SPEAKER:- BABA MNJORO
Faithful standing is the active practice of aligning your life with divine truth in the face of spiritual opposition. It involves spiritual discernment, personal reform, and courageous witness. This is achieved through daily repentance, rejecting deception, and embodying the teachings of Christ in word and action.
Recognize spiritual opposition
Discerning the forces that seek to distort truth and hinder faith.
✔ Identify influences in your life that promote deception over God's word
✔ Understand that jealousy, pride, and hypocrisy can act as spiritual barriers
✔ Recognize when fear prevents you from standing firmly in your faith
✔ Be alert to subtle forms of "sorcery"—any influence that twists God's truth
✔ Pray for discernment to distinguish between God's voice and deceptive voices
Eliminate internal barriers
Removing personal obstacles that prevent you from walking uprightly with God.
✔ Confess and repent of jealousy that breeds resentment and division
✔ Humble yourself before God, rejecting pride that elevates self over others
✔ Practice integrity in private and public, eliminating hypocrisy
✔ Confront your fears with faith, trusting God's protection and provision
✔ Examine your heart daily for any "unrighteousness" that needs correction
Reform your ways
Aligning your actions with God's commands as evidence of genuine faith.
✔ Actively listen for God's word through prayer, scripture, and spiritual community
✔ Make concrete changes in behavior where your life diverges from biblical teaching
✔ Let worship be reflected in ethical conduct, not merely religious ritual
✔ Understand that true reformation begins with repentance and bears fruit in action
✔ Embrace the promise that reformed living brings God's presence and protection
Stand as a witness
Courageously representing Christ's truth, even when others oppose it.
✔ Be prepared to speak God's truth clearly when falsehood is presented
✔ Trust the Holy Spirit to give you words when facing spiritual opposition
✔ Recognize that your faithfulness may be the testimony that leads others to belief
✔ Do not shrink from confronting deception, even when it comes in subtle forms
✔ Remember that amazed observers, like the proconsul, may believe through your steadfast witness
Embrace prophetic responsibility
Understanding that your spiritual condition affects your community.
✔ Accept that personal sin and compromise have communal consequences
✔ Heed God's call to be a prophetic voice at the "gates" of your spheres of influence
✔ Warn others with love when you see them straying from God's paths
✔ Model the reformed life that invites others to experience God's faithfulness
✔ Pray for the courage to stand when others are being led astray
Maintain spiritual clarity
Preserving your ability to see and follow God's light.
✔ Guard against the "mist and darkness" that comes from resisting God's ways
✔ Stay in the light of Scripture to avoid groping in spiritual confusion
✔ Rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you when spiritual opposition clouds your vision
✔ Help others who have been blinded by deception find their way to truth
✔ Remember that standing with God requires both spiritual sight and steadfastness
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