You still think it's Strange?
If you are extremely effective at what you do, you are going to draw a certain amount of maltreatment and singling out!
Some people will love you until they find out how effective you are, then a spirit of
intimidation seize them and they will attack you…not because you are not winning, but because you are!
Don’t assume you are persecuted because you are doing something wrong! Sometimes it’s because you are doing right and being very effective!
For the most part, there are many people that are intimidated about EVERYTHING!! They are
intimidated about others’ success, the type of dog another person has, the house others live in,
other people’s talents and abilities, their family, their family history, other people’s statue in
life…and the list goes on and on and on. It seems to never end!
People’s insecurities oftentimes cause them to react in a discriminatory way towards others and
oftentimes they are not aware of it…because it is so ingrained!
We all must identify our own gift set and purpose in life, and accept that we are all effective, as
long as we are comfortable with who we are. We do not have to operate at the
level of other people but we do have to flow within our own strengths! When we
compare ourselves to another, we automatically authorize or give power to that individual.
In the Word, King Saul eyed David in such a way! Even though he was King, his insecurities caused him to hurt the very one that was call to help him. David was a strategist in warfare, had wisdom and insight and favor with many of the people. (Favor with man is oftentimes indicative of having favor with God)
The last straw for the King came when dancing women began to compare him with David and King Saul began to fight a man that he had invited into his life. Sometimes people can switch on you. They hire you, invite you, run with you and then end up fighting you. Initially, they liked your personality and they were drawn to you because of the very qualities that they hate now.
They fight you... over what someone else said about you, or over conversations to which you were not
privy to! They cannot stand anyone being celebrated outside of them! They begin to attack your purpose through destructive competitiveness rather than healthy competition.
We all like to win and should be aware of our own competitiveness, but also you must understand what your own gifts are, in order to monitor whether you're victorious or not! Your success should not be based on unhealthy comparison of someone else’s view. You must not deny yourselves of success and fulfillment simply because you make the benchmarks of another…yours.
For King Saul and David…the outcomes worked out in David’s favor. With Joseph and his brothers, it was the same outcomes. They sold him, he was imprisoned, falsely accused…yet because the Lord was “with” him, he still became ruler over all and his gifts still manifested in spite of the persecution!
So do not think about any situation that you are facing as though some strange thing has happened.
It’s just part of our Kingdom journey!
You will always end up where you were supposed to! Keep abiding in His love and will be able to ask for anything and it will be given to you. If they have persecuted our Lord, they will persecute YOU! If they keep His word, they will respect yours also!
Remember, the servant is not greater than his Lord. All these things they do to you because you represent the authority that’s in the name of Jesus and His Kingdom! Every bit of bad treatment you experience is simply because they do not know the one that sent you to represent Him…Jesus, the Lord! Stay connected to the Lord by way of His Word.
We must all love one another, not as Cain, who slew his own brother, simply because his own works were evil, and because of his jealousy. We must live in the agape` love.
Remember, you are of God and you are a conqueror! Anyone that really knows God, will hear you.
Those that are not of God will not receive from you nor hear you! This is your training and an indication of how you will know the spirit of truth from the spirit of error.
Live your purpose and remember…It’s just part of the Kingdom journey... and;