From: “The Serving Son's Helper”
HIS ANOINTING IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL THINGS
"The Holy Spirit said to me: "You are learning and will learn more about making no decisions based on carnal information without seeking first My counsel in every matter, even in the smallest detail. Make no decisions based on carnal information, regardless of how serious those situations seem, and how immediate, and how pressing. Make no decision without hearing My counsel."
"This tells me that we must press beyond the normal level of thinking that the anointing is only available on rare occasions, such as when we are in Church services. Since He IS the anointing and He is instructing me to make no decisions without first hearing His counsel, then I must conclude it is the Father's will that we "live" in the anointing all the time by living in constant fellowship and communion with the Holy Spirit."
... "Go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. (Mat 17:27)"
"It is just as important to pay close attention to what the Lord did NOT say as to what He DID say. Notice that Jesus did NOT say ... "In order to get God's blessing on this situation, go to the Temple and give a larger offering." Peter, having been raised a Jew, was no doubt already a giver. The problem was not with his "giving." Had that been the root of the problem, then surely Jesus would have said so. He did not!"
"What Peter needed was exactly what the Lord Jesus gave him ... wisdom in the form of specific instructions telling Peter what needed to be done in order to resolve the problem. At this point I have to say it again, "What the Lord did for Peter, He will also do for you!"
"Everyone would agree that "going fishing" to solve a tax problem sounds like a very unusual instruction for anyone to act on. You will find that the Lord's instructions very often fly in the face of "natural" human wisdom. But notice that this instruction as very much within the scope of Peter's ability to do. After all, Peter had spent his life as a fisherman. The Lord did not ask him to do something that he could not do. The only thing required of Peter was obedience to the instructions he received from the Lord, unusual or not."
"Most people would agree that if the Lord would give them the answers to the following questions, their financial difficulties would be solved. Those questions are:
What to do.
How to do it.
Where to do it.
When to do it."
"The Lord's specific instructions to Peter included all of these things. Notice:
What to do - "Go Fishing."
How to do it - "Cast In A Hook" (rather than a net, the common practice).
Where to do it - "The Sea" (not a river).
When to do it - "Go" (the Greek tense indicates "now")."
"Regarding "How," the Lord gave Peter very detailed, step by step instructions:
Take the "first" fish that cometh up.
Open its mouth.
You will find the money there.
Pay the tax bill with the money."
"Precise, detailed, step by step, easy to follow instructions. This is the kind of leadership that is available to all born again children of the Living God if we can ever learn to forsake "formulas" for "relationship" with the Lord."
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LEADERSHIP BY RELATIONSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP
"The last two words of 1 Cor 2:14 is the crux of the problem for most believers. The "things of the Spirit of God ... are spiritually discerned." Most people want to find God's answers already "formulated" for them in a book or a tape series. Although you can learn many good "general principles" that way, it is highly unlikely that you are going to find the Lord's specific instructions for you as an individual by those methods. If you want to hear specific instructions from your Lord, YOU need to spend time in fellowship with Him YOURSELF!"
"The point of this example is: Do you think I would have ever heard those instructions without spending time in fellowship with the Lord through worship and prayer? Absolutely not! I didn't get those instructions out of some book at the local Christian book store. I "spiritually discerned" them ... I "heard" them in my spirit as I spent time in fellowship with HIM! Our Lord Jesus Christ is alive. He is still "speaking in heaven." The Comforter has come to bring His instructions to each of us who will spend time in fellowship with Him. We are admonished not to ignore Him who speaks from heaven nor to reject His counsel. If we "hear and obey" it will be well with us. If we refuse to hear or choose not to obey, then we have no choice but to walk in the darkness of the world's way of doing things."
"Heb 12:25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from Heaven."
"Today is the first day of the rest of your life. You can begin developing a deeper relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ through fellowship by time spent in worship and prayer today."
"Why wait until tomorrow? Tomorrow will be just as busy as today! Change your priorities. Begin putting your "time with Him" first place in your life. He has given each of us spiritual "ears to hear" His voice. But our ability to "hear Him" is developed through time spent "with Him." Jesus said:"
"John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me."
