The Prophets Blog; Prophet Ken Cox “The Greatness of My Gift”
The Prophets Blog; Prophet Ken Cox “The Greatness of My Gift”
Greetings again in Jesus name. Indeed it’s a pleasure to hear from so many of you around the world daily. We strive to answer all your e-mails quickly and promptly. God Bless all of you. Recently I shared with you on "Tis the Season", this is really your time, to many of you who read these Blogs. Let me be bold and tell you that your greatness is connected to your gift. This is why I must share from the aforementioned title "The Greatness of My Gift". Do you want to be all God has called you to be? Have you been accused of not being all that God has called you to be? This is a word for your my friend.
Many of us over the years have been accused of tooting our own horns(showing off our gifts or trying to exalt our selves)! There is a way to do anything and do it in a decent and orderly manner. Some times we really bring shame upon ourselves, sometimes we allow others to bring shame upon us and some times we just don't want to know who is responsible. We should look in our mirror to see our cause of shame. My revelations on this subject will show some of my personal insight on how I view ministry from a international perspective. Take what you need and apply it to yourself. Everyone will not see your ministry as you do.
Some of you should be shouting now! They will not act on your mandate, as you do. The sooner you understand that, the better you will be for it. Now that I've laid some ground work, let's chat.
Many of us (5 Fold Ministry) think that people are attracted to us, our ministries, while I finish laughing, let me tell you they are attracted to your gift. Leaders, we are servants, and yes servants to our gifts, that God has given us. Many of you have given up on the concept of wanting to be great. I ask you why? You should want to be great! Being great requires us to become servants. A servant is a person with something to give, something to perform, a mission, a mandate. As you read this, I speak to you that you have something to give to the world. Understand it is not how many people serve you, it's how many people you serve.
God would not have allowed you to be here, if you did not have something to give. You want to be great? As you serve your gift to the world you now give something to help others. This is the seed of greatness, being able to give "to". Remember we are servants of the most high God. The key word here is servants! This is who we are. God has given us dominion over the earth and that's greatness within it's self. We are here to serve others with our gifts. Help them experience the dominion God gave us. We must become slaves to our gifts! Think about it, athletes, business professionals, and others at the very top of their respective professions are slaves to their gifts. They are the rare breeds who will do it, not just for the money, but for the love of it. Will you share a word with someone for the love of it because you Love God so much? Has God really done that much for you that you will do it just because?
Sure the gift will make room for you, God, allowing doors to open, and yes even some doors to shut! I encourage you to focus on your gift, develop it, discover it, and manifest it through your actions, associations, and most of all your relationship with God. Spend time with people that you can build relationships with, relationships that will build you. These are people you can trust. Become one of your own personal coachs; learn how to make changes that you need to make. Become a disciple, a servant, to your gift that will make you an example of what can be done through Christ Jesus. Push "negatives" up and not down to your supporters. We should always push "positives" down to our supporters. This is the essence of greatness of God's gift that each of us process. The environment our gift creates as we give it to others determines if we are really crusaders for this gospel or not.
One sure sign of the greatness of your gift is the Jealousy you face. Jealousy should alert you that you have something that someone craves, wants to copy, can't have and will try to "be little" you and your gift. When you discover who you are, the demon of jealousy is clearly identified along with it's demonic family and friends. When you discover who you are, you won't be intimidated by someone with as much or more greatness in their respective gifts. Simply put when you know who you are, you never have to keep reminding others around you. Your gift will give you value, and those around you will notice and that value will be a blessing to those who celebrate and not tolerate you. You are now giving what God has given you. This is the purpose of your gift, for the perfecting of the saints. Could I go out on a limb and say to you, that we (only to whom this applies to) are all in a process in some way or another to become a "person of value"? People who "talk" about you, or constantly have negative things to say about you, or your ministry do not add value to you or your ministry. They do add burdens that you have a choice to accept or not.
What I find so interesting is that we all have different ways of achieving greatness. Could this be why we critique each other on a daily basis. Look now at David. David was a great king, but his greatness had not matured , and his relationship with Bathsheba was his way of achieving a personal greatness (dominion) for his pleasure not God's glory. Clearly he was misdirected in his deployment of his influence of greatness. David's character set him up for much scrutiny and severe critique among his subjects. Even if they could not speak it openly. David was not so fond about Uriah's (Bathsheba's husband) battlefield conquests, he was fond of his gift Bathsheba, his wife. Yes he did ask Uriah to go home and "enjoy" his wife and yes he did send a present. He (King David) wanted Uriah to go home to have relations with his wife to cover up his relations with her. David got Uriah's wife pregnant. If Uriah had gone to his wife he would of helped David cover his sin. David would have then been through with her and would not of had to deal with this anymore. The point here is that he wanted Uriah's gift from God, his wife Bathsheba. Once he got that he wanted to wash his hands of the situation. This is how people see us! I repeat they want your gifts, they love your gifts and not you. Look now into the Spirit and see how un matured greatness will always set you up for issues, because the enemy fights you where you are going not where you are. King David had to learn the hard way. Clearly there are area's we all need to grow in, no matter what your calling or gifting.
