DISPROPORTIONATE SUCCESS - Morris E. Ruddick (SIGN)

Morris Ruddick

DISPROPORTIONATE SUCCESS   (c) Morris E. Ruddick     For the majority, success seems correlated to wealth. Yet, from the stance of those the world considers the people of business, wealth is simply the by-product. It is not only a different way of thinking, but a different strategy.   We've looked closely at the way the Jewish people think. As we begin to glean the strategy, we find ourselves unfolding a dimension of creativity that breaks the mold with solutions previously hidden. It is called innovation. Innovation is discovery. It is birthing something new.   It is written that the secret things belong to the Lord, but those that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever. This statement speaks of an inheritance of revelation, things previously unseen being unveiled from one generation to another.   So, if creativity is established as a way of thinking, then innovation, the discovery of things unseen becomes the strategy to build and bring increase. While it may involve individual achievement, the framework for this revelation is the culture. It is released when the criterion comprising "the ways of the Lord" are adhered to as a people. It is the closure of the gap between the unseen world and the seen world.   Disproportionate Achievement Despite Jews being less than a quarter of one percent of the world's population, their accomplishments have not only far exceeded what statisticians would term chance expectations, but Jewish achievements represent a pattern which fulfills the destiny God outlined to Abraham's descendants.   That destiny notes that through them all the families of the earth would be blessed. It represents the spiritual DNA of the House of Israel.   While I believe a good bit of the unverified Jewish facts that periodically pass by on the Internet are true, Steven Pease, a non-Jew has authored a masterful piece of research titled: "The Golden Age of Jewish Achievement."   While his scope covers the history of the Jews, the main focus of his effort is roughly the last 200 years, a time beginning with what he describes as the Jewish emancipation. This has been a time when the contributions of Jews have been far, far beyond the ordinary. He notes the amazing number of Nobel Prize winners, those distinguished on the many "greatest 100" lists of historical notables, as well as the ratios in elite universities as both students and professors.   Even more significant are the advancements, the discoveries, the products that have served humanity and civilization that have evolved from the work of Jews. It is nothing short of overwhelming.   The Issue of Ambition In our discussion of Jewish business secrets, such ratios beg the question of ambition. Can such accomplishments be simply the result of brilliance combined with ambition? Perhaps the more appropriate question is how this ambition is directed. Once again, the conclusion is that it is a result of Jewish cultural DNA. It is the cultural DNA of the descendants of Abraham, shaped by the very reason that it was written that God chose Abraham. It was because Abraham would instruct his children and his household after him to keep the ways of the Lord.   Ambition is an important question to address when considering such disproportionate success. Indeed the issue of ambition is there, but for what purpose? From the Jewish perspective, it is a purpose greater than the individual. It is for the community, for the posterity of the Jewish people and because the heritage of the descendents of Abraham is one that has been groomed to serve, to be taking the blessings extended by God and to bless those in their wake.   More than one of the leaders of this first century Jewish sect addressed the issue of misplaced, self-serving ambition. The wrong type of ambition clouds the innovation it should have been serving. In clouding the innovation, it short-circuits the process and the success ratios. The design is to serve the community and posterity, along with bringing blessing to those outside the community.   The Enduring Mantle The psalmist captures a number of key dimensions on the importance of posterity and community to these people. It is the catalyst passed down which builds from one generation to another. It is the mantle that endures.   It is written that even in darkness, light shines for the gracious, compassionate and righteous. All goes well for the one who is generous, who lends freely and conducts their business fairly. The righteous deeds of such people will long be remembered. This particular passage concludes by noting that while the wicked may seek to undermine people who truly live their lives in this way, the intentions of the wicked will eventually come to naught.   It suggests that success will follow the one whose ambitions are generous, honorable and serve the needy and the community. Although the path will evoke the ire of those whose ways fall short of this standard, the outcome will be that when good prevails, it will overcome evil.   Jesus indicated that we would know people by their fruits. Jesus' Jewish way of viewing things had strong words for those who misused their positions or power for personal gain, whose religious leanings disparaged others to their own benefit. Likewise, one of the most revealing passages unveiling God's heart by the prophet Isaiah, similarly takes a hard stand against the hypocritical, who point the finger in scorn.   Trickle-Down Blessings and Dominion So, as these "secrets" of Jewish business are applied within the context of community, sparks, igniters are released. Those sparks relate to the reason God placed man on the earth in the first place. The reason was to advance, manage and build His creation. It is written that God made man to have dominion, to rule over the work of His hands. From the beginning, the process has involved stewardship. This stewardship, when operating in cooperation with God, comes with unusual authority. This is the authority to establish God's rule. It is called dominion. However dominion only operates when God's people are walking the walk.   