The puzzle of Inherent Christianity....
Basically written years ago and interestingly could apply right now, 2020.
Inherent Christianity....
From within your mother's womb you were designed with a unique mix of natural gifts, some may have been developed, and some may be full of pollution's, (weaknesses), or have remained stunted due to abuse from others.
Inherent Christianity....
From within your mother's womb you were designed with a unique mix of natural gifts, some may have been developed, and some may be full of pollution's, (weaknesses), or have remained stunted due to abuse from others.
There are natural
gifts within your personality, which are designed to be an amazing
benefit to you and others when you know how to relate to others who are
very different to yourself. These gifts have been called "motivational
gifts".
Why this name?
When you know your motivational gift mix, it becomes a lot easier to motivate yourself towards doing life, because you can focus on the things you were designed to enjoy while also working on the areas you perhaps are weaker in. While you are walking toward more fullness in those weaker areas. When you connect with others who have strengths in those areas, who are very different to yourself, it helps you understand why it is necessary to embrace those differences rather than run from them, or try and make every one the same as you.
This reality works in the lives of both pre- born again, as well as those who are born again.
Why?
Because they are natural gifts not supernatural. The good book says, first the natural then the supernatural. There is nothing wrong with working on the natural while still not born again.
When you are born again and filled with the Holy Spirit, you have been given everything you need for life, inherently and another set of supernatural gifts.
The Supernatural gifts....
These are gifts which are designed to be of benefit to those around you in a spiritual sense. These are also released and grown with relational connections, mutual feeding can take place, spirit to spirit. These have been called "spiritual gifts".
Ascension Gifts
We are all gifts to each other, however, there are specific people who are called to equip the rest of the body. These people have been referred to as the "Ascension Gifts" .... simply because when Yahshua (Jesus) Ascended, He sent gifts, (I am told this is the reason for the term).
Well this term is a little weird because it has come to mean the opposite of how it should INHERENTLY be. To equip others to be what they are designed to be as individuals, unique and yet fitting with others uniquely different to themselves.
These people who are to equip those who have inherently within them all they need, have become institutional.
So instead of helping to draw out from within, that which is in each individual their own unique blue print, and show them how like a jgsaw puzzle we all fit together in the Kingdom....... they try to push in to the group only what is in themselves, creating cookie cutter Christian's who dress the same, outwardly act the same etc.
Yahshuah (Jesus) said He would build His Ecclesia (church). And He does. He has an individual blueprint for each person, region, country. And each is as unique and creative as His wonderful unlimited imagination. So why all the cookie cutter churches and institutions, not to mention abuses in His name? The name of Jesus.
He brings people together who He describes as living stones in His building/family/business/kingdom.
Now come those to equip.
Instead of looking at the building stones they have been given by the master builder, and the gifts within each living stone, and the individual bent of each person, and how that can fit and look like together, creating a totally unique expression of the Creator in their region......
We have an institutionally trained paradigm that says "Lets copy something that works elsewhere and make these people fit into that mould (no I did not mistake the spelling) so the Leader can be a success".
So begins the numbers crunching and the appearance of building for God this amazing religious structure.
or even worse
We have "Vision Sunday" where the Leader presents his vision as the CEO of the company and finishes with something like, "If your vision doesn't line up with our vision I suggest you find another church." And the regional competition flys around with all the "I've done better than the church down the road" stuff.
We might see preaching about "every believer function", and "Kingdom" and "He will build His church" and Testimony time of "How wonderful our church is" and "we are getting decisions for Christ so we are building the Kingdom". "Look how God is using me/us"
Leaders......
Please do not think I am knocking these activities. However, can I ask you a few pertinent questions.
1. If you closed every program and "meeting" today would the people still be an integral part of one another's lives? Would you be?
2. Do you really know how to just be together, without having to serve a program?
3. Do you understand that while you think your building some vision, very often God is actually building something very different?
What might that look like?
To the people in a group and right now going "Yeah sock it to my Leader Lee" That is not what this post is about so check your heart. If you are not in a good place.......
Recognize when people are truly on your side and be thankful for that.
Give yourself the gift of being with others who have empathy and care about you.
When you recognize that you are with those who refuse to validate you repeatedly, they will not receive from you either, unless it serves their "vision".
They are living in the paradigm of institutional-ism, even if they go on about grace. It is not really their fault, it is all they know and it will not change until they want it to, and by God's grace He moves them out of those mindsets.
What has been imparted to you from Holy Spirit at the new birth will not grow in this soil, it will be stunted and any growth will be continually shut down.
Quit your winging and seek God for where you should be aligning with, they are probably waiting for you outside the buildings and programs, then get active being who you are called to be. No one can hold you back if you don't let them.
