Amazing how people blow into your life, blow up and then blow off, when you do not allow them to control you. God is not a controller. He never intended people to control others or to be controlled by others. God created us for fellowship (communication), to work together. He has created us to work together under His Spirit guidance.
In Genesis Chapter 2 we find that Adam was created and placed in the garden to dress and keep it. His directions came from God (who was and is Spirit). Adam communicated directly with God.
There was no need for a secondary mediator. However, since God was Spirit and Adam was Spirit to indwell a flesh body created from the dust, God saw fit for him to have a help meet. This help meet was one; flesh of his flesh, and yet with the Spirit of God indwelling.
Help meet does not suggest control. Help defines, and offers up the idea of aiding, serving and assisting.
Helps is on of the largest and most needed ministries of today. Yet is a one that most people shun, because they feel it entitles control without benefit or recognition. This mentality must change.
Some of the ideals of a help meet are as follows:
- give help or assistance; be of service
- improve the condition of
- be of use
- serve
- aid
- contribute to the furtherance of
- aid
- improve; change for the better
When Paul wrote concerning the church (a body of believers, with Jesus as the head). He spoke of joints supplying. He never spoke of one individual supply that ordered the lot. No Christ as head directed each supply and each supply was meant to work together for the good of the whole.
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. ~ Eph. 4:16 KJV
No prolonged infancy's among us, please. We'll not tolerate babes in the woods, small children who are an easy mark for impostors. God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love—like Christ in everything. We take our lead from Christ, who is the source of everything we do. He keeps us in step with each other. His very breath and blood flow through us, nourishing us so that we will grow up healthy in God, robust in love. ~Message
He makes the whole body fit together and unites it through the support of every joint. As each and every part does its job, he makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
~ Gods Word
I Cor. 12:27-28 is a reference text that uses not only the five fold ministry, but helps (administrations) and governments.
When people operate in or under an insecure and/or controlling nature, they like small immature children push out those whom they can't control. These are people who want to work only with those whom agree with them. They love the idea of yes men who carry their bags and support their every breath. Yet, when it comes to new ideas and joining supplies for the good, they seem to wain out or disappear. I am not suggestion by any means strife or contentions, but rather healthy communications, for productivity.
I am talking about:
- working together for the good of all.
- about varied (different; diverse) supplies.
- about those who can brain storm without storming out.
- about those who can sit and consider one another and value each persons supply (whether it is used or not).
- about those who can offer a ideas and still stay in the game working with others whether or not their idea is promoted.
Likewise, as a body of believers the Pastor should be able to communicate with the evangelist and the evangelist with the apostle; apostle with prophet, prophet with teacher; teacher with helps; helps with governments and so forth. There should not be a breakdown in communications and supplies, because of position.
Refuse to allow insecurities that stem from deception to control your life. Refuse to stand in the shadow of everyone else opinion and supply and add yours to the mix. You will be glad you did, so will others.
