I was reminded in reading this passage that not everyone has honorable intentions especially when we the leaders begin to produce results.
There are many that will see your successes and realize that there is something about you that is different: real and expansive in impact.
Some will support your devine purpose and others will resist for a variety of reasons – one being that your success and authentic leadership will reveal their insecurities or the shallowness of their intentions.
Some may feel threatened that all they have built is at risk because the light of glory has arrived.
When these moments come, we as leaders need to be prepared to act and to be prepared to respond by:
Praying for our enemies.
Praying for those who spitefully used us.
Praying for wisdom on how to combat the situation (the principality).
As we pray, we may not like the instructions (revelation from God) because it may be contrary our old way in which we would have addressed similar issues.
But
We need to understand that even this situation (yes this present situation) is working together for our good and is going to perfect us and our relationship with Christ.
Be encouraged.
Stay the course.
Be blessed.
“So the chief priests and Pharisees called a meeting of the council (the Sanhedrin) and said, What are we to do? For this Man performs many signs (evidences, miracles). If we let Him alone to go on like this, everyone will believe in Him and adhere to Him, and the Romans will come and suppress and destroy and take away our [holy] place and our nation [our temple and city and our civil organization].”
John 11:47-48 AMPC
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