Keep in touch with others you know are supposed to be life long connections and step out. Its a big world and a Huge Creator, waiting to guide you if you will just get moving. Easier to steer a moving vehicle than a parked one.
One day God might have to allow all the churches to be closed for people to start to see this truth and think about moving into Inherent Christianity.
Well that is the rave.
I love you.
Cheers. Lee.
Why this name?
When you know your motivational gift mix, it becomes a lot easier to motivate yourself towards doing life, because you can focus on the things you were designed to enjoy while also working on the areas you perhaps are weaker in. While you are walking toward more fullness in those weaker areas. When you connect with others who have strengths in those areas, who are very different to yourself, it helps you understand why it is necessary to embrace those differences rather than run from them, or try and make every one the same as you.
This reality works in the lives of both pre- born again, as well as those who are born again.
Why?
Because they are natural gifts not supernatural. The good book says, first the natural then the supernatural. There is nothing wrong with working on the natural while still not born again.
When you are born again and filled with the Holy Spirit, you have been given everything you need for life, inherently and another set of supernatural gifts.
The Supernatural gifts....
These are gifts which are designed to be of benefit to those around you in a spiritual sense. These are also released and grown with relational connections, mutual feeding can take place, spirit to spirit. These have been called "spiritual gifts".
Ascension Gifts
We are all gifts to each other, however, there are specific people who are called to equip the rest of the body. These people have been referred to as the "Ascension Gifts" .... simply because when Yahshua (Jesus) Ascended, He sent gifts, (I am told this is the reason for the term).
Well this term is a little weird because it has come to mean the opposite of how it should INHERENTLY be. To equip others to be what they are designed to be as individuals, unique and yet fitting with others uniquely different to themselves.
These people who are to equip those who have inherently within them all they need, have become institutional.
So instead of helping to draw out from within, that which is in each individual their own unique blue print, and show them how like a jgsaw puzzle we all fit together in the Kingdom....... they try to push in to the group only what is in themselves, creating cookie cutter Christian's who dress the same, outwardly act the same etc.
Yahshuah (Jesus) said He would build His Ecclesia (church). And He does. He has an individual blueprint for each person, region, country. And each is as unique and creative as His wonderful unlimited imagination. So why all the cookie cutter churches and institutions, not to mention abuses in His name? The name of Jesus.
He brings people together who He describes as living stones in His building/family/business/kingdom.
Now come those to equip.
Instead of looking at the building stones they have been given by the master builder, and the gifts within each living stone, and the individual bent of each person, and how that can fit and look like together, creating a totally unique expression of the Creator in their region......
We have an institutionally trained paradigm that says "Lets copy something that works elsewhere and make these people fit into that mould (no I did not mistake the spelling) so the Leader can be a success".
So begins the numbers crunching and the appearance of building for God this amazing religious structure.
or even worse
We have "Vision Sunday" where the Leader presents his vision as the CEO of the company and finishes with something like, "If your vision doesn't line up with our vision I suggest you find another church." And the regional competition flys around with all the "I've done better than the church down the road" stuff.
We might see preaching about "every believer function", and "Kingdom" and "He will build His church" and Testimony time of "How wonderful our church is" and "we are getting decisions for Christ so we are building the Kingdom". "Look how God is using me/us"
Leaders......
Please do not think I am knocking these activities. However, can I ask you a few pertinent questions.
1. If you closed every program and "meeting" today would the people still be an integral part of one another's lives? Would you be?
2. Do you really know how to just be together, without having to serve a program?
3. Do you understand that while you think your building some vision, very often God is actually building something very different?
What might that look like?
To the people in a group and right now going "Yeah sock it to my Leader Lee" That is not what this post is about so check your heart. If you are not in a good place.......
Recognize when people are truly on your side and be thankful for that.
Give yourself the gift of being with others who have empathy and care about you.
When you recognize that you are with those who refuse to validate you repeatedly, they will not receive from you either, unless it serves their "vision".
They are living in the paradigm of institutional-ism, even if they go on about grace. It is not really their fault, it is all they know and it will not change until they want it to, and by God's grace He moves them out of those mindsets.
What has been imparted to you from Holy Spirit at the new birth will not grow in this soil, it will be stunted and any growth will be continually shut down.
Quit your winging and seek God for where you should be aligning with, they are probably waiting for you outside the buildings and programs, then get active being who you are called to be. No one can hold you back if you don't let them.
Keep in touch with others you know are supposed to be life long connections and step out. Its a big world and a Huge Creator, waiting to guide you if you will just get moving. Easier to steer a moving vehicle than a parked one.
One day God might have to allow all the churches to be closed for people to start to see this truth and think about moving into Inherent Christianity.
Well that is the rave.
I love you.
Cheers. Lee.
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