In the wintry month of January in 2007, I conducted one of my programs in a remote city in Russia. The congregation had been together less than a dozen years, yet had over 1000 members. Upon my arrival, the setting for our entrepreneurial program had only weeks prior been purchased and occupied. It was one of the ten most important historical sites in all of Russia. It was a palace that had been formerly owned by Lenin. Their far-sighted leaders were turning this facility into a community center!   Within many major cities in the US you will find Jewish community centers. In most cases it is the result of someone in the community who has done well, succeeded, and then has given back.   This concept of "giving back" is a very insightful glimpse into the heart of Jewish culture and our focus on Jewish business secrets. It is the acknowledgement of the heritage shared by the Jewish people as descendants of Abraham for the mantle and community dynamic preserved and made available to the one "giving back."   For many years I belonged to the Jewish community center in my city. It was a place to exercise, to take my granddaughter swimming. It was a safe place to bring your family, to work out, to relax and meet others and to hold meetings. Services were held there.   In "giving back," the chief benefactor of the Jewish community center I was a part of wasn't giving to an institution or a movement. He was giving to the community. This is tz'dakah, the community dynamic of generosity in operation. It represents an investment in the community and the posterity of the Jewish people.   Without the swimming facilities, this is what this facility in Russia was becoming: a community center. Yet, knowing what the spiritual climate has been in Russia, you have to question how this purchase was ever approved. The story I was told was that the government had chosen to sell the facility. However, when the application came from a group of believers, there was initial consternation. Finally, a senior official provided the wisdom that led to the sale: "Give these people whatever they want because they are doing so much good."   It is written that through your good works that you will put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. This congregation had a drug-rehabilitation program that was taking people off the streets and into a path of leading productive lives. They fed the poor. They worked with prisoners so when released the prisoners became productive members of the community. At the time I was there, they were making plans for a medical clinic.   This community had learned the Jewish secret of "trickle-down blessings," of being blessed to be a blessing. It impacted all within the community and was changing the spiritual climate of the city.   Their role in serving the community in this way established this authority called dominion. The result was the authorities honoring this congregation's role in the community by granting their request to purchase the facility. They were good citizens. They were blessed and were extending the blessing, the mantle of Abraham, to the community around them. They were becoming disproportionate achievers.   Jewish Business: Steps to Success We've covered a lot of ground in our discussion of Jewish business secrets: including right thinking and right strategy. Create, innovate and bring increase. Wisdom tells us that we also need right timing. Now as we look more closely at this issue of disproportionate success, let's go over some practical steps toward this end.   Make the Lord your Senior Partner. It is easier to trust what we can see than what we cannot see. Yet, making God your Senior Partner will first be a decision before it becomes operational. Before David became king, he learned to inquire of the Lord on decisions. When he erred, he knew what it meant to humble himself and yield the situation to God. It is written seek first His Kingdom and righteousness and all these other things will be added to you.   Surround yourself with wise counselors. One of the most important things a business owner can do is to select two or three wise counselors they can use as dependable advisors. These are people whose experience and maturity reflect not just a track record in the type of business they are pursuing, but an expertise in accounting and marketing. There is a proverb that in midst of right counselors will be safety.   Become excellent at something you do. It has also been written that the one who excels in his work will stand before kings. For most people, there will be something they can do well. Developing that expertise into something they can do better than a lot of others will become the edge vital to business success. Business owners should become expert in what they do and in the customers they serve.   Discipline yourself to view things from a long-term perspective. Having a view of the future is essential to anticipating change and adapting to the times. It involves setting priorities and mapping out strategies that foresee emerging opportunity. That means planning and preparation. Wisdom calls for preparing your work and improving on it and only then taking care of personal desires. It has been written that an enterprise is built step by step, little by little. If things move too fast then you'll overlook the traps that experience will enable you to avoid.   Make decisions based on the right thing to do. A successful enterprise is built by wise planning that is honorable and honest. Customers will soon recognize the ways of those they do business with. Doing justly, extending kindness, mercy and humility are foundational to being a part of a trust society.   Learn the art of diligence. It has been written that diligence is a man's precious possession, as it is the hand of the diligent that will rule. Working hard to provide excellence and to get the job done right is essential to business success.   