Kingdom 104: Failing to Know Your Kingdom Assignment Brings Boredom
First, let's discuss the meaning of Bored: To weary by being dull or uninterested, to move forward slowly but steadily, as if by boring
Boring: A tiresome or dull person or thing; mentally unchallenging
Boredom: The condition of being bored or uninterested
Whether you realize it or not, I have just described many religious leaders of today's denominations. These are the individuals that must present their congregation with a new subject every Sunday. They feel the need to present a new religious program to keep people interested in order for their ministry to grow. They do not want their members to become bored with them and move on to something "fresh". All this is because they haven't discovered their purpose and assignment in the Kingdom. To add to that, those in the congregation are usually listening with carnal (flesh) minds rather than hearing from the Holy Spirit--our Kingdom Governor. Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And He chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God. 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 NLT
Boredom comes from a carnal mindset, not a Kingdom mindset. Let me tell you, when you are living by faith and being led by the Holy Spirit, you will never ever get bored! It is an adventure because we haven't already planned everything out and figured out how we can make it happen. Then we are amazed as we see what the Lord God has planned for our life! For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. Romans 8:14 NLT A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality. Romans 12:11-13 NLT
When you know your purpose and specifically your assignment while you are here on earth, you will never become bored. Your life will never be boring. You will be driven with a passion to advance in that assignment. You are focused. You may not have everything planned out but you know where you are going! My wife Arlene and I can testify to that! We are living examples of being driven by our assignment. Now I ask, how can you know your purpose and assignment? It is very simple really: by doing what Christ stated. "But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." Matthew 6:33 First you must learn to listen to the Holy Spirit and follow instructions. Keep this in mind, while He was on earth, Jesus never became bored or boring to others. He listened to His Father and stayed on His assignment. He modeled perfection in being obedient to God's Word. "And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.” John 8:29
Far too often, I read of leaders who claim to be representatives of their brand of gospel make a statement such as "a breakthrough is coming for you". This is a religious statement. Never did Jesus say that a breakthrough was being given. That is not a Kingdom mindset. All you have to do is to ask and believe as an obedient Kingdom citizen. Anything else is religion. The only breakthrough people need is a breakthrough in their carnal soulish nature to obedience and faith in God's Word! When you read the Gospels, you will know that Jesus was too busy to be bored or boring. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them. Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. Matthew 4:23-25 He was spreading the Kingdom message and its culture everywhere He went.
Jesus stayed focused and never deviated from the assignment for which His Father commissioned Him. He did ask His Father to re-consider, but then He realized not His Will but the Father's. He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”...Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.”... So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Matthew 26:39, 42, 44
Those who have a religious mindset feel the need to have a new message or program every time they come together. They feel without something "fresh" and unheard before, they aren't "earning their keep" and will lose their congregation and ultimately their job. But the Lord Jesus followed and stayed on focus on the Kingdom message. What is the purpose of the Kingdom message? It is to restore those who are lost back to their rightful place in the Kingdom. The Kingdom message is to grow and mature disciples to spread His Kingdom gospel to all the world. Everything else is only a distraction. We need to wear blinders if necessary, and always keep our eyes on God's Message of Kingdom of God.
If you find yourself bored...with the message, with God's Word, with your life in general...seek His Kingdom and His righteousness with a Kingdom mindset. Get into God's Word, seeking His answers to what your assignment is in the Kingdom of God. At times, I have read a scripture countless times and one day our Governor, the Holy Spirit, shows me something in that scripture I have never seen before. That is exciting! Yes, He is new in our lives every morning if we will focus on Him rather than how we are feeling today. It is truly not about our comfort or what we think we want. The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.
I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in Him!” Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8
And if you find yourself fighting boredom, go out and serve someone. Show them, by example, what Kingdom life is about! The carnal mind says "What's in it for me?" but the Kingdom mind says "What can I do for others?" And in that mindset, you may just find God's assignment for you. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 NLT
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. Colossians 3:23-24
Remember, your faith in the King's Word is your foundation for eternal life and for your purpose while on this earth.
