TRUSTING THE ANOINTING WITHIN

1. YOU HAVE AN ANOINTING

· 1 Jn 2:20 You have an unction of the Holy One and know all things.

· Each believer has an anointing or empowering of the Holy Spirit.

· When God gives you a responsibility - He will give the ability to manage it.

· The anointing is the empowering to function in or fulfill a God-given responsibility.

· “Know all things” - does not mean you know everything.

· “Know” = to perceive, or become aware of.

· The Holy Spirit gives you spiritual perception and understanding.

2. THE ANOINTING REMAINS

1 Jn 2:27  The anointing you have received abides in you.

i) The Anointing is Resident

· The anointing does not come and go it abides i.e. continues or remains.

· The anointing is within you - in your spirit.

· The anointing can be accessed at any time you need to.

ii) The Anointing Teaches You

· This does not mean you do not need to receive teaching/instruction.

· God has gifted people to teach - You must be open to receive.

· The Holy Spirit teaches or instructs you.

· The Holy Spirit arises within your spirit and quickens thoughts, ideas, desires, understanding, discernment.

· The anointing will make you aware of what is happening and what needs to be done and provide ideas what to do.

3. HOW THE ANOINTING WITHIN WORKS

· Phil 2:13 It is God which works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.

· “Works” = energeo = to be active, to energise, to show self strong, mighty.

· Don’t limit how God works or speaks or directs you.

            - Don’t wait for a loud voice or special feelings.

· The Holy Spirit arises when your spirit is open and inspires thoughts and desires so you see what you need to do and want to try it.

            - He directs your attention to important things.

            - He quickens spontaneous ideas and thoughts.

· Compare

Satan - puts evil thoughts in mind.  You decide to receive, believe and act.  Person can’t tell easily if own thoughts or demonic thoughts.

Holy Spirit – Puts good thoughts and ideas in mind.  Person can’t tell early if own thoughts or Holy Spirit inspired thoughts.

§ Key:

Learn to trust the anointing with and act on it.

4. HAVE CONFIDENCE IN ANOINTING WITHIN

(a) The Anointing abides within – Trust it.

§ No leader can be effective until believe “God is at work in me”.

§ Planning, hard work, faithfulness are necessary.

§ You must not lead from logic alone but also by “inner knowing”.

§ If you know God has positioned you – you can be confident – not “self confident” but “God confident”

§ If inward doubts or questions about yourself arise – hesitant and feeble.

(b) Satan’s attacks are made on your positioning.

§ Your position in Christ.

§ Your ministry position or role

§ He attacks you with thoughts of accusations, condemnation and inadequacy to cause you to lose confidence in God and let go your spiritual position.

§ Every person is subject to these attacks – they are his strategy.

§ You must chose to stand your ground, hold your position, reject his thoughts.

(c) How the Anointing is Released.

§ The Holy Spirit quickens spontaneous thoughts and ideas.

§ To be confident and bold and able to lead you must come the point where you will simply yield to what is flowing within.

§ When you yield to the anointing you release the Holy Spirit to work within.

§ Learn to speak out, act, move out on gentle promptings.

§ Your knowledge is not complete but as you step out and act on what you have or what needs to be done, progressive understanding is given.  There is a flow of the anointing within you.

5. RELEASING THE ANOINTING WITHIN

(1) Keep spirit man activated – energised.

§ Acknowledge the anointing.

§ Focus thoughts on the Lord.

§ Flow strongly in tongues.

§ Listen for inward impressions.

(2) Lead forth strongly and sensitively.

§ Relax and smile.

§ Speak forth strongly – not hesitant.

§ Lead activities joyfully and with energy.

§ Don’t yield or draw back if the atmosphere is “tight” or intimidating.

§ Initiate activities – create movement forward involving others.

§ Draw upon Holy Spirit for ideas.

§ Be aware of the “flow”, hesitant, passive disjointed, heavy, free.

§ Take initiative and flow to where there is “Life”.

§ If need be confront negative atmospheres boldy.

Focus – Agree – Yield!