Turn your adversities into a new calling

1. 6 stages to discover,
navigate & fulfill your purpose
Os Hillman

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5. Attributes of a
Joseph CallCall

6. I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to
what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his house,
and he will minister before my anointed one always (1 Sam 2:35-36) .
A Conversation in HeavenA Conversation in Heaven

7. Larger
Larger
Larger
Story
??

8. The door to God’s
larger story almost
always includes a
crisis event.

9. Thrust into CrisisThrust into Crisis

10. My Story

11. 1977 - Os w/ President Gerald Ford,
Vail, CO

12. My Story

13. 1994
Crisis

14. Dream 1995Dream 1995

15. “You have a ‘Joseph Calling’ Os.”
1996

16. SpiritualSpiritual
CallingCalling
PhysicalPhysical
CallingCalling

17. My Resurrection? 7 Yrs
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• Restored financesRestored finances
• Writing ministry - 18 booksWriting ministry - 18 books

18. 2014
(19 years later)

19. Dream 1995Dream 1995

20. International Speaking MinistryInternational Speaking Ministry
26 countries26 countries

21. Married May 7, 2016

22. “Josephs” are Change Agents!

23. Prospered in his adversityProspered in his adversity
But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy,
and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the
prison. And the keeper of the prison committed to
Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison;
whatever they did there, it was his doing. The keeper of
the prison did not look into anything that was under
Joseph’s authority, because the LORD was with him; and
whatever he did, the LORD made it prosper.
Genesis 39:21-23

24. God’s Recruitment of Leaders
to their Larger Stories
Leader
• David
• Paul
• Joseph
• John Bunyan
• Martin Luther
• Martin Luther King
Event
• Goliath
• Blindness, imprisoned
• 13 years of slavery, prison
• 12 years in prison – “Pilgrims
Progress”
• Crisis of belief
• Rosa Parks - Refusal to give up
seat on bus

25. Post your questions

26. David in the Pit – Ps 69
Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or
the pit close its mouth over me.
Psalm 69:15
You know my reproach, my shame, and my dishonor;
My adversaries are all before You.
Reproach has broken my heart,
And I am full of heaviness;
I looked for someone to take pity,
but there was none;
And for comforters, but I found none.
Psalm 69: 19,20

27. David in the Pit – Ps 69
But I am poor and sorrowful;
Let Your salvation, O God, set me up
on high. I will praise the name of God
with a song, and will magnify Him
with thanksgiving.
Psalm 69: 29,30

28. God's economy requires us to rule in the pit
before we can rule in the palace.
Despise not the small things.
Do not despise these small beginnings, for the
Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the
plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” Zech 4:10

29. What is the goal
of the Christian life?
DEATH.

30. Both God and Satan want you dead,God and Satan want you dead,
but each for different reasons.but each for different reasons.
GodGod
For we who live are
always delivered to death
for Jesus' sake, that the
life of Jesus also may be
manifested in our mortal
flesh. So then death is
working in us, but life in
you. 2 Cor 4:11-12
SatanSatan
Be sober, be vigilant;
because your adversary
the devil walks about
like a roaring lion,
seeking whom he may
devour.
1 Peter 5:8-9
30

31. “I would ‘kill’ you myself if I could.”
– Mentor.
Jeremiah, John the Baptist, General Patton, and Bill Gothard

32. Galatians 2:20
I am crucified with Christ:
nevertheless I live; yet not I,
but Christ liveth in me: and the
life which I now live in the
flesh I live by the faith of the
Son of God, who loved me,
and gave himself for me.
Gal. 2:20

33. …that I may know Him and
the power of His
resurrection, and the
fellowship of His sufferings,
being conformed to His
death – Philippians 3:10

34. Nobody makes meaningful
change without a crisis.
The pain to remain the same
must EXCEED the pain to
CHANGE.

35. often leads us to
determine our
CORE BELIEF

36. Failure
“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win
glorious triumphs, even though checkered by
failure... than to rank with those poor spirits
who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because
they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory
nor defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt
Failure doesn’t mean I am a failure; it means I failed.

