Promote!

Do you ever “decide” to hold some information, try to keep someone “in their place” or refuse to promote your co-leaders because you feel it will diminish you?  Key:  If you promote others God will promote you.  It’s the same law as sowing and reaping, as in the tithe and offering.  It’s the same thing Zig Ziglar says, “What you make happen for others God will make happen for you!”  We need to get past the personal thoughts and issues of “what about me” or “am I sure I want to tell her how great she is, she might leave” or “if I tell our leader she did that great thing where will that leave me?”  All of us have these humanly selfish thoughts.  We have to think beyond what we can do and get our mind on God’s purposes and plans.  I found myself witnessing an incredible ministry and had the opportunity to tell this person what I saw God doing through them.  Before I spoke to them something inside me said, “No, don’t tell them that, they can’t have that gift, that’s one of yours.”  I had to stop my fleshly voice and I immediately delivered the words to them.  I again realize how powerful words and thoughts are.  Take great care in dealing with people’s lives that you deal wisely but according to God’s desire for them.