Sometimes the first hump we have to get over, in our climb up the Ministry Mountain, is our relationship with the Church. Satan has held some pretty mountainous ground in this area for centuries and it is time that we start taking it back for the sake of our ministry.

Seeds of Fire

Verbs are action words that move us to do something, yet one thing I am sure that a ton of us do not understand is that we learn more when we take action.

As I am writing this I am learning another life changing lesson from the Lord about what I say. I want to hide myself away because I speak words, from my feelings, and say something that I should not have said. I took action to say them and I need to take action to make amends for them.

There is a lot we don’t know about ourselves and the Lord. Why He puts people in our path? Why He does what He does? But we do not have to remain ignorant or guess.

If you don’t know what God has call you to do — DO something and He will guide you.

If you don’t know the Bible — READ the Bible and you will know what the Bible has to say.

If you don’t have any Christian friends – MAKE some Christian friends and you will have some.

In the Invisible Christ Effect we talked about planting seeds that spread like wildfire. Fire cannot happen unless we plant our feet in the soil held by Satan for centuries – our churches.

Healing Church Hurt

The seeds (your giftings) planted in Women of Vision by God, are meant for preaching the good news, teaching the Bible, leading ministries, healing the sick and so much more. The only limit on our gifts is the Lord.

I know that others have stood on your seeds and caused them to die, or squelched your leadership zeal, or caused you to avoid church communities all together.

I know that you have learned to cope with being alone, to lead your ministry outside those church buildings or resign yourself to never taking on a leadership role again.

I know that you feel inadequate or disqualified by your lack of successes in any of your ministry leadership roles or your unrecognized work or even how you have treated others as a result of your own bitterness.

God is calling you to infiltrate the church again with your skills, your zeal, your steadfastness, your ideas, your love of Jesus, your love for the saints and even return to a leadership role.

Plant the Seeds in Christian Community

When we continue standing on our seeds, they will never sprout and we will never take back the ground Satan holds in our Lifistry (Personal Life Stewardship/Ministry Life Stewardship).

Satan wants you to hate, dislike, feel shame, be held back, squander your gifts, avoid people, be ignorant about the saints, be scared of the saints, avoid preaching, teaching and leading, and any other brick (selfish ambition) he has put in your pathway to your ministry.

The time has come for Women of Vision to infiltrate Satan’s ground and bring about transformation that frees Christians to unite men, women and children for the spreading of the Gospel in every capacity.

My Visionary Living Advice 💦 for you this month is to get on your knees before the Lord, repent and resolve to do what He has asked you to do in your community even if it hurts.

You will discover that there is healing included in the action plan God has for you.

There is love in the “capital c” Church that you are missing because you have avoided a relationship with the Church folk. Go and be free to love and be loved in your Church community because it is there that you will learn the most important truth of all – God is sending you! 

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Join me this September, in Midlife Ministry Makers, as we take back what Satan has held over us for centuries. No matter what mountain you need to climb we are going to climb it together, so God can display many signs and wonders in your ministry.