Global Thinking

May 12, 2004

Personal Narrations

Joel Akin

Calgary, Alberta

Last night stood out as a profound night of teaching. So profound I asked God, perhaps foolishly, "Is this the ultimate in teaching?" Of course God said its still the basics. God started talking to me about the difference between authority and taking what is rightfully yours. That teaching was profound enough but then again God began to show me that I was placing limitations on myself and these limitations were hindering me.

 If that wasn't enough once God has taught me all that and then helped me 'take' something, which I don't feel right in discussing at this time, something began to happen that was of even greater breakthrough. Global thinking.

That may sound rather bizarre a statement but it wasn't. How many sermons have you heard on the global thinking of Christ? Probably not a huge amount but isn't that why he came? So that all could have life through Christ? To go into ALL the World!?

God began to show me that its possible to have global thinking while still caring for the individual. God built his case by first pointing out my small thinking. How I was actually hindering Gods objective for me because I was praying about so many small things.

 In this case I mean literal things. Like my desire to have my own home, a video camera, a camper van for traveling, a library and just on and on. God showed me that wanting these things is not a sin but I was starting to fall into a trap which I could not see. Being bogged down by worrying about the small details of life without seeing the bigger picture.

After I really began to understand what He was saying it struck me why Satan and life's problems prevent us from seeing and understanding the bigger picture. As long as Satan can keep up trapped in the little details we can never overcome beyond that. And if I had not been willing to listen to God I could never grow beyond my own little dreams and desires.

 God set me straight last night and helped me to see what is at stake here, and showed me how to have global thinking and why that was critical for these last days. Somehow I feel this was the mountain that I've been wanting to climb but haven't been able to get the final way.

Now I can understand all those dreams God gave me showing me taking authority over higher principalities. God even indicated that this teaching had to wait until last night as I would not have been ready for it previously. Its like Caleb had to arrive in the promised land before he could demand this mountain. In my case God indicated I had to first overcome the enemies forces before I could take from them.

 And in a way one must first overcome the little problems and difficulties before you can deal with the bigger problems. Unfortunately most never achieve that because the little problems always remain too big for most to deal with.