37. Nobody but Jesus ever made
plan "A". God makes our "B's"
and "C's" His "A” plan.".

38. There is a Kingdom “Economy”
• Go low -- before you can go high with God. James 4:10
• Die -- before you can live. Jn 12:24
• Give -- before you can receive. Lk 6:38
• Forgive and bless your enemies -- when betrayed or
wronged. Luke 6:37
The Joseph process is designed
to help us adopt a new economy

39. Loss of wealth, job,
family
Wounds/Victim
Judgmental
Self-sufficient
Fearful
Independent
Pride
Poser
“slave vs son”
Sweat & toil
Betrayal
Isolation
The
Joseph
Process
Influence!
Family
Neighborhoods
Workplaces
Cities
Nations
Crisis
Recruitment
Transformation
God’s Economy
Humility
“Dependence”
Empathy
Increased anointing &
authority
Faith
Intimacy w God
Hunger for God
Forgiveness
Sonship
Power
Elevation
Fruitfulness
Healing – Nature
Change
Love
Humility
“Dependence”
Empathy
Increased anointing &
authority
Faith
Intimacy w God
Hunger for God
Forgiveness
Sonship
Power
Elevation
Fruitfulness
Healing – Nature
Change
Love
Unless the Lord builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the Lord guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
It is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late, To eat the bread of sorrows;
For so He gives His beloved sleep. Ps 127:1,2
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable
service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you
may prove what is that good and acceptable and
perfect will of God. Romans 12:1,2

40. What did Joseph Process do?
• From financial loss … to freedom from fear of lack
• From fear of business loss … to freedom of control
• From rejection and betrayal … to forgiveness and humility
• From pride of authorship … to humility of usefulness by
God
• From a small business … to an international work that
impacts 100 nations.

41. LOGO
4 Reasons for Adversity
1
2
3
4
Consequence of the Call
Joseph
Sin
Gehazi – leprosy
Open doors – Jn 14:30
Sonship
Hebrews 12:5
Spiritual Warfare
John 10:10; 1 Cor 16:9
Adversity

42. 1. Simple Fool
A simple fool, or peti, was a person who made
mistakes but quickly righted them and was
restored to fellowship with God and with others.
King David was a simple fool, one who made
mistakes, but kept a repentant heart toward God.
This is why God did not turn away from David for
his many sins.

43. 2. Hardened Fool - Prov. 1:31-32
The hardened fool, kesil and ewil, made mistakes, but
never learned from them and failed to listen to others.
Such people can expect God's reproof to continue and will
eat the fruit of their own way. The hardened fool "returns
to his own vomit." King Saul was a hardened fool, one who
made mistakes and continued in them even after realizing
he was wrong.

44. 3. Mocking Fool
The third level of fool mentioned in Proverbs is the
mocking fool or letz. The mocking fool mocks the things
of God. This word means "scoffer" or "scorner."
When you encounter cynical people who disregard the
things of God, you know these people are "mocking
fools."

45. 4. God-denying Fool
The fourth level of fool is the God-denying fool or
nabal. This term relates to the morally wicked
person who ignores the disgrace he brings on his
family and who despises holiness.
This person says, "There is no God." By failing to
acknowledge God for who He is, the nabal declares
himself to be a "God-denying" fool. (see Prov.
17:21).

46. Decision
“Spiritual BootcampSpiritual Bootcamp”
““No Will Of Our Own”No Will Of Our Own”
EgyptEgypt
EgyptianEgyptian
ValuesValues
•SlaverySlavery
•““Sweat & ToilSweat & Toil
•Pump WaterPump Water
from Groundfrom Ground
•DisobedienceDisobedience
1. Consequence of Faith1. Consequence of Faith
2. Judgment of Sin2. Judgment of Sin
NatureNature
Change vsChange vs
Habit ChangeHabit Change
GibeoniteGibeonite
RuseRuse
GibeoniteGibeonite
RuseRuse
Death to Self/Giving Up Personal Rights
•Marriage ProblemMarriage Problem
•Business problemBusiness problem
•UnemployedUnemployed
•FinancialFinancial
•IllnessIllness
PromisedPromised
LandLand
•Land of Milk & HoneLand of Milk & Hone
•ObedienceObedience
•VictoryVictory
•Rain From HeavenRain From Heaven
FaithFaith
ExperiencesExperiences
FaithFaith
ExperiencesExperiences
“In vain
you rise
early and
stay up
late, toiling
for food to
eat.”
Ps. 127:2
“The men of
Israel sampled
their provisions
but did not
inquire of the
LORD. “
Josh 9:14
Faith
Experiences
39 Battles39 Battles

47. Valley of Achor
I will give her her vineyards from there, andI will give her her vineyards from there, and
the Valley of Achor (trouble) as a door ofthe Valley of Achor (trouble) as a door of
hope; She shall sing there, as in the days ofhope; She shall sing there, as in the days of
her youth, as in the day when she came upher youth, as in the day when she came up
from the land of Egypt. Hosea 2:15from the land of Egypt. Hosea 2:15

