As I was preparing for my day this morning, this encouragement hit my spirit "you are not a troubler, you are only called that because you dare challenge false traditions and false worship." This encouraged my soul because often I have felt as if I were trouble to God's people and I've believed for so many years our ministry was trouble to God's Kingdom and this city we are in but we are not troublers. I am a not a troubler. We were sent by GOD to this region to trouble the spirit of Jezebel, to expose the spirit of Ahab and to trouble the adversary of our God and HIS people. It is not we who have troubled God's people it is satan.
The troublers are those who continue to suppress and oppress the people with false doctrine. The troublers are those who continue to abuse their authority to damage the hearts, minds and souls of those that are young and ignorant in the LORD spiritually - those that are weak mentally and emotionally. The troublers are the ones who stand in arrogance in the pulpit Sunday after Sunday with no concern or heart for God's people - they are hirelings only there for the money, only there to lead people astray - seduce the women, the men. They have a form of godliness but continue to deny HIS power as they continually quench HIS SPIRIT every week with every programmed, scheduled service and so called Revival. Should they not be revived yet at least enough to be a help to someone else?
Elijah quickly responded to that accusation by declaring in v. 18 or the same chapter, "And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim."
In my years of service here in this region, I have felt the sting of our accusers who have labeled us troublers. But as the WORD of encouragement came forth - I am strengthened to continue in HIS purpose as we've only been labeled trouble because we refuse to bow to ungodly foolishness. We refuse to be silent concerning the necessity of authentic worship and authentic fellowship in this area. And we refuse to be quiet about the foolish traditions and doctrines being passed off as GOD that have nothing to do with the KINGDOM.
And as I meditated on this, I was prompted to ask: Did Elijah run because he was really afraid for his life or did he run because the seed of those words finally settled in his spirit and he felt he was truly a troubler of the people? Just a question. Selah. I don't believe he was truly afraid of Jezebel as he had faced that demon many times. Was he shaken? Yes but I believe the seed of those words took root causing him to doubt his purpose, his position and God's protection.
I too have ran for fear and belief that I was a troubler in the Kingdom and I have often thought to myself - maybe I'm wrong for not walking in the stereotypical role of a First Lady, maybe I'm wrong for preaching the Gospel, maybe I'm wrong for being hungry for more than the man - made traditional foolishness I see in this area that continues to cycle through the churches choking out the power of God and I thought maybe they're right and we're wrong.
Admittedly the pain of this place has been hard to bear because we've been rejected by many on every hand. And sadly our greatest rejection has been experienced from the Black community which makes my heart sad. We don't receive a lot of invites because we're not holy enough for this church, we sing and worship too long for another and yada, yada, yada. And if we are invited - it's because they want First Lady to sing - I repeat sing: they don't want me to open my mouth to do anything else but sing: "don't preach, don't prophesy, don't open your mouth until we call on you to come to our service and sing, and you better look like what we think a First Lady should look like when you come."
Newsflash, I can only be who God created me to be. I cannot and I will not play church games. Our ministry cannot and it will not play church games. God sent us here to destroy the hold of the adversary - the rule of Jezebel and we're going to do that. And if our obedience to HIS purpose equals trouble - then it's only trouble for the false prophets, false worshippers - and those with a form of godliness.
We are not troublers to the KINGDOM or God's people. All we've wanted to do since the FATHER sent us here was to bring GLORY to GOD, invoke HIS PRESENCE so that we may see people healed, delivered and set free for real. And we shall see that. Just like Elijah saw God's Glory manifested in the battle on Mt. Carmel. And we shall see his GLORY manifested in this region as we battle in these mountains.
We cannot and will not submit or surrender who God has ordained us to be for the sake of fitting into the boxes of those out of touch with HIS SPIRIT for the purpose of being embraced, loved and accepted. We are here for HIS purposes and not our own. We are here to usher in the SPIRIT of GOD so that people can be delivered, healed, and transformed - not receive praise for ourselves and not to gain friends (even though we've been blessed along the way to acquire some genuine ones). We will only go when and where the FATHER releases us and we will go as HE commands. They may continue to call us troublers but we are only trouble to the kingdom of satan and his desperate need to hold on to a KINGDOM that is not his.
And in saying that I encourage you to remain true to who the LORD has called and ordained you to be. Continue to trouble the adversary and continue to speak truth because GOD will prove HIMSELF and HE will fight for you. I cannot express my sorrow enough over the time lost and the tears cried over being rejected by so called saints here in Johnson City and the years I hid in my home broken hearted because I felt like I was wrong for being who I am.
But no more. You are not a troubler if you were commissioned, ordained and sent by HIM with a WORD in your mouth. You are not a troubler if you don't fit the traditional modes of men and you are not a troubler if you surrendered and said "I'll go for your LORD, send me."
The enemy wants to keep the true servants of GOD burdened down with false guilt, shame and sorrow over fulfilling their purpose - we are sent to trouble the kingdom of satan; we are chosen and commissioned to dismantle and tear down the spirit of Jezebel through the preached WORD of God, authentic worship, fellowship and through the application of the BLOOD OF JESUS our LORD through prophetic declaration!!
I know who I am and I assure you I am not a troubler of GOD'S people. I know who I am and I assure you it's not some stereotypical idea of a First Lady (that's just not me). I know who I am...
Who am I? I am a Daughter of the MOST HIGH GOD, Wife to Pastor C. E. Moody, Jr., Mother, Psalmist and I am a Prophet of the MOST HIGH GOD commissioned to Trouble the adversary and his kingdom, to build, to plant, to root out, to destroy, to expose and to decree with the WORD of my FATHER. I am HIS.
Who is Spirit of Elijah? We are a ministry sent forth in like manner of the Prophet Elijah - to Root out the spirits of wickedness, restore authentic worship, restore relationships, restore families and expand the KINGDOM of GOD. We are not Trouble to the KINGDOM of GOD we are Trouble to the adversary.
Who are you? Have you accepted the lie that you are a trouble to the KINGDOM or do you know with all certainty that you were chosen and ordained to be a troubler to the adversary?
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