Sales people understand the concept of territory. They are given an area of responsibility by their business to cover. But do we, as Christians on a mission, think in terms of territory? Is "everything" your territory?

God has a specific territory for you to work within. You will be called to reach new people for Jesus Christ in a specific way (instructions on technique) and in a specific location (territory).

Listen to what God said to Joshua.

"I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates--all the Hittite country - to the Great Sea on the west." -- Joshua 1: 3-4, NIV

That's God speaking. Catch the territory idea?! 

So, I was thinking today about territories. Where's my territory? Where are the boundaries where I am supposed to focus? Is territory just "land mass"? Or can it also be something like "addictions," "children," "divorced," etc.?

God has a specific territory in mind for each of his servants. So, how do I go about determining that territory?

Jim Griffith (of Jim Griffith coaching) said something basic, yet profound last week. You should not go out on a limb if you haven't heard a very clear call from God himself. He believes in the closet! Lock yourself into that closet, until you hear from God and hear specifically about what you are called to do and where you are called to go.

Go to the closet, friends!

I'm feeling challenged by fellow blogger, Vince Antonucci, to keep blogging around my scripture reading and quiet time with Jesus. It's easy for me to get into a whole lot of other stuff and reading, but really kind of sleepily lose that "in the sweet zone" with God's word in front of me and my quality prayer time as a first priority. It slips through unnoticed - for a while. Yeschhhh.

Does the Lord still speak to you?

"... the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant." Joshua 1:1

Joshua HAS to receive instructions from God. It doesn't say whether Joshua was having a great quiet time day listening and praying. It just says "the Lord spoke to Joshua." It doesn't say what he was doing to get into hearing. The focus is upon God and what God is about to do.

Perhaps we start and end our time with God focusing in the wrong way: How can I get into a right time of day, right position, or right scripture for hearing God? Perhaps we should be focused slightly differently.

What is God doing and what is it that He is up to in this time and circumstances?