48. He called down a famine on the land and destroyed all theirHe called down a famine on the land and destroyed all their
supplies of food; and he sent a man before them–Joseph, sold as asupplies of food; and he sent a man before them–Joseph, sold as a
slaveslave. They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in. They bruised his feet with shackles, his neck was put in
ironsirons, till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the Lord, till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the Lord
proved himproved him true (Psalms 105:16-19).true (Psalms 105:16-19).
Who Was Joseph and WhatWho Was Joseph and What
Prepared Him For His Calling?Prepared Him For His Calling?

49. Joseph Was aJoseph Was a TypeType of Jesusof Jesus
• Operated in the
supernatural in the
marketplace
• Sinless
• Salvation for mankind
• Suffered for and
forgave those he was
sent to save
• Operated in
supernatural – dreams,
words of wisdom
• Hardship was not due to
sin
• Saved a nation from
starvation
• Suffered for and forgave
those he was sent to
save
Jesus (The Lord Saves) Joseph (Increase;He will add)

50. Joseph Was AJoseph Was A TypeType of Jesusof Jesus
• Betrayed by his own
people – the Jews – sold
for 30 pieces of silver
• Physical & spiritual
provider
• Prophetic ministry –
foretold things to come
• Operated in the
marketplace
• Betrayed by his own
family – sold for 20
shekels of silver
• Physical & spiritual
provider
• Prophetic ministry –
foretold things to
come
• Operated in the
marketplace
Jesus (The Lord Saves) Joseph (Savior of the World)

51. AttributesAttributes
• Had a vision that diedHad a vision that died
• Identified with adversityIdentified with adversity
• Removal of pride – characterRemoval of pride – character
developmentdevelopment
• Wrongfully judgedWrongfully judged

52. AttributesAttributes
•Faithful to God in the crisisFaithful to God in the crisis
•Season of isolationSeason of isolation

53. Spiritual Deposits
Messes into Messages and MessengersMesses into Messages and Messengers
I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches ofI will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of
secret places, That you may know that I, the Lord, Who calls yousecret places, That you may know that I, the Lord, Who calls you
by your name, Am the God of Israelby your name, Am the God of Israel (Isa 45:3).(Isa 45:3).
Jesus Paul John Jeremiah John Bunyan Nelson MandelaJesus Paul John Jeremiah John Bunyan Nelson Mandela

54. While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the
guards, the word of the Lord came to him a second time.
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and
unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3

55. “You shall hide them in theYou shall hide them in the
secret place of Yoursecret place of Your
presence.presence.” Ps 31:20” Ps 31:20
Job 36:15: He delivers the afflicted by their affliction,Job 36:15: He delivers the afflicted by their affliction,
and opens their ear in oppression.and opens their ear in oppression.

56. What I tell you in the dark, speak in theWhat I tell you in the dark, speak in the
daylight; what is whispered in your ear,daylight; what is whispered in your ear,
proclaim from the rooftops. Mt 10:27proclaim from the rooftops. Mt 10:27

57. God said He would never leave us or forsake us, however,God said He would never leave us or forsake us, however,
He never said it might notHe never said it might not feelfeel like He did.like He did.
Black Hole

58. "Behold, I go forward but He is not there, andBehold, I go forward but He is not there, and
backward, but I cannot perceive Him; Whenbackward, but I cannot perceive Him; When
He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him; HeHe acts on the left, I cannot behold Him; He
turns on the right, I cannot see Him. But Heturns on the right, I cannot see Him. But He
knows the way I take; when He has tested me,knows the way I take; when He has tested me,
I will come forth as gold." Job 23:8-10I will come forth as gold." Job 23:8-10

59. Meanwhile, where is God? This is one of the mostMeanwhile, where is God? This is one of the most
disquieting symptoms. When you're happy, so happy thatdisquieting symptoms. When you're happy, so happy that
you had no sense of needing him, if you turn to Him thenyou had no sense of needing him, if you turn to Him then
with praise, you will be welcomed with open arms.with praise, you will be welcomed with open arms.
But go to him when your need is desperate, when allBut go to him when your need is desperate, when all
other help is vain and what do you find? The doorother help is vain and what do you find? The door
slammed in your face, and the sound of bolting and doubleslammed in your face, and the sound of bolting and double
bolting on the inside. After that, silence. You may as wellbolting on the inside. After that, silence. You may as well
turn away.turn away.
C.S. Lewis,C.S. Lewis, A Grief ObservedA Grief Observed

60. When God seems mostWhen God seems most
absent from us, He is doingabsent from us, He is doing
His most important work in us.His most important work in us.

