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We must not look back to the past!

The battleground of the enemy is over our mind… our thought life.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 6:

12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with Truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace;

16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. [

7 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God;

FATHER uses your obedience to shame the powers of darkness.  Victory comes through us by The Holy Spirit operating in our lives.

Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman in John chapter 4:

13 Jesus answered, “If you drink from Jacob’s well, you’ll be thirsty again,

14 but if anyone drinks the Living Water I give them, they will never be thirsty again. For when you drink the Water I give you, It becomes a gushing Fountain of the Holy Spirit, flooding you with Endless Life!”

The Holy Spirit in us will bring forth endless Life to those who drink.  The adversary cannot stop this flow.

23-24 From now on, worshiping the Father will not be a matter of the right place but with a right heart. For God is a Spirit, and He longs to have sincere worshipers Who adore Him in the realm of the Spirit and in Truth.”

We are to trust in the Word of GOD only which is absolute Truth.  Anything else promotes a lie and we must not let such lies impede our progress toward maturity in Christ.

We must not allow the enemy to occupy our minds, our thought life.  Do you think that the enemy tried to keep Paul focusing on his past when he was an enemy of Christ, persecuting Christian?

He wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2^nd Corinthians chapter 10:

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.

Be assured that Paul had to bring every thought into captivity himself.

Your purpose that you have yet to enter into, is occupied by a lie.  The enemy will attempt to raise up a stronghold against your purpose to make you think it is impossible for you to fulfill that aspect of your purpose.  Else, you would already be in it.

The adversary will attempt to use your past failures to convince you that you are not worthy to enter into your promise given by FATHER.  The Promised Land is a picture of us coming into the fullness of GOD’S Intent and purpose for our lives.

Jesus expects us to do greater works than Him.  We can’t do greater works until we have done the same works.  Strongholds built on lies must be taken down.  Jesus is drawing us into a possibility through promise.

Paul spoke to Timothy this vital Truth as he recorded by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Timothy chapter 1:

18-19 So Timothy, my son, I am entrusting you with this responsibility, in keeping with the very first prophecies that were spoken over your life, and are now in the process of fulfillment in this great work of ministry, in keeping with the prophecies spoken over you. With this encouragement use your prophecies as weapons as you wage spiritual warfare by faith and with a clean conscience. For there are many who reject these virtues and are now destitute of the True faith,

We all have been given promises through the Word of GOD that are yet to be fulfilled.  We wage spiritual warfare by faith for these promises to manifest in our lives.  A clean conscience is vital.  The enemy wants to dredge up your past so that you will perceive that you don’t have a clean conscience.  That is a lie.

The Sons of GOD are not looking for recognition or promotion, they lead as a Son!

As Sons of GOD, you rule with the heart of a servant, and you serve with the heart of a king.  You rule with the heart of a servant because you know that what you have access to is for the benefit of others.

Jesus responded to a request for position with Him, recorded in Mark chapter 10:

35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”

Can you imagine the audacity of James and John to make such a request to the King of kings?

36 And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

Jesus was getting ready for a teaching moment to His disciples and us.

37 They said to Him, “Grant us that we may sit, one on Your Right Hand and the other on Your Left, in Your glory.”

38 But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

39 They said to Him, “We are able.” So Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized;

Even though Jesus told them that they did not know what they were asking, they continued their request in ignorance.  Their request revealed their ambition to be in the place of highest honor.  Their request exposed the ambition that was hiding in their hearts.  They did not understand what was required in death and resurrection.

40 but to sit on My Right Hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared.”

41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be greatly displeased with James and John.

The others were mad that they did not think of asking Jesus first.

42 But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

43 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.

44 And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all.

In other Words, the path to promotion comes by having the heart of a bond-slave who serves everyone.

45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His Life a ransom for many.”

We must be willing to walk with a heart to serve others.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 22:

24 The disciples bickered over which one of them would be considered the greatest in the Kingdom.

25 Jesus interrupted their argument, saying, “The kings and men of authority in this world rule oppressively over their subjects, claiming that they do it for the good of the people. They are obsessed with how others see them.

Greatness in the world arises based on how men want to be perceived, an aspect of self-centeredness.

