Sometime ago, I heard the story of a renowned man of God who was passionate and burdened about a particular nation of the world. He felt they needed the gospel as fast as possible. Then, one day, while in prayers, the Lord spoke to him; “Son, even though you are passionate about that nation. You are not the one I’m sending there.” According to him, the passion died instantly.
Friend, you need to beware of wrong passions and persuasions. You need to always clarify the source and interpretation of your passions and persuasions in matters of destiny. For some people, the problem is not that their passion is wrong. It is that they have interpreted it wrongly. I learnt early in life and destiny that if the devil cannot be the supplier of your information, he wants to be the interpreter of it (Genesis 3:1-6).
It is possible to be very persuaded but wrongly persuaded at the same time (Galatians 5:8). You need to clarify the source of your passions and persuasions. It is dangerous to be very sure about something that God does not have a hand in. The renowned prophet, Samuel, said with all audacity; “Surely, the Lord’s anointed is before him…”, only to discover later that he was surely wrong (1 Samuel 16:6-7).
There are no experts in divine leading. We are all learners. To ever think that you cannot be wrong is to be in error. You must not come to a point where you assume that every instruction or direction coming to you is from God. There is a thin line between the influence of your spirit and your soul in receiving divine direction. This is why you must allow the word of God to do the separation (Hebrews 4:12).
You need to be careful about who and what you are intimate with if you would not be wrongly persuaded. Intimacy will always bring impregnation (Luke 1:34-35). If you are intimate with the wrong spirit, people, or things, you cannot carry the right pregnancy. This is why God desires and demands that you are in unbroken fellowship with Him so that He can be the source and supplier of your vision (Exodus 24:12).
If in the world, they carry out DNA test to determine the paternity of a child, it is also important that you test the divinity of the vision you are running with (1 John 4:1). Check with God’s Spirit (Romans 8:16). Check with the word of God (Hebrews 4:12). Check with authority figures (1 Samuel 3:4-10). When you realize that you are wrong, be humble and sincere enough to admit (1 Samuel 16:6-13, Psalms 25:9). You need to beware of wrong passions and persuasions.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria