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Isa. 43:18-19 (NCV) 18 The LORD says, “Forget what happened before, and do not think about the past. 19 Look at the new thing I am going to do. It is already happening. Don’t you see it? (NIV) do you not perceive it?

There is a perceiving in the body today that God is doing a new thing.  

God wants the supernatural to be natural for every believer!

We need a supernatural insight into the times and seasons. 

We too can hear from heaven and know God's mind in this hour—it's time for us to live in the supernatural !

Today there is a lack of Spirit Led Leadership. Most of the leadership training employed by Churches today is corporate leadership training.  Now before we tackle this at the heart I would like to lay a premise of understanding of what I believe the term ‘spirit led leadership’ is.
 

Firstly most would agree that a person can baptized in the Holy Ghost without necessarily being ‘filled’. It is not the way it should be, but non the less is true.
 

In fact some would argue that you can be filled with the Holy Ghost without ever operating in any of the gifts of the Spirit. 

With this premise, that is incorrect, people can also say that if a person is baptized in the Holy Ghost they must be led by the Spirit.

The premise some adhere to is this – you can say you are baptized in the Holy Ghost meaning ‘filled’ without any external evidence, just because they say they are.
 

My premise is this:- not everyone that says they are baptized, filled with the Holy Ghost are. In fact I would go one step further & say not everyone that speaks in tongues is spirit led. Just because you are born of the Spirit does not mean you are led by the Spirit.
 

So what is ‘Spirit led’ – it is just that, people that are led of the spirit.
 

Before we can be led by the spirit we must first want His will to be done – not our own. It is where people seek His will, & then seek to do it – His way.

Lets go one step further Jesus actually said

Matt 7:21 - 22 (NLT) ²¹“Not all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to me as ‘Lord,’ but they still won’t enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The decisive issue is whether they obey my Father in heaven.  ²²On judgment day many will tell me, ‘Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ 
 

So what is the issue here – the heart of the person. Did that person obey the Father. Was He led of the Spirit.
 

Being spirit led is simply hearing what He says & doing it.
 

If you want to evaluate whether you are truly spirit led, it is not whether you think you are filled with the spirit or even that you are operating in the gifts. It is - am I obeying my Fathers voice.
 

My premise is this we must be baptized in the Holy Ghost & there must be evidence of this by external signs. There must be the supernatural on my life BUT – it has to be out of a right spirit. How do I know I have a right spirit – what is my motivation of what I do. Why am I doing what I am doing? If there is pride, recognition, achievement, prominence, ambition or anything else then obviously we have a wrong heart. A right heart is being a humble servant leader.   
 

What I mean by corporate leadership training is this:- Training people to be leaders by following principles, procedures & practices at the expense of His presence, power & purpose.
 

We have trained Christian leaders that if you follow certain principles you become a great leader. There are certain procedures, practices or patterns that if you follow them you become a great leader.
 

I have sat in leadership conferences where some of the speakers that are teaching Christian leaders to be leaders – never mention Jesus. They never even mention the power of the Holy Ghost.
 

I have heard people say the church is going to be built on strong leadership.
 

I have heard little sayings like ‘leaders are readers’,  ‘Leaders change the world’,

If you learn the 21 laws of leadership you will become a cutting edge leader.
 

While it is important to know principles of leadership in a corporate sense leadership training should never be just that — We desire to equip leaders in the things of the Spirit, to be effective in their ministry as Spirit Led Leaders.
 

Jesus said I will build my church. He didn’t say the leaders will build my church. We do not need corporate giants building organizations with the name of Jesus merely being a stamp of approval.
 

Much is taught about Joshua as a model leader, dissecting his leadership traits but the bible clearly states why Joshua was a great leader. Joshua became Moses’ successor. He was in charge of taking the Children of Israel into the Promised Land. How was he prepared by the Lord for this mammoth task? He spent forty years in the secret place — in the Lord’s immediate, manifest presence, while in the wilderness! When Moses met the Lord in the Tent of Meeting, Joshua would stay around the tent and linger in the Presence because he loved the glory. Ex. 33:11b says, “Moses’ young aide, Joshua, … did not leave the tent.”
 

Numbers 27:18 refers to Joshua as one, “… in whom the Spirit dwelt.”
 

Could it be that this was the reason for Joshua’s great leadership skills, he learnt to be Spirit led. God wants the supernatural to be natural for every believer!

Just as the sons of Issachar had supernatural insight into the times and seasons, we too can hear from heaven and know God's mind in this hour—it's time for us to live in the supernatural !

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