Week 98: The Anointing is the Real Deal

  The Anointing is the Real Deal

                                       The Lord preserves the faithful… Psalm 31:23 (AMP)

• Authentic . . .

• Genuine . . .

• Bona fide . . .

          We all have gifts and talents. For instance, there are many people who are gifted to sing beautifully. But, not all singers—sing under the anointing of God. There are people who can preach profoundly, but are they preaching under the anointing of God?                            

                                            What is the Anointing?

          There are many facets to the meaning of the anointing. However, for this writing, I’m going to speak on just one of them: The Power and Favor of God working through our gifts and talents to lift people spiritually—demolish burdens and destroy yokes (Isaiah 10:27).

How do we know when we’re performing under the Power of God?

        What we are able to do under the anointing far exceeds our natural abilities. I think people who are sensitive to the Holy Spirit can differentiate the Power of God from emotionalism. Emotionalism affects the flesh; the anointing affects the spirit.

                          Why is it so important to protect the Anointing?

As far as I’m concerned, when I’m writing or publicly speaking, if I’m not under the anointing—it comes out dry and flat. I know from experience that’s not a comfortable position to be in. I know the difference between operating in self and operating in the anointing. We generally protect the things we value. 

                                  How does one protect the Anointing?

          We protect the anointing when we live our lives according to the Word of God. Ephesians 4:30 (AMP) says: We are not to grieve, vex, or sadden the Holy Spirit. We should never take God’s power for granted and start thinking that we can disobey Him, exclude Him, and still keep His Anointing Power.  

The Anointing is the ingredient that elevates our gifts and talents

                      to a level that the world tries to imitate—

                                                but Can’t!

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Week 97: A Heavenly Proposition

                               A Heavenly Proposition

      …that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. Galatians 3:22b

                           

• A Plan. . .

• A Blueprint. . .

• A Design. . . 

             God created us to need Him every second of our lives. I know that goes against the self-reliant, self-sufficient, self-assured; autonomous pride-filled individuals. Nevertheless, that’s the way God wants it, therefore, that’s the way it is. 

If we really think about it, it’s a win-win situation—having to depend on God. People are deluded if they think they can do a better job caring for themselves than Almighty God; when He told us to cast all our cares on Him. (I Peter 5:7) We can’t ask for anything better than that. It sure beats drowning our sorrows in drugs and alcohol. 

God is the good Shepherd. He will direct our steps. For Him to direct our steps means, He knows where He wants us to go, and what He wants us to do. Think about it! We have God’s Unmatched Creativity directing our lives. It hard to comprehend all that greatness flowing through us—but it is. God knows the route that will lead us to success. Since there are no surprises, no mishaps, no shocks that can catch Him off guard, nothing can stop His purpose on our behalf—except for our free will of course. 

 God also knows all about the underhanded plots that the enemy has planned for our destruction. We don’t have to waste time trying to figure out our next move. God has already made a way of escape. (I Corinthians 10:13) All He wants us to do is trust and obey Him to do what’s best.

In addition to all that, we have angels assigned to us to defend and preserve us in all our ways of obedience (Psalm 91:11). God’s strength is made perfect in our weakness. (II Corinthians 12:9) He will fight for us. All we have to do is hold our peace (Exodus 14:14). And, when our life on earth is over, we’ll be present with the Lord. (II Corinthians 5:8) 

          The only thing the devil is counting on is: We don’t have enough faith to know that God has given us—A Heavenly Proposition!

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Week 96: I Want Results!

                                  I Want Results!

                              Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not. . . Matthew 21:21

• Outcomes!

• Solutions!

• Answers!

People use imitation products all the time from fake furs to artificial cheese. Some of these off-brand commodities might fool the untrained eye or unsophisticated palate. BUT faith—that’s a whole different story. Anybody can spot real faith. Real faith gets Results!

                   How much is unbelieving faith worth?

I don’t want to be deceived into being satisfied with just having a form of faith—talking about it, singing about it, whooping and hollering about it, but in the end the manifestations are missing. Why settle for posturing when the real thing is available?

God wants His people to get results. That’s why He told us: 

•The just shall live by faith. (Hebrews 10:38)

•But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. (James 1:6)

•All things are possible to him that believes. (Mark 9:23)

•Without faith it’s impossible to please God. (Hebrews 11:6)

•O you of little faith, why did you doubt? (Matthew 14:31)  

Now we know all the prayers we pray aren’t going to be answered. Some of those prayers, if the truth be known, shouldn’t be answered. We don’t always know what to pray for. (Romans 8:26) 

But, that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the prayers that are in God’s will, and we aren’t seeing those prayers answered. As I said before, the reason I started Paulette Talks Faith is because it’s an excellent platform for me to develop my faith by keeping me faith conscious. 

                      Faith development is a lifelong endeavor.

I think we should always work on developing our faith. Having faith is fundamental for Christians. It’s the main key to unlocking God’s promises. Can we even believe there is a God without faith? I’m going to continue to develop my faith because,                         

                                      I want—RESULTS!

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