Spiritual Shifting
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” (Acts 16:9 ESV)
The journey of Christianity often stages people in different areas for unique ministry opportunities that will bring spiritual change to regions and also globally. There are many instances where people who are surrendered to the Lord and have a distinct prayer life, miss the spiritual shift that was intended for them. The reasons for this is the enemy of the soul and in essence the desires of men can interrupt what God is desiring to do with the person or persons involved. In the day past in in early Church history this “shift’ would be termed a season or a “spiritual” wind blowing where it may to bring glory to Him that sits upon the Throne… The applicable time for anyone to be shifted or moved into a fresh season for the Lord can not be ordered or determined by value of works. this is all in accordance to faith and spiritual obligation which resides deeply in the heart of one who is determined to follow Jesus.
The dynamics of paradigm shift which may involve thousands of people usually rests in the fact that the Lord has called someone to move in the Spirit to an area where the Lord, who knows the tomorrow, can bring depth and richness spiritual to a region. Paul was moving toward different area with a different plan. He had a depth of compassion and a focus on where and what He was to do. then all of sudden without warning the Spirit of the Lord brings vision and direction to a new region. This spiritual shift would cause absolutely an outstanding platform for spiritual change in Macedonia. The aspect of the shift is not what is so important but the actual obedience and willingness to move where the Spirit of the Lord is moving and ultimately bringing in a spiritual harvest.
The trend and the formatting of a spiritual shift is always to glorify God and bring advancement to the Kingdom. The preparation is always acknowledged and understood by the persons involved in such a spiritual change. The results cannot be targeted from a distance nor from the disobedient heart. Only can the obedient embrace the shift and move in faith toward what the Lord is doing spiritually in a region. There are plenty of people who claim to understand spiritual shifts but have really no idea of the richness and depth of the action. Many have missed their shifting time because of comfort and fear of loosing what they have gained. The only gain anyone has is what the Lord has allotted to them in their spiritual journey with Him. Reasoning with the Lord when change is needed will not promote understanding nor wisdom but will only bring a lack of faith and a display of flesh against spirit. The calling of the Lord is not to be reasoned nor looked upon as a loose ended relationship. Making a spiritual shift is always in God’s timing and one can stay to long in the prayer closet and miss the shift all together. Listen for the the heart of God in your life and He will show you things to come…. Be prepared always to go where He desires and also He knows where you will be best for Him spiritually.
Dennis
Remember prayer moves the Hand of God.