Most of you know the impact my father in law has had on my life over the years, and it’s hard to believe that he’s not with us anymore.
However, his words of encouragement and life lessons come to the surface of my heart and empower me, but sometimes more intensely than others.
LIKE TODAY! It’s John’s birthday and early this morning as I was praying, journaling and looking back over things I’ve written, I found a blog that he had written.
The concepts in this Blog, is something that he has taught me, and has been key in my personal development and leadership growth.
So today, as I reflect on his life and the impact he’s had on my life, I just felt to share his blog with you and hope that you are also encouraged or empowered today as I have been.
WORLD CHANGER IN SOLITUDE - By John King
There always seem to be too few ‘world changers’ out there. The fields are ripe so why are there so few harvesters? The answer is simple. The major battlefield for those who are potential harvesters is in controlling their time. There are many harvesters who are not nearly as effective as they could be. Their natural inclination, and even the expectations of those who send them, is to be involved with people and activities. They thrive on it. But to be effective they need to say ‘no’ to the horizontal dimension and spend copious amounts of time in the vertical relationship with their Father. They need to practice solitude.
The apostle Paul was filled with zeal, ambition, passion and energy. He withstood every kind of hardship. But if I read history right, he had to curtail his enthusiasm and spend 17 years in the Wilderness School of Learning. And later, in the midst of hurrying through all his journeys, he was forced to spend great amounts of time in prison. It was during those forced times of solitude that he produced the effective ministry that has lasted through the centuries. God doesn’t deal with all leaders by forcing them into solitude. He waits for most of us to choose to take time out with Him.
EFFECTIVNESS
When a world changer’s time is submitted to the control of their God, they reduce their horizontal activities with people and allocate vertical balance by seeking a deeper relationship with Him. There is no short cut for this without scheduling sizable chunks of time to be with Him. There is no instantaneous impartation of the Spirit. Their anointing will not be real until they are in the Word seeking understanding of what God wants to reveal to the current generation. Many leaders can reflect on periods when they spent significant time with God and rejoice in the revelations they discovered. They know they are anointed to see truth in the Word of God but they can only find fulfillment if they can pass this test of time management.
So many leaders intend to spend time in the spiritual realm but procrastination bleeds the opportunities away. Because of people and myriad opportunities to do things, they fail to possess their birthright of effectiveness. This is difficult for them to confess, but it is simple reality.
The only way to invest time is by saying “no” to people and activities to spend time alone with God.
What will you say no to today in-order to say yes to God and become a world changer?
REST FOR YOUR SOUL - AUSTIN FRENCH
FINAL WORDS FROM "FATHER JOHN"
Today as we remember and celebrate a life sold out for God, there’s no cake or presents, but the celebration of his life will always be in our hearts, as we remember ALL the things about him that made him so special.
Father John as he like to be called, was a master story teller/communicator, comedian, and saw player. To name a few….But he was always challenging people to make their life count.
So with that being said, please watch this video and you’ll see MORE of the reasons why he has left such an impact and legacy.
Heavens orchestra has a saw player!
Happy birthday Father John, you will be forever missed!
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