Great leaders have the ability to give others the visions of God. Wanting to be great is a sign of child-likeness. If you forget the source of your greatness, it can lead to arrogance and pride. Greatness can create a culture of envy.
Humble yourself so that you can be exalted at the proper time. Humility is the process to exaltation. Jesus favored 3 of His apostles more than the others. If favor takes us to arrogance,you aren't yet able to handle that level of favor in your life. You can stay in the season of favor your entire life, as long as you stay humble and you use your favor to get others exalted.
You have not been modified, you have been transformed. God doesn't just want to reform the church, he wants to transform the world.
In Acts 15, the apostles had gathered because Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles. The Pharisees (those who understood the Law) wanted the Gentiles to follow the Judeo Law. After the meeting in Acts 15, it was decided that the Gentiles were not required to follow the Old Testament Law. In the same way, as those from the New Age movement encounter God, are we going to hold them to our standards or only the key things that could adversely affect their relationship with God?
God favors both the righteous and the unrighteous. We are called to love our enemies and bless those who persecute us. We need to love in a felt way that has action on it. How does a holy nation behave to other nations? Honor all people, honor the king.
When we start to move into areas were God has given us promises, we begin to have resistance in our lives. We start to get accusations that attack who you are and who is God.
We need to learn how to customize without compromise. We have learned that we need to defend truth over relationships. Can you love people you don't agree with? Can you love someone and have your love benefit them to help them be successful when you don't agree with them as Daniel did with the kings he served? Friendship does not mean agreeing with someone's lifestyle. We are coming into a season in which we have a supernatural love that transcends the mind. Our mind may not like them, but your heart will totally be in love.