61. Questions

62. Part 2

63. AttributesAttributes
• Identity tied to adversityIdentity tied to adversity
• Lived as a sonLived as a son
• Experienced God in the midst of hisExperienced God in the midst of his
adversity – dreams and visions andadversity – dreams and visions and
solutions to problemssolutions to problems
• Supernatural advancement forSupernatural advancement for
influenceinfluence

64. AttributesAttributes
•Solved a global problemSolved a global problem
•Spiritual and physical provider toSpiritual and physical provider to
othersothers
•Supernaturally promoted toSupernaturally promoted to
influenceinfluence

65. Josephs Understand GodJosephs Understand God’s Redemptive Plan’s Redemptive Plan
RelationshipRelationship
Adam & EveAdam & Eve
““Free will”Free will”
The FallThe Fall
SatanSatan
-OrphanOrphan
heartheart
JesusJesus
LK 19:10LK 19:10
Jn10:10Jn10:10
““Yeah, we blew it!”Yeah, we blew it!”
SatanSatan
““Ruler of world”Ruler of world”
Jn 12:21Jn 12:21
Psalm 115:16,Psalm 115:16, “The heavens are the“The heavens are the
heavens of the Lord,heavens of the Lord,
but the earth He has given tobut the earth He has given to
the sons of men.the sons of men.””

66. The story of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation,
is the story of God’s plan to restore His creation to
its original state of perfection.
To judge God by the present
world would be a tragic mistake.

67. Free will led to a rebellion
against God’s original design

68. GodGod’s Redemptive Plan’s Redemptive Plan
RelationshipRelationship
Adam & EveAdam & Eve
““Free will”Free will”
The FallThe Fall
SatanSatan
-OrphanOrphan
heartheart
JesusJesus
LK 19:10LK 19:10
Jn10:10Jn10:10
Power of AttorneyPower of Attorney
Ezek 22:30Ezek 22:30
IntercedeIntercede
Jesus DeathJesus Death
All AuthorityAll Authority
Mt 16:19.Mt 16:19.”keys””keys”
John 14:12John 14:12
““greater works”greater works”
Jesus ReturnsJesus Returns
““Yeah, we blew it!”Yeah, we blew it!”
7500 Covenants7500 Covenants
Rom 4:17
Faith is calling things
that are not as though
they were!

69. Satan wants your past
to be your future.
God always sees you for what you are
becoming (Gideon).

70. Poll Question
1. How often would you participate in our
webinars based on frequency?
(single choice please)

71. ““The story of your life is the storyThe story of your life is the story
of the long and brutal assault onof the long and brutal assault on
your heart by the one who knowsyour heart by the one who knows
what you could become and fearswhat you could become and fears
it.”it.”
John EldredgeJohn Eldredge

72. Our dreams must often
die before God’s dream can birth.

73. A grain of wheat has a "vision" of
reproducing itself and many more grains of
wheat (birth). The grain dies in the ground
(death). A harvest springs up out of the very
process of "death" in the ground
(fulfillment).
Death and Resurrection of Visions

74. Death and Resurrection of Visions
AbrahamAbraham
Abraham had a vision of being
the father of a great nation
(birth). Sarah was barren and
became too old to have
children (death). God gave
Abraham and Sarah a son in
their old age. He became the
father of a great nation
(fulfillment).
Joseph
Joseph had a vision that he would
be a great leader and that many
would bow down to him (birth).
Joseph's brothers sold him to some
merchants and he became a slave.
Later he was falsely condemned to
spend his years in prison (death).
God allowed Joseph to interpret the
dreams of the butler and baker and
later the king, whereupon, he was
made a ruler in the land (fulfillment).

75. Death and Resurrection of Visions
Moses
Moses had a vision of leading his
people out of the bondage of Egypt
(birth). Pharaoh as well as his own
people drove Moses out of Egypt
after Moses' first attempt to relieve
their bondage (death). God gave
Moses signs and wonders to
convince Pharaoh to free the people
and bring them out of Egypt and into
the Promised Land (fulfillment).
Disciples
The disciples had a vision of
establishing the Kingdom of God
with Jesus (birth). The very ones He
came to save killed Jesus, and the
disciples saw Him buried in a tomb
(death). God raised Jesus from the
dead, and the disciples performed
great miracles until the gospel had
spread through all the world
(fulfillment).

