An activist is someone who is using their own passion strength and personal resources to push to make things better.
This is how things get done in the world.
Activists can be Christian or not, some try to do ministry and Gods work (even preaching evangelizing) as activists. They do it by their own energy, drive, skill and strength. Some build entire churches by discipling people into religious activism.
Groups of people all set out to do the same things are very powerful but what they accomplish reflects upon THEIR greatness. This is human religion and it does not belong in anything called church.
There is an alternative to the activist. It is the person led by the Holy Spirit. The person who only does what the Lord tells and allows her to do. The person who has no confidence in their own abilities to make things happen.
This person has learned to abandon setting out to “fix” the things that upset them, or scare them, or excite them.
This person gets more excited about Jesus controlling the earth than having things their way. Or not allowing Satan to have his way. This activist doesn’t understand the person led of the Spirit because something else is motivating them that they cannot see or tap into.
The person led of the spirit is not swayed by the emotion or anger or impatience that the activist is. That is frustrating to the activist, they conclude that they are “sleeping” or they just don’t care. They do care but they able to hear the spirit and care more about taking their cues from him far more.
Are you serving God out of activism or out of yielding to the Spirit.
For the few Christians who actively hear things from the Spirit of God periodically or intermittently. How we react to what we hear is very important. Being led of the Spirit seems to be decreasing among Christians I circle with. But there are some who actively seek and expect to hear from Jesus Christ. And a common thing I have done and seen others do is to use their logical minds to make assumptions about what God means.
When God speaks something to us or leads us in a certain direction. We should learn to stop and never again add to it with our logic. “God said this … must be then that means this….” We often with impatience project our logical assumptions onto God.
Instead just let him continue the conversation, wait on him to continue.
Example: if a young person feels led to serve God with their life they should not immediately conclude they need to go to seminar and/or pursue an income from a church. We make the spiritual assumption: “Must be God wants me to run a church for Jesus.” that may be a huge mistake.
All the disciples of Jesus had logical expectations on Jesus and he did not meet any of them. They would often try to add to what he was saying with bad assumptions.
Perfectly logical, bad assumptions do GREAT damage to what God is saying to us. They can divert us onto paths he does not have for us or divert us away from paths that he wants for us.
Assumptions can often deceive us and make us into liars if we project them, click here for another example of this.
The 80s song “every breath you take” by The Police, vocals by Sting is a brilliant example of a love song. I remember listening to it during my youth thinking of crushes and girlfriends.
But now I see a much greater purpose for this song. With a few minor tweaks to the lyrics it could make a wonderful love song from the church to Jesus Christ.
Jesus, when on earth in the flesh spoke of doing nothing except for what he saw the father doing.
“So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And greater works than these will he show him, so that you may marvel.” John 5:19-20 ESV
Jesus knew how to watch the father. And now we who live and follow him can learn how to watch Jesus in the spirit.
Are you watching Jesus Christ in the spirit? Do you know what I mean by that? If you do then this song expresses the love you must have for watching him. I am growing in love for Christians because I can see him in their lives, and words, and eyes.
Every breath you take and every move you make Every bond you break, every step you take, We’ll be watching you Every single day and every word you say Every game you play, every night we pray. We’ll be watching you Oh, can you see we belong to you How my poor heart aches for every step you take Every move you make, and every vow we take Every smile you display, every claim you stake, We’ll be watching you
Without you we are lost without a trace We dream at night, we get to always see your face. We look around but it’s you we can’t replace We feel so cold and we long for your embrace
We keep crying, “Jesus, my Lord, please”
Oh, can you see we belong to you? How my poor heart aches with every step you take Every move you make and every vow we take Everything you say, every claim you stake, We’ll be watching you Every move you make, every step you take, We’ll be watching you We’ll be watching you Every breath you take and every move you make Every bond you break, every step you take (We’ll be watching you) Every single day, every word you say Every game you play, every night we pray (We’ll be watching you) Every move you make, every vow we make Every thing you say, every claim you stake (We’ll be watching you) Every single day, every word you say Every game you play, every night we pray (We’ll be watching you) Every breath you take, every move you make Every bond you break, every step you take (We’ll be watching you) Every single day, every word you say Every game you play, every night you stay (We‘ll be watching you) Every move you make, every vow we make Every thing you say, every claim you stake (We’ll be watching you) Every single day, every word you say Every thing you say, every night I pray (We’ll be watching you)
I am looking for someone with musical skill and love for Christ to perform this, email me at collierak@me.com if interested.
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