HARD FOLLOWERS
READ: Numbers 13:1-3, 17-32
But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
Numbers 14:24
It is the spirit that you carry that makes you follow someone. One of the effects of evil spirits is to make you unable to follow the person God wants you to follow. They influence people to behave in a particular way. Having the right spirit is what will cause you to be interested in being a hard follower.
Many times, I have shared with people on how they can become great in the ministry. I would share how “following” has helped me to catch up and surge forward in ministry. Yet, it seems that “following” is one of the most difficult things for people to do.
The spirit of a hard follower is the spirit that Joshua and Caleb had. The hard follower is actually the Spirit of humility. It is the Spirit of Christ. Jesus said, “I only do what I see my Father do. If I do not see my Father do it, I will not do it” (John 5:19). Without humility you can never be a hard follower. The keys and the answers will be staring at you. The revelation will be sitting right in front of you but you will be unable to follow it because the spirit within you is the spirit of disobedience.
There is a spirit called the spirit of disobedience that causes you to disobey in big things and also in little things. When you have the spirit of disobedience, you constantly disobey and resist instructions, little commands, and pieces of advice.
No matter how clear and easy the instructions are, you simply want to do something different. You simply want to introduce some variation! You simply do not want to mention someone else’s name! You simply want to be at a place where you do not honour anyone!