Category: Christian Living

Man usually measures things in life by the numbers that are met.  When we look at society’s way of success, it is usually just the opposite in God.

Our success in God is based on our obedience to HIM and his Word.

“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success,”   Joshua 1:8 KJV.

I want God to be pleased when HE sees what I do in private, for that is truly when the rubber meets the road.

Man measures everything by how things are presented and or how many hits do they get!

Man looks at numbers, and GOD looks at the heart.  How do we judge and measure our own heart?

It is so easy to fall into the pattern of men pleasers, legalism and religious spirits.  The LORD has been showing me about people who say they are of God, who are plagiarizing words that belong to another.

Why would a person of God do this?

What motives do you think would cause someone to do this?

Do we think God is pleased with that?

When we see what is popular or what seems successful, I have noticed that when words are posted, anointed and bring in a powerful boom, people are quick to grab on to what is being said, hoping to grab the tail end to get the approval or to be considered one of the popular vote.

I have noticed more clearly, that others who try to tap into someone else’s gifting, long for the popularity, fruit and the notoriety they see it brings in your lives.

No one knows what you went through to gain such gifting, and the mandatory humility involved, accept God.

Titles mean nothing without the authentic fruit of God’s Spirit, the gifts of God’s Spirit that are forged in the fire of refinement.

The person gains self gratification because it is all about their ego and a neurotic need to be like you or be YOU!  They desperately need their success and it is about that person and their success.

I have also watched how these respond when they don’t see the effects in their own life.  They get so desperate and think God will pass them by!

It is really a major issue and problem in the body of Christ.

These don’t see what God has for them, so they want YOU!  They will set a target it in their life and they will purpose to make themselves indispensable to you, even invading private places between you, the LORD, and also invade your time with family.

I have dealt with those who seek to ride the anointing in my life and God has allowed this to teach ME and others.  We all must have fruit of the gift God gives.

I have found personally, that the majority are there to promote themselves while they piggyback to a true prophetic word or gift of the LORD.

This beloved, is called prostituting the anointing.  It also has all the signs and symptoms of Witchcraft and Jezebel.

I have watched quietly when a powerful Word of God is written and published, it is like a feeding frenzy and a swarm of hornets, pretending to be bees.

Not everyone is for you!  Even when they give all sorts of praise and flattery to the cause.

We must remember a flattering mouth worketh ruin!  Some of these people don’t even realize what they are doing.

Man can be sincere and sincerely wrong when motives are not in check.  When God allows us to see behind the scenes, there are those jealous because they want what YOU have!

These will act like wonderful friends to begin with, but they are making you out like you are some sort of indispensable part of themselves!  One sign is they must be in control of all you do!

These will build you up with words and then as the relationship continues they become more aggressive of everything you do!

Why?  Because it must be done the same for them too!

If they cannot get the words from God, they will convince you that they are hearing the same thing!  Then it proceeds becoming control and manipulation.  They can’t get the words from God, so they become jealous of you.

If they can’t gain any notoriety and be part of what they see in you, they will turn away and rely on others words to make them accepted!

Watch this prayerfully as they will turn on you with vengeance.  Forgive, release them and let them go.

God is wanting to get to the heart conditions, not to promote someone’s own self agenda.  We need to stop creating Ishmael’s because of our unbelief and doubt.

God sees our motives and sees the heart of the matter.  The main player is the pride and Ego of man.

I have found that many do this and fail to see it within themselves.  These have such a desire to make their ministry happen, that they seek do we judge by the numbers of people who feed our egos?

We think we are falling behind when God is actually wanting to prepare you hold on and not try and make anything happen.  It takes years of preparation and testings.

We each have our own gifts and talents why do we feel we must find approval beloved?  The first and the last approval we are to seek is God’s approval.  I have found that many seek approval and fail to see it within themselves.

There is nothing wrong with encouraging a brother or sister to keep on pressing in.  It is so needed in the body!  We must learn to encourage ourselves in the LORD.

Is your success in God private or do you feel you must prove something to another person?  Do we search for approval by the numbers of responses?

Do we believe our personal success is based on the numbers of people we think we need?

We cannot see success by superficial fluffy stuff!  I would rather have a few good and faithful friends and fellow laborers than thousands of numbers!

Just think about it;  we could have very few friends and the rest of them deceptive and not of God.

Remember how the LORD was angry when David numbered Israel.  This is not a secular lifestyle, so secular things cannot abide in God’s kingdom.  Popularity is a place where we must master, only looking back as a hurdle before we moved on with God.

“And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people.  And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.  For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.  So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me,”   2 Samuel 24:10-13 KJV.

Leviathan Strategy:

This evil principality, Leviathan, has been working behind the scenes for centuries.

Some of the signs or symptoms of this principality are; to block the flow, cause confusion and slander.

Leviathan seeks to contaminate each word, each person in a way that is twisted in meaning; causing chaos motivated by pride.  It bombards with slander, to discredit and to twist words.

The evil principality when it recognizes it is loosing, takes a sweep with its tail to wipe out as much as possible as it leaves.  Just as Jezebel, both of these demons are against all anointing on ministry; to destroy ministry.

When this plan is revealed by a prophet, it shocks most people who can’t recognize it, but suddenly at that moment, they have clarity and realize why, how and what happened. It brings needed revelation to the church.

This Leviathan knows it is loosing this battle and it will provoke a action to reaction within the person affected.

Most of these people don’t understand why they feel the way they do.  These feel physically attacked by others, and they react with twisted words to choke others.

