Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in Sidetracked In The Wilderness - # 14
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“Mountaintop
experience”…aaahhh, the buzz-word for Christians living in the flesh seeking
for that “plus 6” life, as Michael calls it.
Notice what Michael describes as the “supernatural” life, and then the
end result of those seeking the “mountaintop” all the time…
THE UNSEEN AREAS OF OUR
LIFE
excerpt
from pages 35-37 of SIW (5th printing,
March 1998)
excerpt
from pages 28-31 of SIW (14th printing,
March 2012)
(used with permission from
ALMI):
The supernatural life is manifested in the
small, often unseen areas of our lives in such things as peace, mercy, and lack
of condemnation when wronged. The first few
miracles that Moses performed were duplicated by Pharoah’s magicians. In the same way, Satan can duplicate the
large, spectacular signs and visions by which many judge spirituality. We must remember that we have a relationship with our God. But many have made this relationship out to
be one continual mountaintop experience after another, and the drive to
continue to duplicate these experiences has exposed them to all kinds of
deceptions, not to mention a general dissatisfaction with their own lives.
…most of us have never learned to
rest in a relationship with the Lord when it is calm and quiet…This is
all the more compounded in the groups that only give glowing, spectacular
reports about what the Lord is doing and what great things they are
hearing. These people have come to
believe that our relationship with the Lord is to be a continuous climactic
arena, and they cannot rest and enjoy the simple aspects of their relationship
with the Creator.
This
becomes particularly confusing when it comes to knowing the will of God, which
many strain for years trying to discern.
The problem is that they are waiting for
confirmation
in their emotions, some vision, a dream, or a loud, distinct voice. Here is a great secret: When we are in the perfect will of God, we hear
and feel nothing.
…In
chapter 2 we learned that the
evil we did brought misery, discomfort, and defeat; but in this chapter
we learned that all the
maneuvers instigated in the attempt to do good have brought an equal amount of
misery, discomfort, and defeat. Most important, neither route
requires faith. If you can see
these things, you are ready for the next chapter.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
The
mountaintop experience is a dangerous deception…it sounds, looks, and feels so
appealing and spiritual, but Michael points out the most dangerous aspect: no
faith required. And God has simply told
His kids: live by faith…not experiences.
So, the thing to do is to look for and desire the “unseen.” And truthfully, when all else fails, don’t we
really want peace, mercy, joy, love, faith, longsuffering, self-control, no
condemnation, and lack of being offended…all fruit of the Holy Spirit…by the
grace of God (His working in our life).
Not one experience, not one circumstance can bring those. Well, amen.
And
then think about the end result of chasing the deception: misery, discomfort,
and defeat. When will we learn to seek
Him, and not an experience?
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