The Blessing Of Being In Order

Roots

I've lived long enough to know that God is a God of ORDER. When we're out-of-order over HERE...we'll be out-of-order over THERE. God DON'T & WON'T bless a mess. If I want to be successful moving forward, my HISTORY can't be a MYSTERY if I’m trying to get to my DESTINY.

When we are IN ORDER, we will be TRANSPARENT with our whereabouts, dropouts, hideouts, layouts, hangouts & sellouts. God doesn't operate in the darkness...but rather in the light. You can't claim God's WILL when you leave things unfulFILLED.

• I can't have a ministry, if I'm not under a ministry.
• I can't walk in God's economy, when I'm not tithing to my storehouse.
• I can't be in leadership, if I can't submit to leadership.
• It's not about being controlled by man, it's about being submitted to whom He delegates.

To fix the SYMPTOMS, you have to deal with the ROOTS. Cut it out & you'll see how many years the issue has been present by the length of the roots. For some, it may go all the way back to childhood, disobedience, ancestry or even recently. #checktheroots

Four LEADERSHIP BOOKS that have been LIFE changing to me:
1. God's Armor Bearer - Terry Nance
2. Undercover - John Bevere
3. The Bait of Satan - John Bevere
4. A Tail Of Three Kings - Gene Edwards

#DealWithYourStuff

Making Dangerous Choices

5 Things For Thursday

"Let all things be done decently and in order." (1 Corinthians 14:40)

The work of the ministry, most times, should be a blessing, but it can also become rather tasking & tiresome if we are out of order.

As a leader or Christian worker, I must do my best at all times to remain in order & follow the protocols given to me. Obviously, being in order starts with God, the creator of my life. 

Ministry can become very demanding & you can easily become preoccupied with ministry & church work & neglect your private, personal quiet time with God.

The beginning of disorder in my life & ministry comes when I'm out of tune with God. The more I fellowship with Him, the more He gives my spirit man the ability to be in control of my spiritual life, spiritual environment & everything in the physical.

There is order in Heaven. The stars in Heaven differ in glory from one another; angels are also higher than one another. So, there are also levels & seniority among leadership. We are not the same in rank, service, position & authority. If we are to excel as leaders, we must know our rank & maintain our post with excellence. 

God's anointing is poured out heaviest upon us when we remain in order & alignment.  

Consider the order of blessed unity expressed in Psalm 133:1-3:

"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore."

Friends, the oil of unity may have started at the HEAD but it gathered thickest at the HEM!  

Learning how to yield to instructions, protocol & other leaders brings an INCREASED anointing to our lives. 

Are Your Steps In Order?

God is a God of order.  Everything that He does is inline and intact.  In fact, the Apostle Paul declared "Let all things be done decently and in order." (1 Corinthians 14:40)

When serving in ministry, we ought to be able to do it with joy. Ministry shouldn't be a drudgery or a downer.  It only becomes laborious when we are out of alignment with God's ordained protocols.  As a result, ministry can become tiresome and wearisome. 

To rid ourselves of this draining dilemma, we have to restore order back into our life.  How? Well, the first step is to start with our relationship with God.  If we allow ourselves to become so taxed with duties that we neglect the intimate relationship afforded to us through our personal relationship with God, we can come to resent ministry and become slothful in our diligence and duties.

• Are you in harmony with HEAVEN?  
• Does your life and ministry have the sound of melody accented with the triad of harmonic balance?  

I've found in my own life, that when my fellowship with God is in order, my spirit man has the ability to be in balance with both the natural and the spiritual world. With the help of the Holy Spirit, I'm able to remain consistent in my spiritual habits which in turn catapults me to greater effectiveness in natural things.

The Results of Order

1. Consolation - comfort in knowing your ducks are in a row.
2. Mutual respect from your peers and leaders.
3. Promotion.
4. Increased performance and results.
5. Decreased stress.
6. Accelerated production.
7. Horizontal and vertical appreciation.
8. Increased anointing.
9. Discernment of people and situations that are out of order. 
10. Cost savings.
11. Synergy with likeminded leaders.

Protocol Precedes Promotion

When you read John's description of Heaven, it is clear that Heaven is a place of order. With that being said, God designs that His church be a place of order as well as our homes. 

Order gives birth to various levels of leadership within organizations that can be hierarchal in nature.  

As long as delegated authority is in place, we will always be cognizant of rank, service, position and authority. Leadership longevity is sustained by maintaining and mastering our rank.

Giving 100% Regardless of Your Rank

1. Giving your all no matter where you serve on the team will increase your level of anointing and increase your desirability within your sphere of influence.
2. Knowing where you fit on the team defines what your level of authority is and is not.
3. No matter the task, washing windows or organizing an event, your rank dictates what projects are assigned to you.
4. Knowing who you are and whose you are frees you from competing with other people's positions and placements.
5. The number of keys on your key ring dictates how much responsibility you've been entrusted with.
6. Serving with faithfulness and fruitfulness will yield a harvest of blessings!  On the other hand, withdrawing, pouting and MIA stirs up a dust cloud of disappointment from those who are cheering for your success.

Colossians 3:17 "And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him."

Hebrews 13:17 "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you."

1 Timothy 1:12 "And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enable me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;"