The biggest Wiff in Kingdom Business is headstrong entrepreneurs building their empire so they can be the emperor. Part of the reason they miss hearing the Fatherās heart is because they love their vision more than they love Father. God works for them and helps make the dream come true!
Ghoul Setting definition:
- Setting religious goals around my own heartās desires with no awareness of the desires in Father’s heart.
- Expecting God to bless the independent desires of my heart; becoming god, doing what is right in my own eyes.
- Manipulating spiritual forces and people to achieve my ghouls.
- Trading my soul and my sonship by embracing counterfeit substitutes for God’s purpose, anointing, and power.
The compromise in doing your own thing instead of putting the Kingdom first is a trade in the spirit that leads to a level of captivity no businessperson would ever admit. The self-ambition and singular focus on their own dream is a form of blindness; idolatry might be more descript? Or perhaps dead works?
Temporary Success ā The deepest captivity comes from dead works that WORK! The dream contaminated in fleshly ambition and pious vision statements can make money (at least for a while, until it burns). Our entrepreneur friend justifies his compromise by calling his wealth creation Godās blessing. The level of self-righteousness is clothed in spiritual cliches that rationalize using people and God to take it to the next level. They become ālike godsā ā Ever hear that before? (Gen 3:5) ā¦controlling, domineering, intrusive, insecure, and self-absorbed.
Jer 2:13 ā My people have committed two sins:
ļ Ā They have forsaken me, the spring of living water,
ļ Ā and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
2Cor 12:20 ā I fear that there may be ā¦selfish ambitionā¦
Gal 5:19-23 ā The acts of the flesh are obvious: ā¦ selfish ambition. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
Phil 2:3 ā Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.
2Tim 3:2 ā People will be lovers of themselvesā¦
4) Ā Ā lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of Godā¦
Look in the mirror! ā Before we pin all this on those evil business tycoons we should look in the mirror. We have all missed Fatherās heart, substituted our own ambitions, and offered it up as the will-of-God. Learning to experience Conversations in the Council first, and Co-laboring on earth second, is a normal part of growing up as sons and daughters. We all have to translate Living Words that reflect the purpose in Fatherās heart from a form of godliness to an expression of His power and anointing in greater works. Sons are just beginning to navigate these waters in business. Kingdom business leaders arenāt asking who you are or whatās in your resume, they are asking what is God doing through you?
The choices are in Mt 21:44:
- Fall on the Rock (Jesus) and be broken (or)
- The rock will fall on you and crush you to powder ļ
They both lead to the same place; a fragrance of brokenness and humility that greatly improves our hearing. The key is, donāt wait for the storm to wash away your house of cards. Let ambition, self-absorption, and dead works go before you get to watch them burn.
He Loves you ā God isnāt out to destroy your life and motivation, although no discipline seems pleasant at the time. The sooner we align with Fatherās purpose the better for both us and our business. That choice for Kingdom purpose decides between: 1) fruit that remains, and 2) the wood, hay, and stubble that burns.
Redeeming the Captives ā When people are captives of their own idolatrous ambition, how do we set them free from loving themselves and their dreams more than Father God?
The day will bring it to light in a spiritual awakening, or the fiery trial will reveal it for the rest of us. Here are a few tips:
- Take up your cross daily and follow Jesus (Lu 9:23). None of us are immune from course corrections ā following the lamb is a normal part of sonship. Itās dynamic.
- Discern your dreams and work in the light (or) in the fire.
- Resurrection ā buy back the part of your soul that got traded away to get your ambition. Admit to yourself that you loved something more than God.
- Setting captives free is always redeeming voluntary trades.
- Jesus buys back our soul in the courts of Heaven ā itās real!
Captivity is from a voluntary trade in the Spirit that Jesus can reverse. Itās not a logical formula, the accusations and the reversal are prophetically revealed and accomplished in the Courts of Heaven.
- Repentance plays a role by the person
- āAndā intercession by others āsnatches them from the fireā
(āsomeā consequences are avoided, but dead works need to be burned, not salvaged)
1Cor 5:5 ā hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh,
so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
Jude 23 ā save others by snatching them from the fire;
to others show mercy, mixed with fearā
hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
Redeeming Stories ā Sue and I went through a close brush with bankruptcy about 15 years ago. It was painful, confusing, and depressing. But in hindsight, God clearly used it to adjust me, my theology, and my business model ā call it breaking! It was well worth the $2M. Now, that compelling, heartfelt story of why our business system has juice, is a central part of our offer. You have a story too, and we can help you see it prophetically and express it in your business practically.
This blog was inspired by Council session(s) with more background you will enjoy. These are instructive regarding your own presence in the Council.
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