76. Death and Resurrection of Visions
40 day fast: “God is going to raise up something you see as insignificant.”

78. Paul’s response to adversity and
the things he could not understand
He did not require “why” answers from God

79. 2 Cor 4:8-12
struck down, but not destroyed—
always carrying about in the body the dying of
the Lord Jesus,
that the life of Jesus also may be manifested
in our body.
for LIFE in YOU!YOU!

80. Psalm 66:10-12
For You, O God, have
tested us; You brought
us into the net;
You laid affliction on
our backs. You have
caused men to ride
over our heads;
We went through fire
and through water;
But You brought us out
to rich fulfillment.

81. There will always be a crisis of beliefThere will always be a crisis of belief
stage requiring choicesstage requiring choices
Shipwrecked
faith
Compensate for
my pain
God

82. Christian Reger,1941 Germany
• Member German Christian church standingMember German Christian church standing
against Nazisagainst Nazis
• Betrayed by church organistBetrayed by church organist
• Spent 4 years in DachauSpent 4 years in Dachau
• Tells how he was visited by GodTells how he was visited by God
Friedrich Nietzche saidFriedrich Nietzche said “A man can undergo“A man can undergo
torture if he knows the ‘why’ of his life.”torture if he knows the ‘why’ of his life.”
““I learned to know the Who of my life. He wasI learned to know the Who of my life. He was
enough to sustain me then, and enough toenough to sustain me then, and enough to
sustain me “still.”sustain me “still.”

83. So do not fear, for I am with you; do notSo do not fear, for I am with you; do not
be dismayed, for I am your God. I willbe dismayed, for I am your God. I will
strengthen you and help you, I willstrengthen you and help you, I will
uphold you with my righteous hand.uphold you with my righteous hand.
Isa 41:10Isa 41:10

84. The pit is the
proving ground
to see if you are
trustworthy of a
larger vision.

85. You must
learn to rule in
the pit before you
you can rule in the
palace.
We must go low with man before we can go high with God.

86. Death Life
Unresolved issues will alwaysUnresolved issues will always
lead to bad choices.lead to bad choices.

87. The depth and width of the adversity isThe depth and width of the adversity is
often proportional to the level of calloften proportional to the level of call
and influence.and influence.

88. But as for me,But as for me,
I trust in you,I trust in you,
O Lord; I say,O Lord; I say,
"You are my God.""You are my God."
My times areMy times are
in your hand.in your hand.
Ps 31:14Ps 31:14

89. I would have lost
heart, unless I had
believed that I would
see the goodness of
the Lord in the land of
the living. Wait on the
Lord; Be of good
courage, and He shall
strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the
Lord!
Ps 27:13,14

90. 3 Phase Obedience Cycle
His business,His business,
His way.His way.
My business,My business,
my way.my way. My business.My business.
His way.His way.
ConvenienceConvenience
CrisisCrisis
ConvictionConviction
His business,
His way!
Intimacy
w/ God
OrphanOrphan
SonshipSonship

91. The StockdaleThe Stockdale
ParadoxParadox
“This is a very important lesson. You must
never confuse faith that you will prevail in the
end – which you can never afford to lose –
with the discipline to confront the most brutal
facts of your current reality, whatever they
might be.” Admiral Stockdale, 8 year
prisoner of war

92. Whatever God sets you freeWhatever God sets you free
from He automatically givesfrom He automatically gives
you an anointing to setyou an anointing to set
other people free from theother people free from the
very thing you were a victimvery thing you were a victim
of.of.

93. JosephJoseph’s solve’s solve
societal problemssocietal problems

94. In the last days…In the last days…
"In that day," says Yahweh, "I will assembleIn that day," says Yahweh, "I will assemble
that which is lame, and I will gather that whichthat which is lame, and I will gather that which
is driven away, and that which I have afflicted;is driven away, and that which I have afflicted;
and I will make that which was lame a remnant,and I will make that which was lame a remnant,
and that which was cast far off a strong nation:and that which was cast far off a strong nation:
And Yahweh will reign over them on Mount ZionAnd Yahweh will reign over them on Mount Zion
from then on, even forever.from then on, even forever.””
Micah 4:6,7Micah 4:6,7
““Beware of any Christian leader Who doesBeware of any Christian leader Who does
not walk with a limp.not walk with a limp.” –Bob Mumford” –Bob Mumford