It is my belief that we Christians depend too much on what an individual pastor or an individual prophet or another anointed person thinks that he (or she) is hearing from the Lord, rather than trying to hear for ourselves or listening to many different voices from all over the Body of Christ. Dependence on just an anointed few is a guaranteed recipe for failure.
So, each day, I invite you to write what you believe the Lord is telling you, showing you, or doing for you. Testimonies. Short teachings. Prophetic words. Scriptures. Prayers. Whatever you believe that the Body of Christ needs to know or will be blessed by hearing. Try to keep your words under 250 words. And if you need to, attach a link to your site for longer messages.
Larry Who 
Most importantly the Lord is telling me “DEPEND ON YOUR PASTOR.” Of course the primary voice we listen to is the voice of His Spirit within us. But if we can’t get a full meal between our personal time with the Lord and what our pastor feeds us, we are either at the wrong church, or backslidden.
…but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead. I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3: 13 – 14)
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Probably, the hardest thing for me is forgetting those mistakes which I have made in my recent past and in my long ago past. These mistakes include bad prophecies, incorrect hearing of God’s voice, failures, false starts, relationship mistakes, presumptions, and whatever. It’s hard to put these errors behind me, and then continue with a zeal and reckless disregard to what might happen to me if I continue seeking the Lord with all my heart.
Let’s say a circumstance arises. Maybe it’s like a related experience that might have happened to me five or ten years before. And maybe I failed. And maybe I was totally humiliated. Will I suffer the same fate this time? Maybe I should back off this time. What do I do?
I learned as a young Christian that when I make a mistake and ask forgiveness of the Lord, He has a bad memory. He will not remember the forgiven sin. I may remember. And I guarantee that everybody else will remember. But who am I supposed to please – the Lord, myself or others?
This is what I do: I tell my mind to shut up and I do my best to follow what I believe is the Lord’s voice. Who cares what happened in the past? Who cares what others think? God still rewards those who diligently and recklessly seek Him.
So, I encourage everyone to seek the Lord with reckless abandon in 2009. And if you fail, ask forgiveness; and then, get up and seek the Lord with reckless abandon. Just never quit!
We need to listen and share what we are hearing because no one seems to get the full picture, everyone has a piece.
Rob,
I totally agree. Thanks.
“The church is an institution that satan has set up to prevent christians doing the work of the Lord.”
This is a prophetic word that the Lord gave me about 10 years ago at a spirit filled meeting of christian businessmen. I was simply asked by a friend for a definition of the church, and these words came out of my mouth. I was as shocked as he was to hear it with such clarity, but we both instantly knew that it was the rhema word of the Lord.
Whenever I mention it now, the response is either anger and offense, or a recognition of what the words actually say.
The clue is in the word “institution”. Sadly this includes virtually all churches. The church of Jesus Christ was an organism. It has been converted into an institutional organisation with an earthly system of heirarchical government. This gives rise to the idolatry of, “I must depend on (or obey) my pastor”. This attitude cuts us off from clear hearing of what the Lord calls us to do.
There is no biblical precedent to expect one man to give direction to a whole load of other believers as to what they are personally called by God to do.
Placing another man between us and God is abdication and the spirit of antichrist.
Anti christ means “another anointed”. Another very telling word for pastor is “vicar,” still used in many churches. This word is quite open about its meaning, “substitute”. The pastor or vicar is a substitute for God.
Therefore this Satan inspired institution has been highly successful at emasculating the saints.
I appreciate your challenging blog. I pray that more blog watchers will have the balls to actually say what God has given them rather than just passing on their pastor’s or favourite revivalist’s words.