June 1, 2016 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John

Ouch! #3

Finding the Will of God by Understanding the Politics of God

I made this statement in the first of a series of articles called Ouch! (Refer to Politics: then, now, & tomorrow by visiting my blog, wwjwmtd.com):

What I have noticed, and has been confirmed by others within the church, is that Christians often look for a ‘political solution’ to the will of God.

God’s politics are not the same as the political environment in America. It is not democracy that made America great but God within the democratic process that put America on the track to becoming great. (With God you’re #1; without Him you’re last.)

If you want to do God’s will then you must operate by the ‘politics of God’. You might not like what God asks of you nor will you understand His ways or the rationale for what He does. To do God’s will require the following actions/steps.

Every time you proceed to do the will of God (God’s politics) there are a series of events, trials, and illogical commands you will encounter. Be prepared to be irrational, uncompromising, and challenging to the political climate of your day.

· No power, no calling. One has to wait for the timing and power of God to move forward in fulfilling God’s calling on your life.

· After receiving ‘calling and power’ you will be tried and challenged—do not think everyone will accept what you have to say or do.

· You will have to ‘stick-up’ for God. Without passion and courage you will never move forward in fulfilling your calling in God. (As Jesus did in the temple in over throwing the moneychangers—there must be a pivotal moment in your new ministry. David Wilkerson and Billy Graham also had such pivotal events.)

· Signs will follow those that believe! God produces preaching, miracles, and signs for all who follow Him. Expect them—God will produce them.

· Along the way you will have to decide who to believe in—yourself or God. Who are you going to follow, God’s will and commands or your way of thinking? The politics of God is so radically different than the way we think or the world’s way of doing things. Our challenge is to either do the politics of God or the politics of man—the irrational vs. the rationale.

· God’s ways produce glory for Him alone. The Spirit of God gets all things done according to His will. You will never completely understand why God does things the way He does, but you can be sure of the result—His favor.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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