26 But this is not your calling. You will lead by a different model. The greatest one among you will live as one called to serve others without honor. The greatest honor and authority is reserved for the one who has a servant heart.

Jesus compared greatness in the world’s view to Heaven’s Truth of what greatness really is.

27 The leaders who are served are the most important in your eyes, but in the Kingdom, it is the servants who lead. Am I not here with you as One who serves? 28 “Because you have stood with Me through all My trials and ordeals,

29 I am promising you the Kingdom that the Father has promised Me.

30 We will celebrate in this Kingdom and you will feast with Me at My Table. And each of you will be given a throne, twelve thrones in all, and you will be made rulers on thrones to judge the tribes of Israel.”

Jesus is the King of all Glory, but He comes to minister to people and to serve people.  As we empty ourselves of pride and an attitude of entitlement, we will mature as Sons and Daughters who serve The Kingdom.  In response, FATHER will release greater resources for our use.  We will have proven that we can be trusted with HIS power and authority here on earth.

James wrote by The Holy Spirit in his Epistle, James chapter 2:

14 My dear brothers and sisters, what good is it if someone claims to have faith but demonstrates no good works to prove it? How could this kind of faith save anyone?

15 For example, if a brother or sister in the faith is poorly clothed and hungry

16 and you leave them saying, “Good-bye. I hope you stay warm and have plenty to eat,” but you don’t provide them with a coat or even a cup of soup, what good is your faith?

17 So then faith that doesn’t involve action is phony.

At Servias, we direct contributions to those kids who are poorly clothed and hungry.  This is just one way we can serve others.

The Sons of GOD are not looking for recognition or promotion, they lead as a Son!

The term “Sons of GOD” is not gender-specific in these writings.  The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 1:

12 But those who embraced Him and took hold of His Name He gave authority to become the Sons of God!

As Sons of GOD, you rule with the heart of a servant, and you serve with the heart of a king.  Jesus gave us the perfect Example.

The Beloved Disciple recorded the Words and acts of Jesus in John chapter 13:

1 Jesus knew that the night before Passover would be His last night on earth before leaving this world to return to the Father’s Side. All throughout His time with His disciples, Jesus had demonstrated a deep and tender Love for them. And now He longed to show them the full measure of His Love.

Jesus knew that He would return to Heaven and be seated next to Our Heavenly Father.  Before His departure, He wanted to cement the realization of what it meant to be a qualified Son of GOD in the area of serving others.

2 Before their evening meal had begun, the accuser had already deeply embedded betrayal into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

3 Now Jesus was fully aware that the Father had placed all things under His control, for He had come from God and was about to go back to be with Him.

Jesus knew His destiny and His authority here on earth.

4 So He got up from the meal and took off His outer robe, and took a towel and wrapped it around His waist.

5 Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ dirty feet and dry them with His towel.

Here we have the King of kings as a servant, washing the disciple’s dirty feet.

6 But when Jesus got to Simon Peter, he objected and said, “I can’t let You wash my dirty feet—You’re My Lord!”

7 Jesus replied, “You don’t understand yet the meaning of what I’m doing, but soon it will be clear to you.”

8 Peter looked at Jesus and said, “You’ll never wash my dirty feet—never!” “But Peter, if You don’t allow me to wash your feet,” Jesus responded, “then you will not be able to share Life with Me.”

9 So Peter said, “Lord, in that case, don’t just wash my feet, wash my hands and my head too!”

If we want to share Life with Jesus, we must be willing to serve others, no matter how menial it appears to be.  Jesus revealed what it is to be a true Son of GOD… to serve others.

10 Jesus said to him, “You are already clean. You’ve been washed completely and you just need your feet to be cleansed—but that can’t be said of all of you.” For Jesus knew which one was about to betray him,

11 and that’s why he told them that not all of them were clean.

12 After washing their feet, he put his robe on and returned to his place at the table. “Do you understand what I just did?” Jesus said.

13 “You’ve called Me your Teacher and Lord, and you’re right, for that’s Who I am.

14-15 So if I’m your Teacher and Lord and have just washed your dirty feet, then you should follow the example that I’ve set for you and wash one another’s dirty feet. Now do for each other what I have just done for you.

