Is your Dream in Development Hell?

I'm re-reading this book entitled: Produced by Faith written by Devon Franklin.  When I tell you that it addresses every stage that you go through when you're in pursuit of purpose and living your dreams, I'm so serious.




Devon describes "Development Hell" as a place that you reach where you feel like you've stopped progressing and sometimes even feels like you're going in reverse.  He talks about the many movies that were in "Development Hell" but just one scene, one new idea, one suggestion or one change away from going into Production. 




Development Hell is a part of the process that all of us will go through or have gone through at some point in our pursuit to live our dreams. This is a very crucial stage because we can choose to give up and throw in the towel because of hopelessness, feeling like you've worked so hard, only to find yourself stuck and/or going in reverse.  I want to encourage you to stand still and wait on God. 


If you want success then you have to trust that the pause you're experiencing is simply an opportunity for God to setup everything that you need in order to hit it big at the Box Office.  This is where the enemy starts playing with your mind and whispering, "give up", "it's not worth it", "this is not for you", "why are you wasting your time"?  You have to turn a deaf ear to the enemy and feed your spirit the Word of God and the Promises of God. See, if you're going to make it through the tough times, you have to have something to stand on.  .What you believe must be stronger than what you see because what you see becomes more believable than what you believe.   




I found myself in "Development Hell" a couple of years ago.  I felt as though my life was going backwards and everything that I worked so hard to accomplish and build had fallen apart.  I didn't realize that where I was - was a part of my process and my chance to learn new things, face new challenges and see how God moves in the midst of the impossible to make it all possible!


God has added more stripes to my faith pin and more experiences to confirm my belief in the supernatural power of God.  It took a while but through His Word and prayer, I got my passion back, my persistence back, my compassion back and my FAITH back. 




Now that you know where you are and that it's all a part of your process, get-up and get back to work.  You have a purpose to fulfilled and a dream to realize.




Living in Faith,




The Purpose Coach