Our desires and the will of God have some relation(s). Our personal desires and the will of God must merge as we walk closely with the Holy Spirit.
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He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls (Proverbs 25:28).
Have you ever heard or come across a culprit blaming the devil rather than himself or herself? A rapist was arrested and all that he could say was that, “I don’t know how it all happened- it was the devil who deceived me….”. The devil is always blamed for being responsible for every evil that people commit.
As a child of God, we must understand that, the devil and his cohorts always tempts people but they have no power to impose things on us. The human ‘will’ is such a powerful force that can’t be under the control of an external force. However, one can surrender his/her will to another entity. That is why although God has made provision for man to be saved, we still have some people who have made up their mind not to convert to Christianity. It takes an individual to make a personal decision to become a Christian.
From the scripture above, anybody who blames the devil for his/her state in life lacks spiritual self control. In other words, that person has yielded his/her will or spirit (directly or indirectly) to an entity and therefore does the workings of that spirit or entity. If you want progress in your life, your spirit has to be under the control of the Holy Spirit- this is, a conscious effort has to be made. God’s word (which is life and spirit) has to dominate your spirit. Then will you be able to discover even more elements about your human spirit and explore the benefits of the human spirit. Demonstrating self control is possible for the child of God!
And Moses’ father in law said unto him, the thing that thou doest is not good. That wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou are not able to perform it thyself alone. Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God. So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said (Exodus 18:17-19; 24).
Moses did many great things to ensure that the Israelites were delivered from the bondage of slavery in Egypt. Some of the things he did are that, he parted the Red sea into two for the Israelites to walk through to the promised land. Moses most of the time mediated between God and the people of Israel. He also provided Manna and Quail for his people and solved several other problems.
However, Moses was not doing very well in an important area of his ministry. Moses was spending a lot of time (from morning till evening) to judge cases irrespective of the gravity of the cases. So when his father in law (Jethro) visited, he gave him a very good advise which is sometimes referred to as the ‘Jethro principle’. Jethro told him to get capable men who are honest to head thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. These leaders are supposed to judge cases and bring the hard cases to Moses to deal with. Leadership is a big task that requires a few people (not only one person) among the masses to function in. One leader cannot do it all alone! The Lord Almighty functions in us as leaders but we need to appoint others who qualify to assist us to function successfully.
Sometimes, a leader might want to do it all alone because of bad past experiences, however, we are at risk of wearing out ourselves when we do it all alone. When one is worn-out, efficiency greatly reduces and one is not able to achieve so much. Secondly, the people you are leading may lose trust in you because transparency becomes suspect. People will trust in you when you work with a team who may sometimes better explain issues to your followers. One leader cannot be the jack of all trade! With the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, we can get capable men and women to assist us.
The Almighty God has deposited different gifts in each of us. Each of us functions in unique ways therefore the need for leadership that is dynamic and made up of several or a few capable people depending on the needs of the people we lead and the objectives set by the group.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing ( Isaiah 10.27).
The advent of Jesus Christ has revealed many things about man and the whole universe. Several things that were not possible before have become possible for Christians because of Jesus Christ. Several diseased people are now being healed and set free. Poverty is no longer holding some people in bondage.The power of sin used to hold people in bondage but now, people are being set free from the oppression of sin. All these benefits are possible because of the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
If you are in difficult situations and have tried what is humanly possible without getting any solutions, I recommend that you consult the Holy Spirit through God’s word and you will surely receive great answers to your challenging situations. All is not lost for you. The Gospel of Jesus Christ has hope for the whole world. We have been made free because of Jesus Christ and the anointing of Holy Spirit so take advantage of these.
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