Make your assets work for you. Making your assets work is at the heart of good stewardship. Those who are diligent and faithful in the small things will be entrusted with much more. This is essential to providing profit and growth for any business operation.   Assume responsibility and manage detail. Assuming responsibility and managing detail is a way of life for the successful business owner. It is written to be diligent to know the state of your flocks and attend to your herds. This is a significant part of the process of operating an enterprise.   Learn to manage risk. Business ownership will involve risk. Managing risk will require the faith needed to do so. Wisdom and faith, together with risk is what is needed to bring increase to a business.   Strive for trustworthiness and dependability. At the heart of a trust society are business people whose word can be trusted, who will stand behind what they say. The psalmist has written that there is one who walks with integrity and works righteousness and speaks truth in his own heart. This is the one who swears to his own hurt and does not change. This is the one people want to do business with.   Treat your customers like family. Treating customers like family will yield long-term, faithful clients. Proverbs states that a good name is to be chosen over great riches, loving favor than silver and gold. By humility and fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life.   Be alert for opportunities for ownership. Private ownership for the average person has been foundational to forming a middle class in a society. The principles of private ownership were outlined in the books of Moses.   Extend Tz'dakah Charity. Give and it will be given unto you. So it has been said just as you want people to treat you, treat them in this same way. Generosity within the community is an investment that will yield returns now and in the future.   Become a community-builder. It is written that unto him that much is given, much is required and to whom men have committed much, of them they will ask even more. The community is the base of operations for the business. It yields both protection and opportunity. We will discuss community responsibility in more detail in the next session.   The proverb that describes the excellent woman notes that she considers a field and she buys it. Then she makes that asset work by taking the risk of planting a vineyard that will bring her family increase. She is shrewd in her trading so that she makes a profit. She doesn't wrap up her day until all her work is complete.   Disproportionate success includes hard work and wisdom. It involves this different way of thinking that employs vision, imagination and strategy. Creative thinking fosters innovative strategies. In all this will be an eye on the community and an eye on posterity.   Over time, with wise counsel, this process will mature. There will come a recognition of the changes in seasons. Anticipating change will be vital to recognizing and maximizing opportunity. Timing as such can pave the way for the future. It is why bottom-up birthed organizations tend to endure longer than fast-track operations.   Success can be a two-edged sword. Success seduced Saul and even King David. While it broke Saul, David knew what to do. He humbled himself and yielded his future to the One who had made him king. It brought recovery and set the stage for a new season.   Success begins and ends with the thinking, the creative advantage. However, the edge of success will be in the strategy, the innovation, the bridging of the seen world into the unseen world that opens the door to the process of discovery that produces disproportionate success. In our next session, we will discuss the function and role of building community and a simple strategy used by Jews for centuries to achieve success. ___________________________________________________   Morris Ruddick has been a forerunner and spokesman for the higher dimensions of business leadership since the mid-90s. As founder of Global Initiatives Foundation and designer of the God's Economy Entrepreneurial Equippers Program, Mr. Ruddick imparts hope and equips economic community builders to be blessed to be a blessing where God's light is dim in diverse regions around the globe.   He is author of "The Joseph-Daniel Calling;" "Gods Economy, Israel and the Nations;" "The Heart of a King;" "Something More;" "Righteous Power in a Corrupt World;" "Leadership by Anointing;" and "Mantle of Fire," which address the mobilization of business and governmental leaders with destinies to impact their communities. They are available in print and e-versions from www.Amazon.com, www.apple.com/ibooksand www.BarnesandNoble.com.   Global Initiatives Foundation (www.strategic-initiatives.org) is a tax-exempt 501 (c) 3 non-profit whose efforts are enabled by the generosity of a remnant of faithful friends and contributors whose vision aligns with God's heart to mobilize economic community builders imparting influence and the blessings of God. Checks on US banks should be made out to Global Initiatives and mailed to PO Box 370291, Denver CO 80237 or by credit card at http://strategicintercession.org/support/   Likewise, email us to schedule a seminar for your group's gathering on the Joseph-Daniel Calling or on anointing the creative in business.   2016 Copyright Morris Ruddick -- sign@strategicintercession.org   Reproduction is prohibited unless permission is given by a SIGN advisor. Since early 1996, the Strategic Intercession Global Network (SIGN) has mobilized prophetic intercessors and leaders committed to targeting strategic-level issues impacting the Body on a global basis. For previous posts or more information on SIGN, check:http://www.strategicintercession.org   Morris Ruddick Global Initiatives Foundation www.strategic-initiatives.org www.strategicintercession.org Global Initiatives is a tax-exempt 501 (c) 3 organization

