READ: Ruth 1:14-19
«It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.» - John 6:63
People love to stick to what they learnt as children! It is a wonder to observe people who are not learning anything new and are not prepared to pay the price to learn new ways of doing ministry. Every new thing that must be learnt involves the pain and sacrifice of re-learning things. Sometimes the pain of learning to do new things is too much for people to go through. The cost of learning new things is a price to pay to gain access to the anointing.
There is also the cost of adjustment. People love their old and traditional ways of doing things! It is marvellous to observe people who claim to want the anointing but who are not prepared to make any adjustments to their lives, their time, their schedule and their ways. The one who seeks the anointing is the one who must adjust his life to suit the anointed. The burden of adjustment is on the seeker. It is the one who is pursuing the anointing who has the burden of changing his lifestyle to accommodate the behaviour of the anointed.
Another price to pay is the cost of listening. You cannot receive the anointing unless you listen to the anointed. Jesus said, «The words I speak are Spirit and life.» The words of the anointed contain the Spirit and the life that you need. Listen carefully when you are with the anointed. How can you receive the anointing if you never listen to messages, preaching and prophecies of the anointed? People do not listen to anointed men! It takes self-discipline to listen to the anointed. Talk less and listen more if you want to receive the anointing.
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