Shepherding.

Hi everyone, a couple weeks ago I was looking for something feeding to read on my computer so I went to search and typed in “shepherding”. I guess I was trying to find something on witnessing to help me shepherd the flock, but it seems like the Lord had something else in mind.

   I opened up a compilation called “Sample, shepherding, teamworking” and through it the Lord has been helping me cleanse myself from past hurts and helping me to understand why he let some things happen recently in my life and how he’s going to use them for good. Even if the compilation is directed to leaders and board members the Lord can use anything to bring a point across.
  These are some quotes that stood out to me, I hope it helps any of you that might have gone through similar things in the last few months. --Kat

SAMPLE, SHEPHERDING, TEAMWORKING (Comp 2034)


   I know the difficulties of honesty, and the hurt it can bring to others and to you as well. But as long as you're seeking Me and speaking in love, in line with what I've confirmed to you and instructed you in, then loving hurt is not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes it's just what is needed to pull someone through, or what's needed to make you into the more effective leader that I'm calling you to be.
  Often the times when you fall short the most are when you have something you should be honest about with one of your close co-workers. That's when your honesty is put to the test the most, because you're going to have to get up the next morning and face him/her again, remedy whatever problems there are, trust him/her, counsel with him/her, etc. And that can be difficult.
 But it's worth far more than not saying something. When you let something slide, it usually builds up in your heart; whereas if you humbly confess what you're thinking or feeling and are honest, then it clears the decks. There may be a bit of a rough go there for a while, but if you pray and love and encourage each other afterwards, then you can start again on an even better foundation.
  There can never be a full blessing on your life when you've got something in your heart that is unconfessed. By using the word "unconfessed," I don't mean that you've done something wrong that you haven't confessed. When you have something on your heart that is weighing on you or bothering you and you're not sharing it with others or your shepherds and getting prayer, that is something which is unconfessed; it's something the Enemy can use against you. I don't mean for you to hold things in; therefore when you do that and you don't make the effort to communicate, it is a sin.
   It's a sin that is common to man, and one that even I was tempted with, so I do understand. But I also want you to understand how important it is to your spiritual life to make honesty and getting things off your heart a good habit, rather than making it a habit to leave things unconfessed in your life.
  You can't allow past hurt feelings or present resentment to influence you negatively or cause you to lower the standard of the Lord's Word. For His sake, for His Family's sake, for the sake of the lost sheep, for the sake of being a sample of His love and Word, you have to put all of that behind you and go on into a new day.
  I know it's hard on your pride to ask for forgiveness […] but it's sure worth it. Your effectiveness depends on it. The Family is moving forward and needs you to be fully here in mind, heart and spirit without any personality clashes or past hurts holding you back. The work needs you, and Mama and Peter need you, so if it's time for a little heart-washing, please take the time you need to make things right so you can move forward without any weights. The Lord will bless it, probably more than you realize.
  The Enemy is really going to fight this, but if you go for it, the windows of Heaven will open onto your life and you'll receive a new anointing. It's going to be something very special, something that you can't understand right now, but an anointing that you'll be very thankful for.
  You must have faith and trust that I know, I love, I care; that you can learn from any experience; that you can learn from any words of criticism; and that you can learn from any situation that comes into your life, whether good or bad.
  I will allow nothing to enter your life that you can't learn from and grow from in some way. Yes, all things do work together for good to them that love Me, because I will help you with each thing that enters your life, to see how to take it, where it goes, what part it plays in your life, and where it fits. The key to receiving [hard blows from the enemy and others] in your life and learning from [them] is bringing [them] to Me and letting Me teach you.