Greetings;
Today I want to remind us as leaders to keep the main thing, the main thing. The main thing is Jesus is Lord and Christ. Together we are the body of Christ at all times for all things in every situation. We as leaders must keep our focus right in order to lead others to have a right focus at all times. The desires of our hearts and the thoughts of our minds must be motivated by a love impassioned by Jesus. We have just come through another political season in America and are still in that battle. Some are rejoicing with what they believe to be a great victory, while others are standing strong believing for a different outcome. No matter what the end result will be, we must keep the main thing, the main thing. We must embrace a prophetic spirit with a prophetic attitude, prophetic thoughts, prophetic words, and prophetic actions at all times. I define prophecy as God speaks and life happens. God’s words of life are not words bound by good and evil or right and wrong. They are words that express our Father’s heart of mercy and forgiveness with a willingness to partner with us in all things for an outcome of life. God is calling us all to be a part of the bride of Christ that brings the life of God to the earth in every situation at all times. As leaders we set an example in being part of the body of Christ with the anointing and life-giving testimony of Christ. This involves a right attitude of our hearts at all times. The apostle Paul encouraged the church of Thessalonica to keep a right focus in difficult times. God is not wanting us to escape this world, but to be life in every season and in every situation we find ourselves in in this world.
1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies. 21 Test all things; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil. 23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
Rejoicing is a decision of our hearts and it is an attitude of our souls. Praying is a face-to-face relationship with God ever hour of every day. Being thankful is not merely reserved for good days, but it is a thankfulness for God’s presence in our lives even on days that to appear to have a different outcome than we desire. Letting the Spirit of God flow in our lives is a matter of having an attitude of being life-giving at all times. Wrong decisions may not grieve the Holy Spirit; but having a wrong attitude will surely grieve the Spirit of God. We can be adjusted in our path if the attitude of our hearts allows the Spirit to flow in our life. Not despising prophecies is to choose to have a strong value for, use of, and a declaration of God’s voice in and through our lives at all times. God speaks and life happens! His voice is not a voice of vindication from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It is a voice inspired by the justice system of life from the tree of life. We must walk a path of peace where perfect peace will guide our hearts at all times. By this we can test all things. There will be plenty of bad things that come our way in life. There will be a lot of unfair situations that will occur, but we must hold fast to all that is good even in difficult times. Abstaining from evil is to choose not to act as those in the world even when those in the world treat us as people in the world do. God’s promise is one of sanctification of our whole being. We can be assured of God’s salvation for our spirits, souls, and bodies in every situation we find ourselves in life. As leaders we must set an example in these things and we must lead others to embrace this way of life. It is a way of those who are part of the family of life. Our family tree is the tree of life and nothing can alter this truth or our purpose of life in this path. God is faithful and He will help us at all times.
Our passion must be for Jesus! We must take the same stand as Jesus when He stood upon the judgement nail of the knowledge of good and evil and pronounced a judgment of mercy and love. We must be merciful, gracious and forgiving of others at all times. If we keep the main thing, the main thing we can be assured of a future and a hope in every season of our journey in life. As leaders, let us lead others in the path of life.
Food For Thought,
Ted J. Hanson
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