Washing someone’s feet is a humble experience and clearly displays a willingness to serve others, what better way to show a servant’s heart!

16 I speak to you timeless Truth: a servant is not superior to his master, and an apostle is never greater than the one who sent him.

17 So now put into practice what I have done for you, and you will experience a Life of happiness enriched with untold blessings!”

Are you willing to wash the dirty feet of a beggar?  When you wash feet, you must stoop down to do so.  Serving others is a true sign of a Son of GOD.

Your lifestyle should reflect that Jesus Christ is in charge!

Each of us has a Promised land specific to our individual callings.  What is preventing us from entering in?  Trust.  Trust is firm belief in the reliability, Truth, ability, and strength of The Lord God Almighty.  You look nowhere else for your guidance and protection. 

The children of Israel who left Egypt, a picture of sin, except for two, did not learn their lesson.  The wilderness was one of great difficulty and challenges.  They had to trust GOD every day for manna on the ground.  This was an ongoing miracle that GOD trained them with in the wilderness.  HE intended for them to trust HIS Word.

The daily provision of manna was not the Promised Land, it was the training for the Promised Land.  They ate manna for over 14,400 days.  You would think that they developed trust in THE LORD.  They didn’t but their children did.

Character is the container that blessing is to rest in, and it doesn’t leak out!

When others succeed, do you rejoice or are you envious?  What comes forth reveals your character.  Character holds the blessing that the LORD would like to put on our life.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 5:

1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 through Whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;

4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the Love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit Who was given to us.

Trials and testing develop our character.

Paul commended Timothy as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 2:

19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your state.

20 For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state.

21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus.

22 But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father he served with me in the Gospel.

23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me.

Because of Timothy’s proven character, Paul trusted him by sending him to the Philippian church.  Timothy was found to be trustworthy.

FATHER is always preparing us for greater breakthrough.  GOD disciplines us so HIS blessings won’t kill us.  If you improperly handle increased anointing, it will result in pride.  That is why many cannot handle greater financial wealth.  They will begin to believe that they are entitled and special.

Wisdom spoke in Proverbs chapter 16:

18 Your boast becomes a prophecy of a future failure. The higher you lift yourself up in pride, the harder you’ll fall in disgrace.

19 It’s better to be meek and lowly and live among the poor than to live high and mighty among the rich and famous.

20 One skilled in business discovers prosperity, but the one who trusts in God is blessed beyond belief!

Can we navigate greater recognition by others when our fruitfulness increases?  Will we remain humble?  Increased anointing gives us more access to pride, arrogance, independence, and other things that are dangerous to us.

Our character needs to be proven so that we will successfully navigate through the challenges of a greater anointing.  Can you be entrusted and truly reflect Jesus Christ in a greater anointing?  Our words and actions should reflect the Jesus is in charge!

Once trust in THE LORD is settled, you can be entrusted with your Promised Land!

Each of us has a Promised land specific to our individual callings.  What is preventing us from entering in?  Trust.  Trust is firm belief in the reliability, Truth, ability, and strength of The Lord God Almighty.  You look nowhere else for your guidance and protection. 

The children of Israel who left Egypt, except for two, did not learn their lesson.  They went around the mountain for forty years in the midst of constant miracles and the Presence of GOD, yet they just didn’t get it!  Their lack of trust caused them to die off in the wilderness, a few short miles from The Promised Land.

All growth is rewarded with pruning and all death is rewarded with resurrection.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 15:

1 “I am a True sprouting Vine, and the Farmer Who tends the Vine is My Father.

2 He cares for the branches connected to Me by lifting and propping up the fruitless branches and pruning every fruitful branch to yield a greater harvest.

You and I are meant to progressively produce more fruit on behalf of The Kingdom of GOD.

3 The Words I have spoken over you have already cleansed you.

4 So you must remain in life-union with Me, for I remain in Life-union with you. For as a branch severed from the Vine will not bear fruit, so your life will be fruitless unless you live your life intimately joined to Mine.

If you don’t bear fruit, judgment will prevail in your life.