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Well Done - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

Well Done

- Now Think On This

by Steve Martin

"His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'” Matthew 25:21 NASB


I like my steak medium well done, the way they do it at the Longhorn restaurants in Charlotte, NC (and elsewhere I am sure.) Not too dry, not too bloody, but just right. At least for my taste buds.

But that is not what this message is about. I thought I’d get your attention, for many of you like steak! Especially the beef from Iowa, where I grew up, for the cattle there are corn fed to get them real juicy.


This message is about being faithful, walking the walk we are called to as believers, and finishing the tasks the Lord has assigned for each one of us. He purposely created you and I for a specific work here on this planet – one in which the nations will know that He is the Lord, and the Lover of their souls. He always has, and continues to, look for a people who will believe in His ways, walk on His paths, and fulfill the Great Commission to take the Gospel, the Good News, to the lost and dying around us. That is His heart, and it has become mine. I hope yours too.

When my time has been completed here, give it 60, 70 or more years, I want to hear the words of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach, say to me when I stand before His heavenly throne, “Excellent! You are a good and trustworthy servant. You have been faithful with a small amount, so I will put you in charge of a large amount. Come and join in your master’s happiness!” Matt. 25:21, CJB (Complete Jewish Bible).

Without a vision, or where there is no revelation or prophetic purpose, Scripture says the people perish (Prov. 29:18). Being faithful in what we do requires the impartation of the Lord’s desires in our hearts, whereby His Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) gives us the goal and the objective in our living. If serving ourselves and our own pleasures has become our sought after achievement, our souls will become unfilled, having not what we have been created to do.

But knowing the purpose of our placement in the Body of Christ, and accomplishing the work the Lord has entrusted and gifted us with - be it service in the realm of business, education, media, government, family, religion or arts and entertainment - does bring the joy and happiness that is sought by everyone. It is not without much difficulty, temptation and trials, but it will bring the satisfaction that we have done that which we have been apprehended to do.

As Paul himself says, as our example and for our inspiration, “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:12-14 NKJV

We all like appreciation, rewards, and being given the prize at the end of the contest or achievement accomplished. Being faithful to complete it to the finish line, the end of the road, is worth the fighting for and pressing on to that goal. To hear our Master say to us, once our lives here have completed their given days, will be worth the effort it has taken.

