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As mind is forced to relive 1967 in excruciating detail, over and over again!, I at least am finding answers to situations I have long questioned.

I have long wondered about the disparity anyone can see in the church.  Power hungry ministers, manipulative workers, questionable ministry efforts.  It made no sense!

The answer is that in God's realm of desire is that we do all by and through His empowerment via the Holy Spirit.  Unfortunately, that does not happen enough - much less within the realm of "ministry".  WE, you and I, are called to live by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit, not our wits!  And yet it can be observed over and over again - defeated Christians not understanding how everything could have gone "so wrong" and ministries that started strong and now flail to stay on "top".  We fail be cause we walk by the flesh, not by His Spirit.  And it happens so slowly, we can not perceive the change and end up shaking our heads over how wrong it all went.  And the worse - the super powerful, successful ministries that are just too good to be true ...

To the extent that we do not humble ourselves before God,  there will be no power of the Holy Spirit our lives.  God's work, done God's way, in the power of the Holy Spirit - with no hint of flesh ... is what He expects.

It does not matter your denominational leanings, the Church always seems to default to doing God's work though the power of the flesh - not the Spirit!  The BIG failing here is always EGO.  If we have the world's ( f the flesh) mentality of wanting to be first, the biggest, the best, putting on the splashiest show, etc - we are no longer qualified for Christian leadership, much less to be a Christian witness!

Let that sink in .....

And to the extent that we seek power - we are then walking in the flesh and not by the Spirit.  In fact, the Holy Spirit will not have anything to do with us.  It is only by our walking in faith and constant confession that we can hope to achieve the humility God seeks inside of us.