Michael Hindes

Kenya Update

Discipleship

Discipleship isn’t just an exchange of information
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You can be influenced by a book, but not be discipled

You can download great messages, but not be discipled

You can be stirred by an exciting speaker, but not discipled

You can subscribed to some amazing blogs, but not be discipled

You can go to a Spirit Filled College, but not be discipled

You can go to Church every week, but not be discipled
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Discipleship requires:
A press of the flesh
You to be really known
You to be really understood
You to be really loved

It further requires:
Someone who knows when its time to laugh or cry with you
Someone who knows whether to use the stick or the carrot in your life
Someone who knows your fears and understands your strengths, but isn’t overwhelmed by either
Someone who cares more about your promotion than theirs
Someone who cares more about your destiny then theirs
Most generally someone who’s lived more life, had more failures, conquered more hills, and stared down more fears than you

Discipleship must be personal, not done in a vacuum

We all need something more than information - we all need discipleship…

Reminding Yourself of You…

Sometimes we get confused, just plain lost.  We forget who we are, why we’re here, and what we’re supposed to be up to.

This happens for a few reasons:
Fear that we’ll fail - Nothing like the good old fear that we’ll just really suck at being us

Too many voices - from parents, to teachers, to bosses, to mentors, and friends; it seems that everyone has opinion of who we are.  Sometimes these opinions are helpful, sometimes they’re driven by control, so learn to discern

The “good enough” principle - we start doing the good things, the close enough things, the right in front of us now things.  This isn’t necessarily always bad, but we can actually lose out on the real thing we’ve been called to

Laziness - occasionally we need a good swift kick in the butt (so consider this yours if you’re in need)

Here’s a few triggers to get us moving in the right direction:
Stay in the Spirit - keep praying in the Spirit, it really helps to block out the other voices

Prophecy over yourself - speak truth about who and what you are, remind yourself the prophecies that have been spoken over you by others

Stay connected with people who bring out the best in you - we all need people who will tell us the truth about how we’re really functioning and progressing

Get around leaders who have a habit of getting people to maturity and destiny - avoid at all costs big promises from people who won’t get their hands dirty with your messiness.

Learn to be thankful for every open door - your future’s directly impacted by your gratefulness 

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This inspiration was brought to you by the awesome atmosphere of the Nairobi Java house - remember to keep us in your prayers.

Love and miss you all…

Reminding Yourself of You…

Sometimes we get confused, just plain lost.  We forget who we are, why we’re here, and what we’re supposed to be up to.

This happens for a few reasons:
Fear that we’ll fail - Nothing like the good old fear that we’ll just really suck at being us

Too many voices - from parents, to teachers, to bosses, to mentors, and friends; it seems that everyone has opinion of who we are.  Sometimes these opinions are helpful, sometimes they’re driven by control, so learn to discern

The “good enough” principle - we start doing the good things, the close enough things, the right in front of us now things.  This isn’t necessarily always bad, but we can actually lose out on the real thing we’ve been called to

Laziness - occasionally we need a good swift kick in the butt (so consider this yours if you’re in need)

Here’s a few triggers to get us moving in the right direction:
Stay in the Spirit - keep praying in the Spirit, it really helps to block out the other voices

Prophecy over yourself - speak truth about who and what you are, remind yourself the prophecies that have been spoken over you by others

Stay connected with people who bring out the best in you - we all need people who will tell us the truth about how we’re really functioning and progressing

Get around leaders who have a habit of getting people to maturity and destiny - avoid at all costs big promises from people who won’t get their hands dirty with your messiness.

Learn to be thankful for every open door - your future’s directly impacted by your gratefulness 

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This inspiration was brought to you by the awesome atmosphere of the Nairobi Java House - remember to keep us in your prayers.

Love and miss you all…