5 “I am the sprouting Vine and you’re My branches. As you live in union with Me as your Source, fruitfulness will stream from within you—but when you live separated from me you are powerless.

We are to be co-laborers with Christ in all that we say and do.  He is our only Source of Life and power.

6 If a person is separated from me, he is discarded; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire to be burned.

Those who live separated from Christ will suffer a fiery judgment.

7 But if you live in Life-union with Me and if My Words live powerfully within you—then you can ask whatever you desire and it will be done.

We must fully embrace the Words of Jesus to expect successful answers to prayer.  When we are in Life-union with Him, we will not ask amiss.

8 When your lives bear abundant fruit, you demonstrate that you are My Mature disciples who glorify My Father!

Our fruitfulness is a testimony to our maturity in Christ!  When we fully trust His Words, good fruit will manifest, and He will prune us so that we produce greater fruit.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 14:

25 As massive crowds followed Jesus, He turned to them and said,

26 “When you follow Me as My disciple, you must put aside your father, your mother, your wife, your sisters, your brothers; it will even seem as though you hate your own life. This is the price you’ll pay to be considered one of My followers.

Are you willing to forsake all to follow Jesus?

27 Anyone who comes to Me must be willing to share My cross and experience it as his own, or he cannot be considered to be My disciple.

28 So don’t follow Me without considering what it will cost you. For who would construct a house before first sitting down to estimate the cost to complete it?

29 Otherwise he may lay the foundation and not be able to finish. The neighbors will ridicule him, saying,

30 ‘Look at him! He started to build but couldn’t complete it!’

31 “Have you ever heard of a commander who goes out to war without first sitting down with strategic planning to determine the strength of his army to win the war against a stronger opponent?

32 If he knows he doesn’t stand a chance of winning the war, the wise commander will send out delegates to ask for the terms of peace.

33 Likewise, unless you surrender all to Me, giving up all you possess, you cannot be one of My disciples.

The ultimate test of True discipleship is trusting HIM and forsaking all aspects of the world.  When you fully commit to trust IN HIM, HE will progressively prune you and eliminate unproductive and needless aspects of your life.  HIS pruning may be temporarily painful but is necessary to produce a greater harvest of fruit.

Delay causes us to see what is in our hearts that needs to be dealt with!

It is estimated that David waited between 13 and 15 years to become king after he was anointed to become king.

It is recorded by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Samuel chapter 24:

3 So Saul came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to attend to his needs. (David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave.)

4 Then the men of David said to him, “This is the day of which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you.'” And David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

5 Now it happened afterward that David’s heart troubled him because he had cut Saul’s robe.

6 And he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.“

7 So David restrained his servants with these words, and did not allow them to rise against Saul. And Saul got up from the cave and went on his way.

David had within his own power to bring the prophecy of becoming king to pass.  However, he didn’t.  He was not moved by what others were recommending.

8 David also arose afterward, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed down.

9 And David said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’?

10 Look, this day your eyes have seen that the LORD delivered you today into my hand in the cave, and someone urged me to kill you. But my eye spared you, and I said, ‘I will not stretch out my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD’s anointed.‘

11 Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you hunt my life to take it.

12 Let the LORD judge between you and me, and let the LORD avenge me on you. But my hand shall not be against you.

This is a valuable lesson for us to not get ahead of what THE LORD is doing.  Let us wait on HIS timing and not allow ourselves to take matters into our own hands thus circumventing HIS timing.  We must not trust our own understanding above HIS.

David refused to bring about fulfillment of his own promise.  That is the temptation in delay… to move things forward by our own ability.  Instead, David participated in Kingdom fashion with GOD’S process.  Maturity developed in David’s journey to the throne developed his character to be able to successfully  reign.

Perceived delays in our walk are meant to develop our character as well in preparation for success in our individual callings.

Those who we are in conflict with, are actually tools to help us become patient and longsuffering.  Conflicts and challenges make us aware of our need for dependency on THE LORD.  Those who feel they are entitled have placed their own will above GOD’S Will and that is a recipe for disaster.

Delay causes us to see what is in our hearts that needs to be dealt with!