As the spirit is losing its place of control, the provoked person then desperately tries to find others so they can slander or allow bitterness to gain access, causing a twisting of words to take over to validate their feelings.

We must learn how to help people release spirits without them lashing out and hurting others as they leave.

We must learn to MASTER these things to be effective leaders and team players for preparing God’s people for works of service!

We are living in the hour when satan is throwing out everything in his arsenal!

Spiritual Warfare rages against our Spiritual Body and all around the world!

We must hear, heed and lead the way, in Jesus’ name!

 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

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In our relationship with the LORD, prayer is foundational.  We cannot know or learn to hear the Great Creator, without knowing and learning to hear His voice.

“For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened,”   Romans 1:17-21 KJV.

Babies are totally dependent on their caregiver for a set time of days.  A baby has no idea what they have received when they enter this new world.  Babies have entered a new environment and cry to make it fully known.

Babies know instinctively when they are hungry and how to suck.  Their underdeveloped brain grows throughout their days; but the process of learning and knowing how to communicate starts at birth.

Babies cry and they make noises that let us know what they need; we learn to understand crying and other sounds of a baby.  For instance, there is a certain pitch to crying; the baby learns it can cause mommy to come quickly to meet that sound.

As children grow and change; along with sounds and words, we must understand what are learned behaviors.

Our children are a reflection of us.  Hard to swallow sometime, but they were a product of our environment.  Whether good or bad.  My intent here is not to bring condemnation.

Yes, these blessed little tykes, along with words and behavior, can manipulate or try to manipulate and control adults.  Yes, they grow as we grow; the good, bad and the ugly.  Throughout all of the temper tantrums holding their breath and other learned behaviors, yes we grow!

As the children’s brain develops, they learn from all environments.  To be in a good environment is essential and also a good Christian role model at home.  Children need to be monitored as they start school and the parents start trusting and giving a portion of their authority over to teachers.

The environment that school’s role plays is ongoing.  Along with home life, these children will always be developing levels of learning.  All throughout life we are giving more and more authority away.

As parents, we need to prepare our children for taking care of their own life, work, family etc..  We parents are taught to discipline our children according to God’s Word.

The bible is clear on child like behavior including discipline.  We can spoil our children rotten as parents.  We should know the difference biblically, in understanding what is loving discipline and correction when they need it.  You spare the rod, you spoil the child.

“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes,” Proverbs 13:24 KJV.

“Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him,” Proverbs 29:13 KJV.

“The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame,”   Proverbs 29:15 KJV.

Mistakes are made in our lives, “As far as the east is to the west he remembers our transgressions no longer,” (Psalms 103:12 KJV).  We may have found the LORD later in life.  However, when our children are grown into adults, they make their own decisions.

No matter how we want to intervene, they are grown and we are not able to discipline them or change them through any effort.  The only thing we can do is pray and intercede for them as adults.

An adult child left to himself, doing wrong things still have consequences.  As adults you make your own choices.  That is a free gift given you by God.  God lent us our children for a for a few precious years, then once they are grown, they answer for their own decisions.

For example, if you sell drugs, hurt someone or steal things etc. you will face consequences. Not from parents, but laws were put into existence by God for public order and safety.

When we become adults we are now responsible for our own choices and what authority we have in our lives.  If you break the law you lose your freedom and you are on your way to jail.

I have NO idea why I am writing about all of this, but I trust that God does.

I had a vision in prayer and I saw a small brain like a child’s brain.  Then I watched as the brain superimposed over the skull and was suddenly within, I saw the brain fan out within increasing space with knowledge and understanding.

As I watched it fan out; I understood the brain began to bring new understanding, intelligence and hunger for more information and especially the desire for knowing God.

Within each person, God has given us free choice and will.  God can never lie.  He stands at the door of our heart and knocks.  We must choose to open that door.  He CANNOT make you want Him.  You must take your authority and literary choose this day who will you serve.

We always will remain developing and learning!  As adults we will be growing in our choices and environments in life until we die.  Life is exactly that!

We develop as Christians as we learn about him in His Word, prayer and through fellowship with other believers.  We all continue to use our choices to choose both good and bad.

Also we choose by our free will by giving up a portion of our authority to learn in obedience to His Word!  Giving up and surrendering to God is the best thing I ever did in life.  To know Him is to love Him and his desires are not grievous to us.

“Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby,”   Hebrews 12:11 KJV.

“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous,”   1 John 5:3 KJV.

We all have different roles all throughout life, and we become what we want to learn and apply ourselves to.

Having a relationship in God is foundational.  To have a relationship also means to know and to communicate.

As we choose to abide in this relationship with the LORD, it causes us to grow deeper in love with our God.  We communicate by our actions and behavior for we have learned to know Him and how He thinks.

Silence can also be communication and assurance of that relationship.

You can sit in a silent room hearing no word yet knowing the word as he abides with you.  Have you ever heard of a couple that loved each other so much, that they knew the way the other one thinks without communication?

When you become satisfied in silence; It means you know HIM and you have absolute faith, confidence and total trust in Jesus.

Some are insecure as they have not learned to discern that silence with the LORD doesn’t always mean trouble.

However that’s only the beginning. Having HIS relationship and His Word must be foremost in our lives.

When we learn to use our brain on God’s Word, we develop our brain on a higher plane by knowing the mind of Christ!

In closing, His brain works in us, if we work our brains!
 

In HIS Grace and Mercy,
~ Sherry Edwards Mackey

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