I was reminded today as we hear more and more how God is revealing powerful vision to individuals how important it is to "submit to one another!" (Eph. 5:21) Each one of us hears in part and sees in part. The beauty of community is that all of our parts come together and in God's kingdom the whole is ALWAYS greater than the sum of the parts! And when the Spirit moves powerfully as we've seen recently at Promise Church there exists an even greater opportunity for appreciating our individual visions as well as our corporate vision of mission.
In God's kingdom, it's never WIN-LOSE, but WIN-WIN! God has given individuals vision for a reason. The body does well to acknowledge and celebrate what God is doing in the life and Spirit of a person. We desperately desire to hear from God understanding that God's voice often is heard in people that aren't at the center of leadership! And at the same time, that vision becomes even further empowered when it is SHARED, prayed for, and CONNECTED to the larger vision of a community!
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