Fall 1985
To The Minister of the Lord
For Serious Consideration

There are those who are coming to you and drawing spiritual strength from you, more than is right. For, they themselves do not have their lives clean before the Lord, nor do they truly desire to change their ways.

These do not want to pay the price of yieldedness and total obedience to the Lord, nor do they desire the pruning of the Lord in their lives. But they find a measure of temporary strength and comfort by drawing from the anointing upon your life and ministry and thereby rob you of time and strength.

The Lord would have such come to Him. Instead, these come to the servant of the Lord and say, “Give us of your oil,” unwilling to seek the Lord for themselves. This is a hindrance to the purposes of the Lord being wrought out in your life and ministry.

The enemy delights in using this subtle means; playing on your sympathy and your desire to give freely of that which the Lord has given into your life and ministry. Seek carefully the mind of the Lord in personal ministry. Be sure that you are being led by the Spirit.

When someone comes and begins to “dump” problems on you, pray with them quickly to place these things in the hands of the Lord. If they are sincere, they will receive this and do so. If not, they will begin to rehash the problem, only wanting an ear for their “garbage,” and to draw relief and strength from your life and anointing. “From such turn away.”

The Lord is drawing His ministry into a new place of hearing from Him, calling them up into a higher realm of anointing and impartation that He may be able to bring forth the visitation He desires to share with His people at this time.

Do not allow the enemy to rob you of your anointing and part in this coming visitation