So, I've tried to have 3 different blogs as of this one. All 3 have started and ended quite quickly. I'm not sure why??? Ok maybe I know why... I find it hard to complete anything. But how do you complete a blog? A blog is possibly a daily thing, or maybe it’s a weekly thing. Better yet, maybe it’s a yearly thing.
Ok, I've just made a decision... Although this is #3 for me... the other 2 blogs are 10 year blogs.... so every 10 years I am obligated to post something. For those of you keeping score... call me in 10 years!!!
With that said... Let's begin.
Over the last few weeks God has been dealing with me concerning ministry on a larger scale. Maybe saying "larger scale" is a little vague, so let me explain.
Over the last 5 years, I have been involved in many types of ministry. Sound Ministry, Music Ministry, Youth, Administration, and even recently an Associate Pastor for a small independent church. I was used effectively in all these areas, yet there has always been something missing. Yeah, I've touched people’s lives with the words the Lord has given me. Yeah, I have laid hands on the sick and seen them healed. Sure, I’ve seen people filled with Gods Spirit and changed forever. (Please don’t take my passive speech as though I find none of this important, b/c that would be the farthest from the truth) I've seen many things in my short life as a Christian. But God has always called me to something "bigger".
Ministry in itself isn’t what people want. People don’t want to sit in a pew, and just feel touched. People don’t want to attend a church and only get preached to, or even at. People are looking for an experience. People are looking to see an everlasting change in their lives. And I know this may offend some, if not most of you, but the presence of God in our lives does not fulfill all that change.
Yep, I said it. The Holy Ghost living inside us doesn’t change us to the point that we no longer carry the baggage we had prior to this event. The Spirit of God dwelling in us, does not rid us of temptation, and always keep us from sinning. The Holy Spirit making residence in us doesn’t fix all our hang up, problems, or attitudes.
Many Apostolics/Pentecostals have this false belief that as soon as the Holy Ghost fills us, we are "fixed". That we are freed from our baggage that we've been carrying for weeks, months, and years. Well once again. They're wrong.
Please don’t get me wrong. There are and have been situations where God has done just that. Rid someone of their problems, addictions, debt, and hang ups when they receive the Holy Ghost. It is possible. But just think of what Jesus called the Holy Ghost... he called it, the Comforter.
Now explain this to me. How can the Comforter comfort if there is nothing there to comfort? Did ya catch that??? If not go back and read it again.
If there is no baggage, problems, or hang ups, there is no need for a comforter. Get it??? No??? Ok let me explain further.
The word "Comforter" is a noun. A noun is a person, place, thing, or action. This means that the word comforter is an action. The act of comforting. If Christ was sending the Holy Spirit to dwell within us to fix all our problems, he would have called the Holy Ghost, the Comfort. You picking this up??? Good!!!
So… What do we do then? If the Comforter is there to help us along, do we ever have the ability to drop our baggage? Do we ever find reconciliation with our problems?
Come back in a few days… and I’ll tell you!
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