Keep pressing on to the end. Know your calling, do what it takes to be faithful in the daily walk, and look with hearts full of hope and longing for that day when He will say to you, “Well done, My good and faithful servant.”

Now think on this,

Steve Martin

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Now Think On This #153 “Well Done” by Steve Martin 

Date: In the year of our Lord 2014 (05.28.14) Wednesday at 6:10 pm in Charlotte, NC.

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God is Positioning Us - Dave Yarnes - MorningStar Ministries Video - Prophetic Perspective on Current Events

Dave Yarnes - VP MorningStar Ministries

God is Positioning Us

Dave Yarnes

Friday, April 11, 2014

Dave Yarnes talks about the Seven Mountains of influence in society. It is time to know your true calling and take your sphere of influence. 

Transitions are coming to an end as God is positioning us to get to the right location and sphere of influence.

The Lord has given us passion and vision for our purpose and place we are to be rightly placed in.

Watch here: God is Positioning Us - Dave Yarnes  

MorningStar Ministries 

Video 

- Prophetic Perspective on Current Events

Seven Mountains of Influence

For many - transition is coming to an end.

Convergence code - passion, gifting & training

Three Circles - Spirit, Character & Skill

Dave Yarnes

Remember your prophetic words? Praying them through? Steve Martin, Love For His People

Love For His People Editor's Note: More and more the Lord will be speaking and directing us in the days ahead, through supernatural gifts and methods. And Lord knows we need it!

Are you still believing Him for the words He spoke to you? Last month, last year, 10 or 20 years ago? 

I encourage you to re-read or re-listen to the ones you have. You will need them. And as you receive them in the future, write them down, record them, and pray through them.

Below is a word I received four years ago. It is coming to fulfillment now, as I note behind each one. I share this with you in order to encourage you in the word that was given to you.

Shalom,

Steve Martin

Love For His People

P.S. For those who think these Holy Spirit gifts were for only the first century believers, I fear you are missing a lot of what the Lord has for you now.

Prophetic Words to Steve Martin

Jan. 22, 2010

Global Kingdom Business Conference at MorningStar Ministries

Friday, 6 pm    Prophetic Team - Becky, Morgan, KJ (all in their late teens or early twenties)

Morgan:  What I get, is that I just great sense of happiness, kind of like a personality that a lot of people want to be around. I feel like you bring this into your business which sets the atmosphere for the whole place. It makes it a fun place to be.

Becky: I really felt that you have a real gift for college student age people. I felt that you were somebody in a university setting, an opportunity to really be an impact in. I felt that you were going to be somebody who was going to teach in those places, somebody that could impart knowledge that you had gained from the world, from being in business, being successful, and that you could go and impart that to students. That might be an opportunity the Lord is opening up for you to do. (Steve: I now work with interns in the business office.)

KJ:  I saw you have great management with your team members, people on your team and people in your employment. You are a great manager because you are encouraging instead of demanding. They really feel  that you care about them, and they in return care about  you. You both support each others’ visions in life, for the business itself as well. (Steve: I speak a lot about leading and managing people in my 3rd book, LEADERSHIP THROUGH LOVE - Martin Lighthouse Publishing, 2013)

Morgan:  There is a strong anointing on your business, and I feel that God is going to even expand that and make it bigger, and use you in a huge way to … expand it and keep blessing you and keep pouring on the anointing.

Becky:  I felt like the Lord is saying there is a holiday (vacation) coming.  You and your wife are going to go away and spend some time together and enjoy a rest time. I feel like it has been a crazy time of work, a lot going on, a lot of things you have been involved in, and that He is going to bless you with a really nice vacation. (Steve - we were able to go to Boston on our 35th anniversary in 2012.)

KJ:  God told me one time, “Adam saw his world as a garden; Jesus saw His world as kingdom, and we see our world as a business opportunity.” What that means in, your business is going to be a place where the Lord can rest, where people can rest. It is going to have fruit, it is going to have trees, it is going to be a garden. It is going to be a place of rest, it is going to be a place of success.   It is going to expand. It is going to multiply. Much like the calling of Adam and mankind in itself, to subdue and multiply and replenish the earth.  Also replenishing other businesses as well. Kind of taking them under your wing.

