Anthony Wade Ministries

by Anthony N. Wade

Many members of the Body of Christ will not allow themselves to be processed in the areas of maturity, because their attitude is “I have this type of ministry, and that is what I am going to do.” They go headlong into their so-called ministry and all too often, their immaturity causes problems that they never anticipated. It is true, they have a ministry, but there is a difference between calling, and separation (Acts 13:1-3).

Barnabus and Saul is an excellent example of men in ministry called to a unique service but they waited until God sent them. It is obvious that they were operating in the ministry of the prophet, and teacher. They had actually been called to the ministry of “the apostle.” Did you notice that the calling and the separation took place at different times? I am sure that Barnabus and Saul knew that they were called to that ministry before Holy Spirit separated them. The key to the whole issue is maturity. They had enough “Holy Ghost Sense,” to know that faithfulness, loyalty, and timing were vital issues.

Maturation takes time. Isn’t it amazing that, in the natural world, we give ourselves time to grow into certain things, but when it comes to spiritual matters, people have the tendency to get nonsensical? I call it, “adult adolescence.” In the childhood stage of spiritual development, there are two components that make up that childhood; puberty and adolescence. Puberty is the earliest age at which a person is capable of reproducing. Adolescence follows the puberty stage and precedes the age of full maturity.

Many Christians stay in the stage of adolescence, because they never have grown in their mind, will, and emotions. They have all the equipment needed to reproduce. Their reproductive system is bursting with all kinds of potential, yet emotionally and mentally they are not capable of handling the pressure of full-fledged adulthood. In many cases they are a child (Ephesians 4:11-14).

Society has produced a lot of immaturity in our secondary educational establishments. This same mentality has run roughshod over the church. We have taken on the attitude of “instant everything.” It is amazing how people can get saved and in a few short years they are ready for a full-time nationally known ministry. Isn’t it astounding the mindset of some of our young married couples? They have the mentality that they are going to start out where Dad and Mom are financially and materially and it took Dad and Mom thirty years to accomplish what they have accumulated. This same mentality has found its way into the hallowed halls of the Local Church. I call it “Adult Adolescence.”

Many of us have raised teenagers that on the surface looked as though they could just about handle anything. Many of our sons and daughters have the physical appearance that they could bear children, raise a family and hold down a forty or fifty hour a week job. You and I both know they are not equipped to handle that kind of pressure. It seems as though when Dad and Mom try to equip them with the necessary information for successful living, they snub their nose and reject the years of wisdom that Dad and Mom have to impart. In many cases they are left on their own until they are fed up with doing things in their own strength and with their own rational. This is very much like the story of the wayward son (Luke 15:11-23).

There are segments of the Body of Christ that will have to go the way of the rebellious. My friend, rebellion is witchcraft (1Samuel 15:23). Some stages of adolescence, is simply witchcraft a work of the flesh (Galatians 5:20). Not demons, nor devils, simply the flesh. You can’t cast out flesh. It must be crucified. (Galatians 5:24, 1Cor. 9:24-27, Romans 6:1-14). – Peace

by Anthomy N. Wade

There are three levels of spiritual development; babyhood, childhood, and adulthood. One of the greatest things you can do for yourself is to locate what level you are on. It is very difficult for some, because they have a tendency to view themselves in light of the world, or in light of someone else’s view of them. It is vitally important for you to know what level you are on spiritually. Remember that each level is God’s view of you. Each level is God’s viewpoint of who you are in Him.

If you are a baby, so be it. If you are a child, so be it. If you are an adult, so be it (Romans 8:1). The downside is in not knowing where you are. The reason people don’t know where they are is because it’s too painful. They might not be where they think they are, or where they want to be. One of the most dangerous places to be is to think you are in one place spiritually and really not there (Romans 12:3). Why? Because, you will try to act a certain way or be a particular way, and the maturity needed to act at that level, has not been worked out in your life. Maturity takes time. In bringing new life into the world, it takes time. To conceive new life, takes time. After conception, it takes time before that new life is born. During the time of growth, there is evidence that new life is there, but birth has not taken place. After the birth of that new life, development takes time. -Peace

John 17:23 (The Amplified Bible)
{23} I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united, that the world may know and [definitely] recognize that You sent Me and that You have loved them [even] as You have loved Me.

Although it has been over two decades ago I have never gotten over the Revelation that God the Father loves me as much as He loves Jesus. Stop and think about our text. The Lord Jesus is praying, and He verbalizes that Father God’s love is the same for us as it is for Him. Up to that time I had never heard anyone expound on that passage in that way. It was worth it to move my family over 800 miles for the experiences that I gained.

It was more than our text that was a Revelation to me. To put it in a nutshell, I found out who I am, what I have, and what I can do IN HIM. It was a Revelation of what we have as a result of The Lord Jesus Christ coming to the Earth to die for the whole human race..

As I said before, I learned so much about what rightfully belongs to us as a result of attending this school. It was designed to teach and encourage us 80 to 90 percent of what I would have been taught in seminary. The greatest Revelation that has had an impact on my life as well as our text is How We Can Be Led by the Spirit of God (Romans 8.)

Romans 8:14-16 (21st Century KJV)

{14} For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. {15} For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, “Abba! Father!” {16} The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God;

It never ceases to amaze me how the Spirit of God leads and guides me. It is something that I look forward to daily. The key that I found is allowing myself to get quiet enough to hear His Voice.

Psalm 46:10

{10} Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted on the earth.

1 Kings 19:12

{12} And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
- Peace

One of the keys to a successful existence is to know where you are going, then to know when you get there. Several years ago I was privy to information concerning a question asked the Late Dr. Kenneth E. Hagin.

Dr. Hagin was the founder of Rhema Bible Training Center, in Tulsa, OK. One of his constituents at the time asked him a very pertinent, yet probing question. He was asked, what makes a person a “spiritual giant?” He thought for a moment, and then answered “the person that thinks in line with their spirit.” (Proverbs 5:28.) You see, mankind is a spirit; he has a soul — and lives in a physical body. We are a tri-part being (2 Thessalonians 5:23).

The part of our being that is eternal is out spirit. Everything we are spiritually is lodged primarily in our spirit. It then is important that we renew our mind to what we have (Romans 12:2). We then are responsible to control our body. It is spirit, over mind, over body. The key is to know where we are going – then work with all our might to get there (Ephesians 3:16). This starts with our thinking (Proverbs 23:7). Your thinking determines whether you are spiritual or carnal – body ruled.

Knowing where you are going is deeply seated in your recreated human spirit. Spend quality time fellowshipping with your spirit. Therein lays your answer to where you are going. Know who you are, know what you want, know where you are – and know when you get there. One brother calls it a place called there. -Peace

“GOD’S PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE IS COUCHED IN THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART” – Anthony N.Wade

Psalm 37:4 (AMP)

4-Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart.