While at work last Friday (7/31/15) I began to hear the voice of the Lord. It started with a scripture, randomly hearing the logos, or written word, always gets my attention. God’s rhema, spoken word soon followed…
NEW THINGS ARE BEGINNING
Many are breaking new grounds and new territories, but God wants us to be careful in the connections we are making.
After this, God immediately brought to my recollection a dream I had around a month ago. In my dream, I entered into a new place, this city was somewhere unknown & something completely unfamiliar to me. Looking around I found myself, along with a few others, surrounded by antiquated architecture. While the others lagged behind, I moved with the bravado of a pioneer, choosing to forge ahead into the uncharted territories and unknown regions. I made my way up the steps of a building and distinctly recall praying aloud. It was so powerful that when I woke all I could focus on was I’m praying in my dreams and what I prayed about.
THE PRAYER
I prayed about relationships, but not in a romantic sense. I prayed for all types of interpersonal connections: social, professional, kinships, friendships and the like. I prayed that we would make the right connections. I prayed that we, the church, would connect to the right people to ultimately maintain the right relationships for this season. I prayed that we’d be divinely connected to others & only as God has orchestrated.
MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS
Win-Win Relationships are 🔑🔑🔑
All relationships should be mutually beneficial. We should avoid relationships that deplete us, never refilling us, & leaving us empty.
The People Factor, by Van Moody, outlines the importance of all relationships and offers a practical guide for maximizing our potential to be in the most rewarding ones.
In the book, Moody offers the following “Relationship Reminders,” use them to help you recognize the value of your relationships…
• Everyone in a relationship needs to win. If one or both parties feel they are losing, they are headed for trouble.
• You can’t run on empty; the people with whom you are in relationship must pour into your life as you pour into theirs.
• Relational health grows and thrives in an environment of mutual benefit.
• The next step beyond mutual benefit is synergy, which enables everyone involved in a relationship to do and be exponentially more than they could do or be on their own.
• Negative synergy is as damaging as positive synergy is helpful in your life.
• Find winning, synergistic relationships.
• Make the effort to prepare for synergy and become a better person.
Excerpt From: Moody, Van. “The People Factor.” Thomas Nelson, 2013-11-01. iBooks.
WHAT IS SYNERGY❔❔❔
“Simply put, synergy means people, groups, or things come together to produce something greater than any of them could ever produce alone. Synergy is much greater than the combination of their abilities; it is win-win in every way, exponentially. Synergy is to relationships what multiplication is to mathematics. While 10 plus 10 equals 20, 10 times 10 equals 100.
Relationships that bring synergy to your life will not only be win-win for you, they will add exponential value to you. They will multiply your potential and your impact so your abilities, plans, natural gifts, skills, and everything about your life functions at its optimum.”
Excerpt From: Moody, Van. “The People Factor.” Thomas Nelson, 2013-11-01. iBooks.
As you make new encounters use these resources to guide you. They aren’t just limited to the new either, use them to sift out the dross in your old or current relationships‼️‼️‼️
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE
Now also we beseech you, brethren, get to know those who labor among you recognize them for what they are, acknowledge and appreciate and respect them all—your leaders who are over you in the Lord and those who warn and kindly reprove and exhort you.
1 Thessalonians 5:12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Long ago I told you what would happen. I told you about these things. And suddenly I made them happen. “You heard what I said would happen.And you can see it has all been done. Shouldn’t you tell this to others? Now I will tell you about new things,secrets you have not known before. This is something that is happening now, not long ago. You have not heard about it before today. So you cannot say, ‘We already knew that.’
Isaiah 48:3, 6-7 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
Do not be so deceived and misled! Evil companionships communion, associations corrupt and deprave good manners and morals and character.
