Have you ever had an idea and you were sure that God wanted you to execute it, but you delayed and delayed, and then one day while scrolling on social media, you saw that very idea executed by someone else? This has happened to me before. I shared on MPG how I got the idea to write a book. I actually wrote it, but I was slow, lazy, and inconsistent. I had the title, the layout in mind, the topics, even the book cover. Yet two years passed with no tangible results.
Then one day on Facebook, I saw someone had published a book. People of God, I’m not even exaggerating or bluffing, it had the same title. Different cover, but very similar. The book bio felt like something I could have written myself. I was staring at someone occupying my space simply because I was chilling, like the servant who hid his talent.
I’m saying this to remind us that there is room to occupy, but you are not the only candidate. You are not the only chosen one. You are not the only person called to that assignment. You are not the only virgin Esther, others can also be chosen to marry the king. You are not the only one who could have been Queen Vashti. You may have been chosen at the time, but things can change. You are not the only one with a degree or skill in that area. The world is too big, and there are believers everywhere praying for that same opportunity. Do you catch my drift?
This also means that you can occupy someone else’s space. Esther is a powerful example if she had refused, God would have raised another. The matter was urgent, and God had already seen it from afar. Someone was plotting to destroy the Jews, so God positioned a woman through marriage, bringing her close enough to the king to influence his decision and expose Haman’s evil plan. The truth is, God wants to save people. He wants to see kingdom values established in systems and organisations, and the vision He has given you is meant to solve a specific kingdom problem. If you don’t solve it, someone else will. The opposite is also true. After Adam and Eve lost Abel to Cain, they had another son, Seth, whom Adam described as a replacement for Abel someone born to occupy that space.
Think about how Israel occupied lands that originally belonged to other nations. It was not their homeland at first; they journeyed for years and eventually replaced the original occupants. If you don’t wake up from slumber, someone else is travelling toward your land. They will build the company. They will build the church. Some foreigners who entered certain nations came to solve problems that citizens failed to address
I won’t be controversial about this, but selah on it, some are occupying spaces and bringing kingdom light where others ignored God’s call. “I sought for a man and found him in Ghana, brought him to Ireland, and made him occupy as a replacement.” The space will always be filled; the only question is by whom. Maybe you or someone else.
It’s amazing that while the Canaanites were relaxing and enjoying themselves, another people were journeying to take over their land. Vashti was hosting a royal banquet, a high-tea kind of gathering, sipping wines while a young lady was quietly being prepared to replace her. What have you mishandled? What was given to you that you have kept hidden? An opportunity comes and you take monthssss to apply. A door opens and you haven’t even prepared to take the first step. Do we really think we are the only ones who can see the light? Are you the only one who sees that lady? Yes, I will go there, other men see her too. Other women desire that same kind of man. Before you are replaced, act right. Stop the adultery. Stop creating space for others to occupy what was meant for you.
Listen carefully, you can only occupy as a replacement by God’s standards. You cannot replace someone through fraud or manipulation, I said this yesterday. But consider this as I close. Number one, you can be replaced, so occupy your space and be intentional about it. Number two, when someone mishandles an opportunity, it may create room for you so stay prepared to step into spaces that were not originally your call. God knows exactly what He is doing. He surely knows what He is doing with you.
I love you🌹
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