Give Me This Mountain

Josh 14:12  Now therefore, give me this mountain.

It is crucial to discern the mountains upon which we live and work; only then can we develop a strategy to take those mountains. Eg: You may be a stay at home mother who is also a School governor and part of a Local Church. Here we have 3 mountains: 1) The Family Mountain   2) The Education Mountain   3) The Religious Mountain.

Let’s look at the Family Mountain. This includes your family and neighbourhood. Today many Christians do not know the name of the family next door. Here is a good place to start; asking God to give you opportunities to connect with them.

Our strategy is 3 fold: 1) Pray for them   2) Develop relationships with them   3) Live a Kingdom life amongst them; this includes sharing a non-religious Gospel. Society has rejected Christianity because of political correctness and a religious Christianity that does not ring true. So let’s adopt the mantra of Scripture Prov 11:30  The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.  (NKJV)

This scripture teaches that if we live righteously we’ll produce fruit on our tree that unbelievers find attractive and want to eat. It teaches also to be wise in the methods we use to share the Gospel. Assailing our next door neighbour with the Gospel at every opportunity is not being wise in the head; they will be repelled at such behaviour and label us wacky and avoid our company.

The wise approach is to ask the Holy Spirit to teach us the right way and time, not to preach but to share the Gospel (void of judgement and punishment) of the grace and love of God. People are desperate for hope and peace of mind. They are looking for integrity and authenticity not by doing everything correctly but by being real. They need what we have to give.

Meditation point: “Father, teach me how to live out a non-religious Kingdom lifestyle”.

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