"AskPastorWalter"

Anytime obedience can be altered by people's idiosyncratic responses and opinions, we are NOT properly developed in our apostolic identity in Christ! The limitations of cultural and "personal preferences" on our full apostolic identity, is both fatal and futile. If you are God's servant, don't make attacks and persecution about YOU, it's all about Him. Embracing the process that apostilicity demands, will develop the Spirit and Word of Reconciliation that never short-circuits the extent the redemptive work at Calvary will accomplish in transforming us more into His likeness. You don't have to respond to in demeaning or hateful ways towards critics - because it's proof of His hand at work through you and upon you! The abuse of "grace" is willfully pushing past the natural-earthly limitations we're governed by, to "prove" that spiritual power and authority exists - but at the neglect of the required balance and wisdom t...

God's Faithfulness is not determined by our acknowledgement or confidence in the integrity of His word and character - in always doing exactly what He has promised from the scriptures. I've noticed through the years, that when believers experience the reality of "being abased" and "being abound", and everything in between - without our minds properly renewed, we think God is nitpicking about the things we "like" to do; and is correcting us for being greedy, when His leadership in our lives is not petty-investigative work about insignificant things. As the Lord matures His people, He is fostering balance in your life, so that where you have misplaced priorities and fleshly thinking, He pinpoints it in the fire! Jesus is our "Perfect Example" of what it means to be balanced without ever having a need! Because, He was "moved with compassion" by being completely yielded to the Father's heart, HE NEVER: a) allowed self-...