Worship Vision

Worship Leaders by John A. White Contributing Writer September 15, 2011

1. Goliath - Those who mock and curse God's vision for His people.
2. The Philistines - Those who continually fight against God's promises.
3. Sandbalat – Those who try to distract you from God's call and your work in Christ (Neh. 6:3). Have you ever heard, "That is a wonderful idea but let's finish this other thing first"?
4. Pharaoh – Those who are blind to and oppose God's call. This could be the elder that says, "If you don't sing my favorite songs I will go to a church that does and take my tithe and some of the church with me." Encourage them to find the place where God is calling them and support that church with everything they have.
5. Job's wife – Those who criticize you for holding on to your integrity because they don't understand the movements of the life of faith nor the faith of life. They might say, "We've done it this way for three generations, why change now?"
6. Herod – Those who undermine God's call and view spiritual matters as amusement, philosophy, intellectual stimuli or propositional but never something that governs your life. They will tell you, "This is an interesting idea" but will never support you.
7. Deliah (and the serpent in the garden) – Those who manipulate God's promises and direction for purposes other than what God has destined. They might say to you, "I know you are a Godly leader but let's face it, nobody has the corner-on-the-market on hearing God. If you back down from such an extreme position (compromise), it will be a lot easier for you."
8. The rich young ruler - Those who love the things of this world more than what and who they are created for.
9. The Pharisees who cannot see nor allow anything beyond their own observance of their religion. They don't understand that God speaks to you also.
10. Jacob's brothers – Those who don't see the relevance or importance of your dream and are blinded with envy. They may say, "Why are you always asking for more people to be in the choir, you have most of the volunteers in the church already."
11. The disciples of Jesus – Those who were bogged down on "the how" vs. "the what." When Jesus asked them to feed the 5000 and the 3000 they forgotten they were with God and God was with them. They focused more on what they didn't have that the opportunity that comes from being in God's presence.
12. The nations that lived around Israel – Those who criticize you because your history.

To be sure, some of these personalities are in our ministries. Keep your eyes clearly fixed on your vision (Heb. 12:2). Do not let people, no matter how good they are or how much you love them, to distract you from proceeding to your vision.

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