Kingdom Dynamics
By: Curtis Forbes
Proton Ministries International
www.protonministries.com
Would you ever have a career or even a hobby without understanding the functions
or dynamics involved? Would you ever invest in the stock market without looking
into it and understanding what you are getting into? Can you imagine taking your
life’s savings and/or borrowing a huge sum of money and investing in a business
not knowing how to operate in that arena? I honestly do not think that you or I
would do this intentionally; yet so many people do this every day in the body of
Christ. They get born again then it seems like they leave the rest up to
everything and everyone else but Jesus!
In Proverbs 4:7 it says:
“Wisdom
is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get
understanding”
Also in 2Tim 3:16 – 17
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of
God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly
furnished unto all good works
2Tim 2:15
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a
workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
We must get into the word of God and study to be
able to understand what has happened to us and in us, as well as how to use what
we have been given by the Lord Jesus Christ. This process never ends; It will
always continue through every level, every facet in every dimension of our
growth. We never stop growing; so life should be an unending discovery in
Christ. I strongly believe that one major reason why so many people do not grow
spiritually while others are exploding with growth; is a lack of understanding
concerning dynamics, negative or positive!
The definition of “dynamic” is:
1a)
of or relating to energy or to objects in motion. b) Of or relating to
the study of dynamics. 2)
Characterized by continuous change, activity, or progress. 3) Marked by
intensity and vigor; forceful. 4) Of or relation to variation of intensity, as
in musical sound. Noun 1) an interactive system or process, especially one
involving competing or conflicting forces. 2) A force.
The definition
of “dynamics”
1a) the
branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of a body
or system of bodies, especially of forces that do not originate within
the system itself. b)The forces
and motions that characterize a system.
2) The social, intellectual, or moral forces that produce activity and
change in a given sphere.
Wow! This is absolutely
paramount in understanding anything in life itself; say nothing about
understanding the kingdom of God!!! Why do I feel that this is so critically
important? Because we have an enemy who thinks, eats, sleeps, and lives
“dynamics” every day and understands them very well. The enemy is not an
emotional being or personality but he knows all to well how to completely cloud
our understanding of dynamics; and that is with emotions! So many
people are being extremely deceived by soulish and emotional presentations. Yes,
even in the church! What do I mean by soulish? I am talking about presentations
that are from the soul (mind, will, and emotions) and not from the spirit. A
major red flag in or by “ministry” even from behind the pulpit would be
manipulation, intimidation, control, and fear tactics. This is how so many self
appointed ministers including false prophets and false apostles get away with
the stench of deception that goes completely unchecked. They have seducing
spirits and love to tickle itching ears especially for personal gain whether it
is for money, image or promotion, etc…
This is exactly how the antichrist will do lying signs and wonders; this
individual will be very seductive, even mesmerizing through personality,
charisma, and animation gaining many relationships by emotional attachment. When
people are emotionally attached, they will not be able see or recognize dark,
negative, counter productive dynamics in operation.
Let’s say you have two people and the first person is emotionally attached to the second person. The first person will most likely put the second individual on a pedestal and look at them through rose colored glasses. When the second person says or does something wrong, the first person will either be totally oblivious to the wrong, or they will defend it. This sounds innocent enough but in the process of having an emotional attachment and being oblivious to a wrong, you are deeply influenced by it and it will most likely become part of your thought patterns and belief systems. This is exactly what the enemy wants, he desires to cloud or blind you with emotions so you will not see what he is doing! When this wrong is actually defended, it opens the door even more for these counter productive thought patterns and belief systems to become very deeply fortified and entrenched and you will never move or grow beyond what you defend. It is so important to see the dynamics involved.
These emotional attachments can be established by unrighteous music, books, movies, video games, television shows … they can also be established by gifts given and even by acts of kindness done with a hidden agenda … be especially weary of anything connected with sensuality: anything overly appealing to the senses of sight, taste, smell, touch, and inner feelings. Please do not get me wrong here; being appealing and sensual has its proper place in a marriage relationship as long as it is not used as a form of control. My main point here is to get you to see how emotions can so easily cloud our recognition of different dynamics in operation. Jesus said in Luke 21:19 “In your patience possess ye your souls” (mind, will, and emotions) There so many times when it seems like all hell is breaking loose and if a person tends to be emotional, they will not see the dynamics involved and they will not have a clue what is going on, therefore they will not be able to quickly form a strategy to defeat the enemy. I can hear it now “Brother I walk by faith, the enemy cannot defeat me!” Listen! I do not care how much faith someone thinks they have, if they are being controlled by emotions (especially fear) they will nullify every ounce of faith they think they have and will not see the dynamics of what is actually happening. I am not against faith teachings in anyway; I absolutely love the faith walk. I live by faith everyday. But hear this, faith without works is dead! The heart and soul of faith is faithfulness. If we can actually see and understand kingdom dynamics in operation and be faithful to them, then it will be much easier to walk by faith. The only works (Strong’s #G2041) that we must work is to believe on Him who God has sent. (John 6:28 – 29)
We have to be cleansed of dead works;
which is doubt, unbelief, as well as doing things that God did not
tell us to do! In Jewish culture, their work is their worship. But here is a
very important dynamic: if your work is doing something other than what God has
told you to do, it is not worship (from the old English description it was first
called “worth-ship”: something of great value worthy of our time and attention)
“Obedience is better than sacrifice” and that is true worship! Amen!
A major kingdom dynamic the Lord has really been coaching me on - big time - is
this: do not facilitate anything that the Lord does not empower, and do not
empower anything that He does not facilitate.
If we are truly Christians, we need to follow the true pattern, which is Christ.
Jesus Himself said in John 5:19 “Verily,
verily,
I
say
unto
you,
The
Son
can
do
nothing
of
himself,
but
what
he
seeth
the
Father
do:
for
what things so ever
he
doeth,
these
also
doeth
the
Son likewise.”
The word of
God states in Romans 8:14 “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are
the sons of God.”
Are you (a son /daughter) a child of
God?
We have got to understand; there is no other source of life than that which dwells in Him who has birthed us from above. If He does not empower, bless, ordain or set something in motion why would we even try to facilitate it? If God is not facilitating something in our own life, we cannot give it power, which is our words. If you speak it - you empower it – and YOU shall have whatsoever YOU say. Please - don’t let emotions get in the way of recognizing this! The Lord spoke to me several years ago and said that the picture of our entire relationship with Him could be boiled down into one statement; “influence management and pollution control.” Everything in the kingdom of God is connected to influence and we have to know by who and what we are being influenced. Grace, love, faith, peace, and joy, etc are all great influences and powerful dynamics. We must manage what comes in and what goes out!!! Amen!
The only dynamics that I want in my personal life is what the Lord has designed, designated and destined for me! I do not want to participate in, or empower, or facilitate any other plan. Not my own plans, not any plan someone else thinks I should follow and certainly not the plan of enemy. “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” (Eph 2:10) If this is truly who we are, than we must learn to rein in our emotions, seek wisdom, and walk in the love of God (which is first toward God) receive knowledge and discernment from Him.
We need to get in the word and pray the word to walk by faith. (Josh 1:8) This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate therein day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then thou shall have good success.