A problem I experienced in church is the need for people to impose their individual experience with God on someone else or feel that people are dealt with by God as a collective. But the true essence of maturity is being able to let God be first in someone else's life without trying to dictate or interpret what it means. God deals with issues we don't share even with our close friends. Calls and things we are running from nobody even has a clue about. It's a disservice to limit God's sovereign move to out limited mindsets as men. We judge based on what we feel and our experience yet the Bible is the standard. Two men on earth don't even have the same experience yet in the "vanity of our mind" we want to play "Holy Spirit" with others lives. Without humility true and powerful ministry will never surface. You can move in the miraculous and prophesy but your heart will determine if it will last or if you will be one of the ones Jesus says I never knew you to. I used to get frustrated with people "polishing armor" (trying to correct doctrine in another believer when they should be disciplining a new believer) instead of growing the kingdom and training those new to the faith. The debates proved useless, caused strife and division and showed a lack of maturity by all parties. Today I can care less what anybody else does I want to do what God purposed for me before the foundation of the earth. I was touched in Lakeland and changed and returning to business as usual is impossible. If people can't receive me a God says I am in ministry and life I guess we will be parting ways like Paul and Silas. Enough talk and self kingdom building within God's kingdom. You're either for God (Yahweh) or not. I can't decide or determine that for anyone but myself.
-Shamik