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HIS ANOINTING IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL THINGS
"The Holy Spirit said to me: "You are learning and will learn more about making no decisions based on carnal information without seeking first My counsel in every matter, even in the smallest detail. Make no decisions based on carnal information, regardless of how serious those situations seem, and how immediate, and how pressing. Make no decision without hearing My counsel."
"This tells me that we must press beyond the normal level of thinking that the anointing is only available on rare occasions, such as when we are in Church services. Since He IS the anointing and He is instructing me to make no decisions without first hearing His counsel, then I must conclude it is the Father's will that we "live" in the anointing all the time by living in constant fellowship and communion with the Holy Spirit."
From: “Specific Instructions”
... "Go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. (Mat 17:27)"
"It is just as important to pay close attention to what the Lord did NOT say as to what He DID say. Notice that Jesus did NOT say ... "In order to get God's blessing on this situation, go to the Temple and give a larger offering." Peter, having been raised a Jew, was no doubt already a giver. The problem was not with his "giving." Had that been the root of the problem, then surely Jesus would have said so. He did not!"
"What Peter needed was exactly what the Lord Jesus gave him ... wisdom in the form of specific instructions telling Peter what needed to be done in order to resolve the problem. At this point I have to say it again, "What the Lord did for Peter, He will also do for you!"
"Everyone would agree that "going fishing" to solve a tax problem sounds like a very unusual instruction for anyone to act on. You will find that the Lord's instructions very often fly in the face of "natural" human wisdom. But notice that this instruction as very much within the scope of Peter's ability to do. After all, Peter had spent his life as a fisherman. The Lord did not ask him to do something that he could not do. The only thing required of Peter was obedience to the instructions he received from the Lord, unusual or not."
"Most people would agree that if the Lord would give them the answers to the following questions, their financial difficulties would be solved. Those questions are:
What to do.
How to do it.
Where to do it.
When to do it."
"The Lord's specific instructions to Peter included all of these things. Notice:
What to do - "Go Fishing."
How to do it - "Cast In A Hook" (rather than a net, the common practice).
Where to do it - "The Sea" (not a river).
When to do it - "Go" (the Greek tense indicates "now")."
"Regarding "How," the Lord gave Peter very detailed, step by step instructions:
Take the "first" fish that cometh up.
Open its mouth.
You will find the money there.
Pay the tax bill with the money."
"Precise, detailed, step by step, easy to follow instructions. This is the kind of leadership that is available to all born again children of the Living God if we can ever learn to forsake "formulas" for "relationship" with the Lord."
www.garycarpenter.org/teach6.html
LEADERSHIP BY RELATIONSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP
"The last two words of 1 Cor 2:14 is the crux of the problem for most believers. The "things of the Spirit of God ... are spiritually discerned." Most people want to find God's answers already "formulated" for them in a book or a tape series. Although you can learn many good "general principles" that way, it is highly unlikely that you are going to find the Lord's specific instructions for you as an individual by those methods. If you want to hear specific instructions from your Lord, YOU need to spend time in fellowship with Him YOURSELF!"
"The point of this example is: Do you think I would have ever heard those instructions without spending time in fellowship with the Lord through worship and prayer? Absolutely not! I didn't get those instructions out of some book at the local Christian book store. I "spiritually discerned" them ... I "heard" them in my spirit as I spent time in fellowship with HIM! Our Lord Jesus Christ is alive. He is still "speaking in heaven." The Comforter has come to bring His instructions to each of us who will spend time in fellowship with Him. We are admonished not to ignore Him who speaks from heaven nor to reject His counsel. If we "hear and obey" it will be well with us. If we refuse to hear or choose not to obey, then we have no choice but to walk in the darkness of the world's way of doing things."
"Heb 12:25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from Heaven."
"Today is the first day of the rest of your life. You can begin developing a deeper relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ through fellowship by time spent in worship and prayer today."
"Why wait until tomorrow? Tomorrow will be just as busy as today! Change your priorities. Begin putting your "time with Him" first place in your life. He has given each of us spiritual "ears to hear" His voice. But our ability to "hear Him" is developed through time spent "with Him." Jesus said:"
"John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me."
Listen to its entirety at…
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