Reap What You Sow Mondays with Tony™: The Assignment Is Still Active: Picking Up What You Dropped: A Word for Those Who Abandoned the Call but Still Feel the Pull

Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.
Jul 21
6 min read

Introduction: When God Doesn’t Change His Mind

There’s a pull that no vacation, relationship, career, or hobby can silence. It follows you in the quiet. It speaks when the noise settles. It lingers in the background like a melody you thought you forgot.

And it’s not imagination. It’s the call of God on your life.And here’s the truth you need to sit with today:

“The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.” – Romans 11:29 (NKJV)

That means the assignment is still active—not because you’ve been perfect, but because God has been faithful. It’s time to go back and pick up what you dropped. The thing you gave up on. The thing you ran from. The thing you swore was over.

You may have paused the mission.

But Heaven never closed the file.

1. The Calling Is Bigger Than Your Mistake

Many people abandon their assignment because of shame. Maybe you fell into sin. Maybe you let pride, fear, lust, or comparison get in the way. Maybe you disqualified yourself in your own eyes before anyone else could.

But let me encourage you with this:

“If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” – 2 Timothy 2:13 (NKJV)

God doesn’t back out of covenants. He doesn’t break His promise because you stumbled. If that were the case, David would’ve been disqualified after Bathsheba. Peter would’ve been written off after his denial. Paul would’ve been canceled for his past as a murderer.

Yet each of them were restored, recommissioned, and released again.

🗣️ Declaration: I am not defined by my failure; I am restored by His grace. My purpose is alive, and my calling still stands!

2. God’s Grace Is Greater Than Your Gap

If it’s been months—or even years—since you last walked in your assignment, it’s easy to believe that your time has passed.

But here’s the good news: God redeems time.

“I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten…” – Joel 2:25 (ESV)

God doesn’t just pick up where you left off—He makes up for what you lost. When you return to obedience, Heaven doesn’t start at zero. It starts at redemption.

You’ll find that what should’ve taken years will now take months. What should’ve taken months may happen in weeks. When grace enters the room, acceleration follows.

✨ Quote: “Delay is not denial. Detour is not disqualification. In God’s hands, even lost time becomes fuel for your comeback.”

🗣️ Declaration: What I thought was lost is being restored. What I dropped is being placed back in my hands with double anointing.

3. God Never Replaces the Original Blueprint

You may have seen others doing what you were called to do. That can feel discouraging—like the opportunity passed you by and God gave your assignment to someone else.

But hear this clearly:

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you…” – Jeremiah 1:5 (NKJV)

That means what’s assigned to you is custom. It can’t be replicated or reassigned.

Yes, others may serve in similar lanes, but your voice, your experiences, your anointing, and your testimony are unmatched. There are people waiting for your sound—your style of ministry, your unique message, your specific way of reaching hearts.

Even if it looks like someone else is doing what you were called to do, remember this:

✨ Quote: “Heaven isn’t looking for echoes. It’s waiting on your original sound.”

🗣️ Declaration: I reclaim my original design. My voice is necessary. My purpose is tailor-made, and I’m stepping back into alignment.

4. From the Belly of the Fish to the Gates of the City

Let’s take a closer look at Jonah.

He didn’t run because he was afraid of failure. He ran because he was angry at the thought of success.

Jonah knew that if he preached repentance, God might actually forgive the Ninevites—and Jonah didn’t want that. He thought they deserved wrath, not mercy.

“That is why I fled to Tarshish at first; for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God…” – Jonah 4:2 (NASB)

Jonah’s heart was hardened—not toward his mission, but toward the people he was sent to. But even in that rebellion, God didn’t revoke the assignment.

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh…’” – Jonah 3:1 (NKJV)

God didn’t change the message. He didn’t change the mission. He gave Jonah another chance to align his heart with Heaven’s compassion.

✨ Quote: “God doesn’t just call us to preach righteousness—He calls us to reflect His mercy.”

🗣️ Declaration: I surrender not only my will, but also my bias. I will go where God sends me and love who He loves—even when it stretches me.

5. Why the Pull Hasn’t Let Go

That tug you keep feeling? That quiet urge to pray, to write, to sing, to teach, to serve, to preach, to build? It’s not nostalgia. It’s not pressure. It’s not guilt.

It’s the Holy Spirit.

“And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.” – Isaiah 30:21 (ESV)

When you feel that pull, you’re hearing echoes of Heaven trying to lead you back to your original position.

Your spirit remembers what your flesh wants to forget. That’s why you can’t shake the feeling. You were marked for this.

✨ Quote: “The call of God isn’t just a moment—it’s a movement on your life that never goes away.”

🗣️ Declaration: I hear God calling, and I will answer. I may have wandered, but I’m no longer lost. I’m coming home to purpose.

6. Your Yes Unlocks Other People’s Freedom

Sometimes we forget that our obedience is not just about us. It’s about the souls tied to our yes.

“For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.” – Romans 8:19 (NKJV)

This means the world is literally waiting on you. Your assignment is somebody’s lifeline. Your testimony is someone’s breakthrough. Your story is someone’s survival guide.

When you drop your assignment, you delay someone else’s deliverance.

✨ Quote: “When you say yes to God, you give permission for others to walk in freedom.”

🗣️ Declaration: My obedience is not optional—it’s essential. I say yes again, for the lives connected to my assignment.

7. Comeback Season Is Here

This is your moment.

Not just to reflect. Not just to remember. But to return.

“Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. – Malachi 3:7 (NKJV)

God’s not asking for perfection. He’s asking for partnership. He’s asking for surrender.

There’s an army of former warriors, silenced prophets, discouraged dreamers, and weary visionaries who are about to rise again—not because they’re worthy, but because God isn’t done with them yet.

You are part of that army.

Final Exhortation: Pick It Back Up

Whatever it is—Pick it up. Dust it off. Lay it before God again.

He still wants to use it. He still wants to use you.

Your assignment was never about popularity, applause, or platform. It was always about impact, obedience, and legacy.

You are not too far gone. You are not too late. You are not too broken. You are not forgotten.

“He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” – Philippians 1:6 (NKJV)

Prayer of Recommitment

Heavenly Father,I repent for walking away from what You called me to do. I acknowledge that I’ve let time, fear, and failure keep me from saying yes again. But today, I return. I recommit. I say yes again. I lay my life, my gift, my voice, and my obedience on the altar. Breathe fresh fire into my assignment. Restore my joy, passion, and purpose. Let what was dropped be redeemed and completed. In Jesus’ name, amen.

12 Power Declarations to Speak Daily:

I am chosen, called, and commissioned by God.
My past cannot disqualify what Heaven has approved.
The anointing on my life is awakening again.
I walk boldly into what I was born to do.
Delay is over—this is my season of return.
I pick up what I dropped with courage and clarity.
I will not compare, compete, or cower.
The Holy Spirit empowers me daily for the task.
What I lost is being restored in double measure.
I am a vessel of obedience and breakthrough.
My assignment is active, and I am aligned.
I finish what I started—by grace, for His glory.

If today’s word stirred something in your spirit, I encourage you to keep pressing forward—not just in faith, but in obedience. Your assignment is still active, and your story is far from over.

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