“The VISION IS THE LORD’S.” As you embark upon walking out God’s “unique” purpose for your life, it is best NOT to begin the work until you have a clearly defined spiritual mandate which is your “Divine Assignment.”
Having a mandated vision (call) is critical because it will keenly shape your spiritual mission (the methodology in how you accomplish the vision). When this foundation is properly laid, no matter how rough or tough the journey gets, you will find that it is the conviction that comes from having a spiritual mandate that will keep you focused, divinely encouraged and faithful to the work of God. This is the anointing God gives to his “Mandated Ambassador.” This is what Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Jesus and his disciples and Apostle Paul had, and God wants you to have it too!
What is unfortunate is that many believers are eager to build a vision mainly because it gives them personal satisfaction, a sense of self-worth and productiveness about their lives – something every human being is (spiritually and emotionally) in desperate need of. Although, laying the foundation is so much more important than erecting the building. This is because the building will not stand without a firm foundation and it’s only within a matter of time, that the builder will discredit the mission if the foundation is not level and strong…no matter how beautiful the building looks on the outside. (Matt. 7:24-27)
You see, the foundation is EVERYTHING! Oddly, it is this phase of the building process that is the most uninteresting and void of form and beauty. Even further, after the building is built, no one cares about the foundation or values its worth except, the builder. As a Mandated Ambassador, your foundation is your heart, character, mind, body, faith and spirit. They are the foundation to everything God calls you to do. They are the substance that shapes your thinking and forms your core values and spiritual convictions. They establish your lifestyle disciplines and godly image. It is the spiritual identity that defines your God-given niche’ as a personal expression and how you will work collectively with the world and God’s people as a family of God. Your foundation as a Mandated Ambassador makes you spiritually authentic and it guards against prophetic deception through the light, power, and truth in God through Jesus Christ.
Truth is, many believers struggle with impatience in laying a spiritual foundation. We want to do it ALL…at the same time. However, consider, would you buy a house where the builder tried to lay the foundation and erect the structure all at the same time in order to speed up the building process? I wouldn’t, and you know what? God doesn’t expect you to do it either. So, do not despise humble, insignificant, obscure beginnings. (Zech. 4:10). It is the nature of God to germinate great things under cover. So, spend some time undercover until God defines your vision and mission properly and securely. Realize working underground doesn’t mean you are not doing anything. It means you are by faith, “piloting” the work of God and learning along the way. So the key here is FAITH, and sometimes God may invite you to “walk on water.”
Now, establishing a work in the name of Jesus without a mandated vision can be done, and it’s fairly easy to do and also recognize. It will often take on the philosophies of the world, along with its lusts and passions. It is unable to discern between worldly wisdom from godly wisdom. It resists authority and is sometimes unteachable. It exudes a human arrogance, uses flattery and may curry favor with people by acting in an obsequious way. It celebrates greed, focused on making money, fame, pursuing self-centered goals pacified by good works and if we are not careful, we might find this nature in our own character as well.
A mandated vision (like that which rested upon our biblical leaders previously mentioned) will persevere in the work, principles, and purposes of God in spite of money, praise and public appeal and will accomplish God’s work in the midst of opposition, and still succeed, with a glory that reflects God’s grace, power and truth. A mandated Ambassador will boast in God, not with a pharisaical humility, but with a realization that the power to live and build as God intended (in the midst of opposition) is a supernatural ability given to them by God, and it is not a power of their own will and strength (Zech. 4:6).
If we are TRUE ambassadors for Christ, we should never compromise the cause of Christ for our own desires. Realize, with every new level, there is a new foundation to be laid. So, it is best to simply get comfortable with building as a “lifestyle” and commit to becoming a quality builder instead of a bargaining one.
I encourage you today to value your spiritual foundation and don’t be ashamed to admit you need help laying it. Great buildings are constructed in phases and the most important phase is the FOUNDATION. What phase of the building process are you on? Are you right where you need to be or do you need to dial it back a bit? Are you repeating unhealthy cycles, easily distracted and getting off track? Are you living with the supernatural resiliency of God? The wonderful thing about building with God is that it doesn’t matter where you are in the building process because right alignment will always provide you just what you need and it will ALWAYS ensure progress, success, and beauty, to the Glory of God!
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Karen Gaithers-Life Discipleship 