-17, a dialog between Moses and God ensued, where God was revealing to Moses what would take place during the next stage of his life. Nevertheless, in spite of all the grand plans, God had for Moses some folks had to be removed that would have usually blocked Moses' progress or should we say delay his destiny.

Okay! So someone died, someone was demoted, someone was fired, someone just up and quit, someone just without notice ended the relationship, well rather than looking at these everyday occurrences from a negative and depressing perspective, your initial thought should be.... Who is about to be advanced? Who is about to be promoted? What change is about to take place? Or Who is about to actually begin living their life after the exit of certain folks?. Better yet! What can you do now that you could not do before because of those blockages that were initially in your way?

I want to say to someone today, that advancement and a new beginning for you will come through some of the most unlikely set of circumstances but fear not because these are the things that God had originally intended to unclog the system of progress just to elevate you!

However, there are three fundamental things that you must make a note of during this transition, and they are:

1) Do not forget where you came from

2) Treat folks the way you would wish to be treated

3) Be fair and just with all that you are given rule over while viewing the past as experience and not a motive to get back at others that were not on your side.

For the day will come when the cycle of removal and promotion will run its course in your life so that others will have the opportunity to be advanced.

Written By: Kevin L A Ewing
kevinewing@coralwave.com
kevinlaewing.blogspot.com

Separation is Necessary for Elevation

When a snake advances to different stages of its life, the process of that advancing is the shedding of its skin. The equivalent of that process as humans would be the shedding of environments and people.

The Bible said that when God called Abram, who later became Abraham, God did not ask him how his family was doing, if all was well, etc.

Instead, God first said to remove yourself from your country and kindred. In other words, separate yourself from your environment and those you know.

This may seem somewhat harsh, but this is God’s way of separating the sheep from the goats so that the sheep can hear the Shepard clearly.

One of the initial signs of promotion or elevation to one’s life begins with discord or challenges with those closest to you or the place you are presently at; it seems as if you have either outgrown it or it’s rejecting you for no apparent reason.

In reality, your season has ended for those folks and that place. All that you need from them has been achieved and qualified you for your next life stage.

Bringing them along with you would disrupt this natural growth process specifically designed to elevate you.  

People who are not progressing in life refuse to let go of the people and places that have exhausted their time and purpose. Death is necessary because life gives purpose, and death is the conclusion of purpose.

Anyone who resists this natural growth process welcomes a life of frustration, confusion, and repetition of places and people. Simply put, we must pray for discernment to remove what is unnecessary from our lives. Unfortunately, we risk advancing to the next level of our life by recycling the same old way of doing things by the same people. Let me be clear here when the purpose of a person or place is completed. Recycling people with recycled ideas will guarantee you a recycled, unproductive life!

The chronicles of your life should always read how your experiences (good and bad) with those places and people have made you a solution to someone else’s problem. Those people and places were God’s chisel at that particular time used to carve you into what he’s called you to be. Meaning they were necessary but not permanent.

So, bid farewell, and proceed with the expectation and confidence that better is ahead, awaiting your arrival.

Kevin L A Ewing

ewinglakevin@icloud.com 

kevinlaewing.blogspot.com

www.kevinlaewing