"The enemy has stolen my calling and I'll never recover what was lost."
How it sounds in your head: I used to know my purpose but Satan has derailed everything. Years wasted, opportunities gone, destiny stolen. Other guys are walking in their calling while I'm trapped trying to recover what the enemy took.
"So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you."
-- Joel 2:25Source: enemy accusation based on derailed dreams combined with teaching that certain seasons or opportunities can be permanently missed, disqualifying from original calling.
The time gap between where you thought you'd be and where you actually are seems to prove permanent loss. Watching peers advance while you're stuck confirms stolen destiny.
Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery, he spent YEARS in prison for a crime he didn't commit, his dream seemed dead. But what they meant for evil, God meant for good - Joseph went from PRISON to PRIME MINISTER in ONE DAY.
I REFUSE the lie that the enemy stole my calling. IT IS WRITTEN that God will RESTORE the years the locust has eaten. No time is wasted in God's economy - what looked like delay was actually PREPARATION. IT IS WRITTEN in Romans 8:28 that ALL things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose. The enemy didn't steal my calling - he accidentally TRAINED me for it through warfare. What he meant to destroy, God is using as my TESTIMONY. I'm not behind - I'm right on time. The BARAK blessing that took Joseph from prison to palace in ONE DAY surrounds me - promotion comes SUDDENLY, not gradually.
The Father sees your waiting season as preparation, not punishment. He's about to restore everything the enemy touched and add to it what only the wilderness could build - and it happens INSTANTLY.