The children of Israel feared men more than they feared GOD.  That was true of King Saul as well. Delay revealed this fear in both stories.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5:

18 in everything give thanks; for this is the Will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

GOD is sovereign and, in the end, HIS Divine Intent will prevail over any issues you are dealing with.  Even though you are going through tests and trials, you should give thanks that HE will work things out on your behalf.

Anxiety is the cause of spiritual dementia.  You have forgotten all HIS benefits.  Anxiety causes you to forget GOD’S promises, to forget what HE has done, we don’t recall the testimonies of THE LORD. 

Learning how to simplify in the delayed seasons is critical.  We need to simplify our lives so that we are not spread to thin so that we can keep anchored in what FATHER has said. 

Complexity encourages confusion.  Simplification encourages clarity.

We should go back to confessing what THE LORD has said, declaring what HE has promised.  The battle over the hearts and mind is huge in seasons of delay.  Our progress is that we have remained faithful during the time of delay.  Our hope has not wavered, and we have not allowed ourselves to become depressed or filled with anxiety.

THE LORD is constantly measuring us in what we can handle or carry.  Our stewardship of what we are successful with now will determine what we will be given later.  With this understanding, let us look at the Parable of the Talents.

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 25:

14 “Again, Heaven’s Kingdom is like a Wealthy Man Who went on a long journey and summoned all His trusted servants and assigned His financial management over to them.

It is vital that we understand the servants were all believers.

15 Before he left on his journey, He entrusted a bag of five thousand gold coins to one of His servants, to another a bag of two thousand gold coins, and to the third a bag of one thousand gold coins, each according to his ability to manage.

FATHER will only give us what we can potentially manage at the time.

16 “The one entrusted with five thousand gold coins immediately went out and traded with the money, and he doubled his investment.

17 In the same way, the one who was entrusted with two thousand gold coins traded with the sum and likewise doubled his investment.

18 But the one who had been entrusted with one thousand gold coins dug a hole in the ground and buried his master’s money.

19 “After much time had passed, the master returned to settle accounts with his servants.

20 The one who was entrusted with five thousand gold coins came and brought ten thousand, saying, ‘See, I have doubled your money.’

21 “Commending his servant, The Master replied, ‘You have done well, and proven yourself to be My loyal and trustworthy servant. Because you have been a faithful steward to manage a small sum, now I will put you in charge of much, much more. You will experience the delight of your master, who will say to you, “Enter into the joy of Your Lord!” ’

With what we have been given, we are to prove ourselves loyal and trustworthy.  In return, we will be entrusted with greater responsibility and resources.

22 “Then the one who had been entrusted with two thousand gold coins came in and said, ‘See, My Master, I have doubled what You have entrusted to me.’

23 “Commending his servant, The Master replied, ‘You have done well, and proven yourself to be My loyal and trustworthy servant. Because you were faithful to manage a small sum, now I will put you in charge of much, much more. You will experience the delight of Your Master, Who will say to you, “Enter into the joy of Your Lord!” ’

We must not compare ourselves to others who may have greater resources.  We are to focus on our own calling.

24 “Then the one who had been entrusted with one thousand gold coins came to His Master and said, ‘Look, sir. I know that you are a hard man to please and you’re a shrewd and ruthless businessman who grows rich on the backs of others. 25 I was afraid of you, so I went and hid your money and buried it in the ground. But here it is—take it, it’s yours.’

26 “But His Master said to him, ‘You’re an untrustworthy and lazy servant! If you knew I was a shrewd and ruthless businessman who always makes a profit, why didn’t you deposit My money in the bank?

27 Then I would have received it all back with interest when I returned.

28 But because you were unfaithful, I will take the one thousand gold coins and give them to the one who has ten thousand.

THE LORD judged the man for being not only lazy, but also untrustworthy.  He did nothing for The Kingdom.

29 For the one who has will be given more, until he overflows with abundance. And the one with hardly anything, even what little he has will be taken from him.’ 30 “Then the master said to his other servants, ‘Now, throw that good-for-nothing servant far away from me into the outer darkness, where there will be great misery and anguish!’ ”

Those who are trustworthy will overflow with abundance.  Those who aren’t, will suffer severe judgment.  It’s your decision.