Rejection I Midterm

Randall Q. Lawrence
Faith Bible College
Rejection & its fruits & roots
Dr. Z.
3/7/2011

Midterm: plan of how to get closer to God—what to do? How to enact it?

My first thought in my plan of how to get closer to God—“continue to follow you (Dr. Nick) as you follow Christ!”—Actually, I know that both my wife Peggy and I have made tremendous strides in our walks with the Lord as we have gotten involved with Ebony & Ivory Ministries and deeper with Faith Bible College classes.

The Spirit has been highlighting areas in my life—hidden sins, forgotten sins, pride/ego, arrogance, and more that I need to work on. Fasting and prayer is definitely one way and one gift that the Lord has given me in order to start dealing with these areas. I know that I cannot accomplish what He is laying on me and His calling on my life without my life becoming holy, consecrated, and purified to Him and His Presence.

I am going to address this issue through the magnifying lenses of this past weekend. The sermons by Dr Eva about getting back what the devil has stolen and by Brenda about right time but wrong channel highlight some problems that I am working on and have worked on.

I am going to take an analogy from Bill Johnson—football analogy. Focusing on the works of the devil/satan is kind of like being on the greatest football team and having the football yet you look over at the opposing team’s nasty, cheating, dirty team practicing on the sidelines and take your focus off your quarterback (minister/mentor + Spirit) and off your coach (God the Father) and off the asst. coach, All of Time Star Quarterback (Jesus who died on the field)……BUT YOU HAVE THE BALL. What has been highlighted to me is to keep my focus on the MAIN THING (MAIN PERSON)—Jesus Christ and what He is calling me to.

I have dealt with an unexpected, spiritual attack and a “general legion”-influenced former friend (persons with multiple deliverances [so 1864512? demons] succeeding in giving “prophetic word” to a congregation in which I am a member so I have had conflict with my best friend who is an Elder and with my former mentor among others over how they could allow such a thing.

Peggy, my wife, and I had some powerful experiences where God highlighted our past (Friday night, Sunday morning), highlighted our present (prophetic prayer room on Saturday, ministering and praying in the Name of the Lord), and our future (Sunday afternoon, evening plus things from Friday and Sunday am). Dr. Nick and Ebony & Ivory Ministries along with associated ministries (like Ministeria Internacionales Dios Se Presenta ?) have the “ball” (anointing, enduement of power from on High) and backing of the Spirit, Jesus Christ, and God the Father. My way to go deeper is to allow the Lord God to do His work on me and my life to purify, consecrate, and cleanse me deeper, to grow my discernment of the spirits & Spirit, my wisdom and knowledge, and work on growing my prophetic gifts of tongues, fasting, preaching, prophecy, prayer, and healing. I want to be a faithful disciple and friend of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and yes, that means following and allowing myself to be mentored, corrected, and encouraged by Dr. Nick in this walk with Christ.