As I have shared many times, I am so thankful that I grew up in a Pentecostal household. I am thankful I was able to be taught from a young age the balance of the Word and being led by the Spirit of God. The feeling of being in a service where the gifts of the Spirit are flowing and being able to see the miraculous at work is indescribable. There have also been times I have witnessed an imbalance and as a result have seen people who were described as “flaky”. To protect ourselves from also becoming flaky, we must be careful not to seek the manifestation but to seek the person of God and yet we must not be so afraid that we limit what God can do. As a result, we will remain balanced and see His power at work!
“In Pentecostalism poor and broken people discover that what they read in the Gospels is happening now in their midst.” - Richard Shaull (p. 269)
I have seen the misuse and abuse of these gifts and I have also seen the power it has to change people’s lives. Seeing others set free and lives transformed makes it all worthwhile. As the old saying goes: “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.” In the words of Kenneth E. Hagin, “I would rather have wildfire than no fire at all”.
“Never make what He does more important than who He is.” I know Tony Cooke said this in his book — but when I read it all I can hear is my mother’s voice. This was drilled into me — “It’s all about WHO He is!”
Let it be said of us as it was of Jesus,
“He was led by the Holy Spirit; motivated by compassion, and carried out the Father’s will in everything.”
Anyone else want this said about your life? Me too! Make sure to share your thoughts on the group page and get ready to purchase our next book that we will be announcing next week!