(My little loaves of bread and a few fish for those who want to go farther)
You can save your life, business, career, marriage, and ministry just by giving a listening ear to individuals God has endowed with wisdom, I mean individuals who have “stayed longer in their troubles, and are blessed with depths of wisdom and experience to share. I'm talking about Individuals who have been fighting in the Lord's battle, not those merely occupying religious positions. Individuals who survived what eliminated others and are walking in the present truth. When you don't know this, you risk falling into the temptation of thinking that such individuals should be running behind you either because of certain physical, financial or material advantages you may have.
The size of what one is doing and the affluence involved isn't necessarily an indication of maturity, vision, oversight and wisdom. I had a revelation a few minutes ago while asleep, in my dream, I saw a young man who has a large congregation, and as a result, he considered himself as someone on a special assignment, who should be regarded as a “God's General.”However, the Lord showed me that he was still immature and risk falling off the cliff if he doesn't humble himself to seek the wisdom of the wise.
A large venture or congregation doesn't make one a matured individual, it takes experience with the Lord and encounters in the Lord's battle to develop a “grey heart,” which is of more importance than a “grey head” in spiritual leadership. Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa of blessed memory, “my father, my father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof,” said; “Young men should not be overexcited in victory lest they will become proud and fall into the snare of the evil one.”
Those acknowledged as God's Generals in church history, didn't ascribe that to them-selves. People called them God's generals, but they didn't consider themselves to be that even though they were God's generals in all ramifications. In fact, it wasn't their ambition to be called or known as God's generals. They saw themselves as unprofitable servants of the Most High God, who were merely privileged to serve the needs of God's people. When we attribute to ourselves names and functions we aren't qualified for, we risk being eliminated by forces operating against those at the level of authority we have assumed, which we may not have the wisdom and experience to deal with. That's why, many come and go, some appear and disappear, and no one hears of them anymore.
Listen, never allow external successes to "swell your head," it's good to stay sober and approachable even at the height consider as the pinnacle of success. If you are not humble you may stumble. Ponder!DrBenard Etta
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