Becky: You have a very good head for numbers, for problem solving, and that you are somebody that can take a situation that looks difficult and you can find a solution for it. Other people come to you as a consultant for problem solving for solutions, to find solutions. You are going to be, the Lord is continuing you in, He’s gifted you in. He really is blessing that. (Steve: My "day job" is as an Accountant in the marketplace. These giving me this word didn't know that. I also give advice to those with ministries.)

Have you come from a different state to be here? Have you travelled? I really felt that He was telling me that there was a state, a very northern state, northwest of here. There is a connection for you there. I felt that you were  travelling there, that you have done or a travelling that you are going to do to that place. I feel like it may be something He is giving you an opportunity in, that He is releasing. There is going to be a person there, like a contact for you there, that you are really going to be able to connect with. (Steve: This one was very exciting for me. I see it happening this month - March, 2014.)

I encourage you to keep on believing. We serve a faithful God.

Steve Martin

Ahava Love Letter - “Love The One You Are With” (Steve Martin)

                  

“Love The One You Are With” 

“For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing…” (Cor. 2:15 NAS)

 ^“For to God we are the aroma of the Messiah, both among those being saved and among those being lost; (2 Cor. 2:15 Complete Jewish Bible – CJB)

Dear family of friends,

Sometimes I feel "conflicted" in my soul. I want to be out with the people, for His heart for them burns with love and compassion; and at other times I want to be with His people, for His heart burns with love and compassion for them.

Over the many years of walking with the Lord, I know His heart is the same for both – those who know Him and seek His face continually, and those who don’t know Him, and are lost, seeking that which can’t fill the void in their hearts. But this I know – His immense heart of love beats with compassion for both groups of people. He is the God of Love, the God of Ahava - that beautiful word in Hebrew for love.

So what do I do when I feel torn, wanting to be with those who don’t know of His love for them, and the time that it takes to be with them? Or use the time to be gathered with His people, whom I have a strong kinship with? How do we know what time it is to do what, when?

Remember the song of years gone by, “Love the One You’re With”?  ("Love the One You're With" is a 1970 single by folk rocker Stephen Stills. The first release from his solo debut Stephen Stills, it peaked at No. 14 in the Billboard Hot 100.) Though I don’t remember the lyrics that once were in my memory banks, I can agree with the title words. The younger generation, my children’s age, may not know this song. But more and more my heart goes out to them, as they try so many things which can destroy their lives.

My current job puts me in contact with college age interns, trying to get their foot in the door for the career they seek. Most often they do not have a clue as to what they really need, in order to be fulfilled. I can at least be a father image to them (who many have not really had) and share His love for them. Even if I don’t say the words, they know the difference. One 20 year old intern wrote in a thank you note to me, sent after she left, of how she had not met many people who had the “spirit” I have. I hope the next place she is at has someone who can plant another seed in her heart. The One she longs for is not far away from her.

I give thanks to my friend, Holy Spirit, Ruach KaKodesh, Who has been given to us to be as our Guide, as the One who will help direct our steps, and our hearts. He will let us know when, where and how, so we can truly love the ones we are with. His timing, as we listen for His Voice, will direct our steps as to when and where we are to be during our daily walk.

Time we spend with those who may have no knowledge of the Lord Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) heart for them will enable them to “see” Him, as the presence of His Holy Spirit in us counters that of other spirits. As the Bible says, we are “a fragrance”, “the aroma” to those currently lost.

Working in the marketplace gives us the opportunity to be “in the world, but not of the world.” Our presence among the people opens a door to share the love of God with them. Sometimes, as it is said, we need to use words when necessary. How will they hear without us being the ones who share His love with them? The ones I work with don’t step foot in a church building. We must step foot into their buildings.

