FOLLOWING THE LEADING OF HIS SPIRIT

[FAITH]

Ephesians 4:20-24 ” throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.”

In this season God is charging us to fully put some old things under our feet...to fully put to death the works of the flesh, tradition, and mindsets. We have a choice as to whether we will rise up and get victory over the old things that hinder us.

For an increased anointing, one of the FIRST things we must understand in order to INCREASE we must RELEASE. Once again...Release to Increase.

What exactly does this mean?

Well, we must release God to move in our lives the way He wants to. We must release His Spirit to move in our families, our churches, our businesses, and our government.  If we release control, there will be an increase.

Because His desire is for us to increase, He will keep leading us back to the same situations, so that He can deal with heart issues and control issues. Our spiritual advancement requires that we totally yield ourselves to His Spirit and continue affirming and meditating on His Word that has to do with our Christ identity.

We must release old mindsets concerning how WE think His Spirit should move. If a certain flow does not line up with our mindset, we too quickly negate how God desires to minister. Remember, they rejected Jesus because of their religious mindsets, and many missed the hour of His divine visitation.

 

Elisha went through his "testing four different times."  We need to consider four different tests and challenge ourselves to press into the overcoming power within us, so that we also, can step into that increased anointing.

THE FIRST TEST:   GILGAL

One of the meanings of the word Gilgal is "circle." Unless we determine to rid ourselves of the works of the flesh, we will circle around this mountain again.

If we do not pass the test at Gilgal, we will circle once more, and God will examine our hearts.

 

THE SECOND TEST:  BETHEL

Bethel means "The House of God."

Each of us "houses" the anointing. We are the temple of the Lord because He lives in us

This is why we can minister wherever we are! Because we are God's temple, we are not limited to any building, setting, or place. We should be ministering under the unction of the Holy Spirit, being divinely led.

 

THE THIRD TEST:  JERICO

 

Just as Elisha approached his test at Jericho, so will we be tested. Are we waiting to be sent ones, and are we pressing into the fullness of understanding and implementing God’s purpose for our life?

The Lord has a test for each of us...how much do you hunger to advance God’s Kingdom in the earth? Are you completely “SOLD OUT” to Jesus? If so…you may be ready for the anointing.

 

THE FOURTH PLACE OF TESTING:  JORDAN

Jordan means "descending" or "flowing down."  The only way the anointing flows (according to Psalm 133), is downward. The anointing of your mentor will flow down upon you if you remain faithful to the end of your testing. Ultimately, we know that Christ is the head. However, when we are submitted to Christ, we are also submitted to those He has placed in authority over us, and we are in UNITY.  It is only then, that we are properly positioned for the flow of anointing.

 

 

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

https://afministry.ning.com/