Reflect, Don't Replicate | The Worshipper's Thought of the Day

Quite frequently, I get these bursts of thought that end up scribbled on sticky notes and stuck inside my journal.  They come so quickly that, for fear of forgetting these thoughts, I write them down with the express purpose of revisiting them at a later time.  I recently ran across one of these notes and felt compelled to share it:

"We can't be so stuck in the ways of our predecessors that we only do things the way they did.  Imagine how Joshua might have felt when it was time for the Israelites to cross the River Jordan.  Moses led them [the prior generation] over the Red Sea with a staff, but that's not how GOD was going to lead them [this new generation] across the Jordan.  It's important for proteges to learn the voice of GOD's Spirit for themselves because what worked for your mentor may not work for you."

As someone who carries a great deal of respect for leadership and those who undertake this awesome responsibility, I deeply feel the need to encourage those who are currently being groomed (or desire to be mentored) to develop your ability to hear by the Spirit for yourself.  Don't rely on hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit through someone else because--no matter how gifted and anointed a leader you may serve under-- you STILL run the risk of human error when depending on people to hear from GOD for you.  Furthermore, it's too easy to get stuck in your own spiritual growth by patterning yourself after your leader.  After all, there's a BIG difference between REFLECTING your leader and REPLICATING them.

GOD will not be boxed in to a particular way of doing things.  Even Jesus used different approaches to manifesting healing in the lives of people who shared the same affliction.  Therefore, when it comes to transacting Kingdom business, it's NEVER about what WE think will work (based upon past experiences) but what we have been instructed by the Holy Ghost to do NOW in faith.  Sometimes GOD will even give us a reality check and show us the degree of our reliance upon Him by instructing us to take a completely different approach to once again manifest Heaven's power in a situation we've already seen GOD move beforehand.  Consistently obtaining the GOD-kind of results requires us following the pattern our Father outlines for EACH particular situation.  But if we're more in tune with our leaders than the Holy Spirit, we'll never receive the divine inspiration to follow the pattern ordained for each specific order of Kingdom business we're tasked with handling.