The Lord’s heart burns for the unsaved. His desire is to see all come to know Him, and receive eternal salvation. If you are out there in the world, the marketplace, be the light He has put in you, for them. Shine and allow His Holy Spirit, living within you, to draw them to the Messiah. Then they too can join the community of saints, that we long to be with even more so.

Ahava to my family of friends,

Steve Martin

Founder/President

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Ahava Love Letter #81   “Love The One You Are With”  ©2013 Steve Martin 

Date: In the year of our Lord 2013 (10/20/13 Sunday at 7:45 am in Charlotte, NC)

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Love For His People, Inc.

Ahava Love Letter - "Connections" (#57)

                                                                 

Connections”

”The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, 

and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a 

friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom 

is shown to be right by its results.” (Matthew 11:19 (NLT)

Dear family of friends,

The life trying to happen at the recent office birthday party surely wasn’t happening. In fact, standing around, trying to make small talk, while holding a half-filled glass of liquid, wasn’t much fun at all. What many may consider the “scene” really isn’t. Lost in the crowd, trying to be someone, is a very lonely place to be. But for some, that is all they have. It need not be that way, if we are there to tell them.

I am truly thankful that my life isn’t one of striving while in a pressurized mode, to make it to the top, have the great image, or be “all you can be.” That can even happen in a church or congregation setting, with that “just below the surface” uneasiness, or feeling out of place, that I know many experience. I have often.

But as my good friend Morris Ruddick would say, “There is something more.”

That something more begins with knowing the Lord Jesus, Yeshua HaMashiach, and having His intended connection with Himself. Once we have gotten to that starting line, His heart is to then connect us with others in His Body, and His nations - to receive ongoing life in a very meaningful way.

Real friendships can be bonded together as we share His purposes on this planet, as we come together in unity to seek His face, know His will, and walk in the understanding that you and I need each other. We are not meant to be an island in the ocean, or the single sheep in the pack of wolves.

So what about those who surround us, that have not had any experience yet with Him, that we know of? There are times when I will need to be with my fellow office staff, so as not to be isolated from them, or make them feel as if I am the “unsociable one”. But in my pursuit to actually befriend them, right where they are, as Jesus taught us in His examples, I will always be mindful of the real purpose. That is to get them connected too, to the Father and their Creator, so they also can begin to experience real life in Jesus (Yeshua).

We are called to go out into the world, aren’t we? Does that mean going on a mission trip to Kenya (in Africa), or the inner parts of the city where you live? Yes it does.

It also means to go where the people around you go, in that business setting, or the local bar (oops, I said it) or recreational event - again as Jesus Himself did. I guess we may even be accused of associating with sinners. I guess they did that to Jesus too.

All of us have been in the place where we needed a connection, another former sinner like us, to reach out to us, right where we were at. Many of us can remember exactly where that happened, and how. The seeds others had shown in our lives up to that time, those other connections, were set up by the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) Himself, to get us in His Body. And then that rebirth happened.

As I seek to befriend my co-workers in the office setting, even if at times I feel most uncomfortable, I know that if I don’t reach out to them, and they don’t come to my church setting or anyone else’s, which is most likely even more now a days, how will they hear? How will they know? How will they get connected?

I urge you to be bold in your actions. We need to stop being the “weak Christians awaiting the rapture” (that rapture lie won’t happen anyway, in my opinion) and reach out to those around us who need to get connected. You are probably the one the Lord has been wanting to send to them.

Keep getting life through your fellowship connections. Then give it out to those who also need you, as Yeshua works through you.

If not now, when? Connections are needed now more than ever.

Ahava (love in Hebrew) to my family of friends,

Steve Martin

Founder/President

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Ahava Love Letter #57   “Connections” Date: In the year of our Lord 2013 (06/11/13 Tuesday, 8:00 am. Charlotte, NC)

All previous editions of Ahava Love Letter can be found on this Blog:    http://loveforhispeople.blogspot.com        

Here are the last four:

Your Name (#56)

Lost, But Not Forgotten Friends (#55)

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (#54)

We Speak To Nations (#53)