Anthony Wade Ministries

Millionaire John D. Rockefeller once said that he was willing to pay more for this quality than for any other ability under the sun. President Theodore Roosevelt said it was the most important ingredient in the formula for success. That quality is our ability to deal with people — human relationships. In many ways human relations will make us or break us.

The cornerstone of our character in numerous cases will have at its core in the capability to get along with others. That is why we must remain teachable in this area. None of us can afford the attitude that we have arrived when it comes to this corner of human existence; because no one has. Much of who we are will be expressed in and through our words. Words are the one most important commodity that we have, yet many fail to realize their importance.

The Six Most Important Words:
“I admit I made a mistake.”
The Five Most Important Words:
“You did a good job.”
The Four Most Important Words:
“What is Your Opinion?”
The Three Most Important Words:
“If you please.”
The Two Most Important Words:
“Thank You.”
The Most Important Word:
“We.”
The Least Important Word
“I.”

Author Unknown

The words we say are a reflection of what we really believe. We release either life or death by what we speak (Prov. 18:21). James said that if we can control our words, we can control our whole bodies.

by Anthony N. Wade

Psalm 18:28 (kjv)

28 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

Most of us have read of the exploits of King David. Two of them come to mind as I write this article to you. First we have him conquer the giant Goliath in 1Samuel 17, and also he overcame Saul when he wanted to kill him. If you read a few chapters before and after the victory he partook of with Goliath, you will find Saul was troubled by an “evil spirit.”

You must keep in mind that in some translations it states that an “evil spirit” came from the Lord. I submit to you that there are no “evil spirits” that come from the Lord. Why do I say this? In the so called Lords Prayer, it is stated for us to pray “Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven.” There is no evil in Heaven. The Bible tells us in John 10:10 that the thief (evil spirits) comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Anything that is stealing from you, killing you, and destroying you is not from God.

David was able to do his exploits because the Lords hand was upon him. The secret to David’s victories was that he knew how to get in the presence of God until his troubles went away.

In other words instead of grabbing the cookies and milk, he grabbed his harp, which created an anointing, which caused an atmosphere of worship. The highest type of faith is worship.
There is another scripture that speaks almost identically the same thing.

2 Samuel 22:30 (kjv)
30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

As I pay particular attention to this whole chapter I first of all became conscious that it is almost like reading the Psalms. Verse one tells why this reads this way. David has been delivered from his enemies, including Saul. – Peace

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