All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
W.R. Luchie
Deborah A Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed. Thank you
Boring: A tiresome or dull person or thing; mentally unchallenging
Boredom: The condition of being bored or uninterested
Whether you realize it or not, I have just described many religious leaders of today's denominations. These are the individuals that must present their congregation with a new subject every Sunday. They feel the need to present a new religious program to keep people interested in order for their ministry to grow. They do not want their members to become bored with them and move on to something "fresh". All this is because they haven't discovered their purpose and assignment in the Kingdom. To add to that, those in the congregation are usually listening with carnal (flesh) minds rather than hearing from the Holy Spirit--our Kingdom Governor. Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And He chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God. 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 NLT
Boredom comes from a carnal mindset, not a Kingdom mindset. Let me tell you, when you are living by faith and being led by the Holy Spirit, you will never ever get bored! It is an adventure because we haven't already planned everything out and figured out how we can make it happen. Then we are amazed as we see what the Lord God has planned for our life! For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. Romans 8:14 NLT A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality. Romans 12:11-13 NLT
When you know your purpose and specifically your assignment while you are here on earth, you will never become bored. Your life will never be boring. You will be driven with a passion to advance in that assignment. You are focused. You may not have everything planned out but you know where you are going! My wife Arlene and I can testify to that! We are living examples of being driven by our assignment. Now I ask, how can you know your purpose and assignment? It is very simple really: by doing what Christ stated. "But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." Matthew 6:33 First you must learn to listen to the Holy Spirit and follow instructions. Keep this in mind, while He was on earth, Jesus never became bored or boring to others. He listened to His Father and stayed on His assignment. He modeled perfection in being obedient to God's Word. "And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.” John 8:29
Far too often, I read of leaders who claim to be representatives of their brand of gospel make a statement such as "a breakthrough is coming for you". This is a religious statement. Never did Jesus say that a breakthrough was being given. That is not a Kingdom mindset. All you have to do is to ask and believe as an obedient Kingdom citizen. Anything else is religion. The only breakthrough people need is a breakthrough in their carnal soulish nature to obedience and faith in God's Word! When you read the Gospels, you will know that Jesus was too busy to be bored or boring. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them. Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. Matthew 4:23-25 He was spreading the Kingdom message and its culture everywhere He went.
Jesus stayed focused and never deviated from the assignment for which His Father commissioned Him. He did ask His Father to re-consider, but then He realized not His Will but the Father's. He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”...Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.”... So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Matthew 26:39, 42, 44
Those who have a religious mindset feel the need to have a new message or program every time they come together. They feel without something "fresh" and unheard before, they aren't "earning their keep" and will lose their congregation and ultimately their job. But the Lord Jesus followed and stayed on focus on the Kingdom message. What is the purpose of the Kingdom message? It is to restore those who are lost back to their rightful place in the Kingdom. The Kingdom message is to grow and mature disciples to spread His Kingdom gospel to all the world. Everything else is only a distraction. We need to wear blinders if necessary, and always keep our eyes on God's Message of Kingdom of God.
If you find yourself bored...with the message, with God's Word, with your life in general...seek His Kingdom and His righteousness with a Kingdom mindset. Get into God's Word, seeking His answers to what your assignment is in the Kingdom of God. At times, I have read a scripture countless times and one day our Governor, the Holy Spirit, shows me something in that scripture I have never seen before. That is exciting! Yes, He is new in our lives every morning if we will focus on Him rather than how we are feeling today. It is truly not about our comfort or what we think we want. The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.
I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in Him!” Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8
And if you find yourself fighting boredom, go out and serve someone. Show them, by example, what Kingdom life is about! The carnal mind says "What's in it for me?" but the Kingdom mind says "What can I do for others?" And in that mindset, you may just find God's assignment for you. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 NLT
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. Colossians 3:23-24
Remember, your faith in the King's Word is your foundation for eternal life and for your purpose while on this earth.
All scriptures are NKJV unless noted
W.R. Luchie
Deborah A Luchie
www.kingdomcitizens.org
This article may only be reproduced, in print or on the internet, if the author's name and website address are included at the end of the article as originally placed. Thank you