Uriah loved King David, he's an example to the greatness of your gift. His love cost him his life. What will your love for God cost you, your money, your friends, your relationships and yes even your life? Uriah loved David more that he loved the Kings gift. Uriah a servant of King David gave the greatest gift of all and that was the Gift of Love! Love cost him everything, yes even his life. As time passed David understood what he had done to a man who loved him more that he loved David's gifts.
How many of us have lost a great friend? We because we like David, could not understand this concept. David should have been on the battlefield with his men, as the leader, but he was "chilling" in the wrong place. Many of us are out of place, and we get caught up in the "sight" and not the "substance". Although King David's people did not want him on the battlefield he was still in the wrong place, but it was necessary to expose his weakness to build him.
There are a lot of things that come against us because of the Anointing. Let me outline 3 major things that will destroy the greatness of your gift.
1. We get caught up trying to be someone else, we compare ourselves, we copy, we even try to steal others Anointing. I know some will say what is he talking about? I'm talking to those of you who want an Anointing you see but don't feel you need to "suffer" for it. You're the very one God told me to share this with!
2. We worry about someone's opinion and what they will say. No, do not be disrespectful, but you have a right to your opinion, it does matter, God created you for a reason, you do have something to give. When will you realize it and then take steps to refine and enhance your gift.
3. You can't control people, you can only control you! People will sometimes lie, manipulate, tell you one thing and do another, and then get upset with you when you question them, why? Simply put, you can't control people, you can't change them, only God can. Your mission is to be the best you, be God's person of destiny, His tool of change. When we become the best "me" then our life style will demand those who share like visions of "the best me" around us. These are the ones we give to until God expands us into uncharted areas of society in the world for the Gospel. We now become kingdom minded. We understand the system of God, which is the Kingdom of God.
Thank you so much for allowing me to share about "The Greatness of My Gift". I know that God has his hand on you and me. We are seeing changes in this world before our eyes. The final question I ask you, "Are you giving it your all"? God made us in His image, and to me that's the ultimate greatness, and His gifts are without repentance. God made no mistake, there is greatness in your gift.
We are excited as we are booking dates to come to your city or a city near you. Prophetess Cox and I will keep you uplifted in prayer, and again thank you for your comments. The exchange of information is awesome and we really do empower each other. Please post your comments to this website or email us at kencoxministries@aol.com , either way we appreciate your time and consideration.
In The Anointing
Prophet Ken Cox
Greetings again in Jesus name. Indeed it’s a pleasure to hear from so many of you around the world daily. We strive to answer all your e-mails quickly and promptly. God Bless all of you. Recently I shared with you on "Tis the Season", this is really your time, to many of you who read these Blogs. Let me be bold and tell you that your greatness is connected to your gift. This is why I must share from the aforementioned title "The Greatness of My Gift". Do you want to be all God has called you to be? Have you been accused of not being all that God has called you to be? This is a word for your my friend.
Many of us over the years have been accused of tooting our own horns(showing off our gifts or trying to exalt our selves)! There is a way to do anything and do it in a decent and orderly manner. Some times we really bring shame upon ourselves, sometimes we allow others to bring shame upon us and some times we just don't want to know who is responsible. We should look in our mirror to see our cause of shame. My revelations on this subject will show some of my personal insight on how I view ministry from a international perspective. Take what you need and apply it to yourself. Everyone will not see your ministry as you do.
Some of you should be shouting now! They will not act on your mandate, as you do. The sooner you understand that, the better you will be for it. Now that I've laid some ground work, let's chat.
Many of us (5 Fold Ministry) think that people are attracted to us, our ministries, while I finish laughing, let me tell you they are attracted to your gift. Leaders, we are servants, and yes servants to our gifts, that God has given us. Many of you have given up on the concept of wanting to be great. I ask you why? You should want to be great! Being great requires us to become servants. A servant is a person with something to give, something to perform, a mission, a mandate. As you read this, I speak to you that you have something to give to the world. Understand it is not how many people serve you, it's how many people you serve.
God would not have allowed you to be here, if you did not have something to give. You want to be great? As you serve your gift to the world you now give something to help others. This is the seed of greatness, being able to give "to". Remember we are servants of the most high God. The key word here is servants! This is who we are. God has given us dominion over the earth and that's greatness within it's self. We are here to serve others with our gifts. Help them experience the dominion God gave us. We must become slaves to our gifts! Think about it, athletes, business professionals, and others at the very top of their respective professions are slaves to their gifts. They are the rare breeds who will do it, not just for the money, but for the love of it. Will you share a word with someone for the love of it because you Love God so much? Has God really done that much for you that you will do it just because?
Sure the gift will make room for you, God, allowing doors to open, and yes even some doors to shut! I encourage you to focus on your gift, develop it, discover it, and manifest it through your actions, associations, and most of all your relationship with God. Spend time with people that you can build relationships with, relationships that will build you. These are people you can trust. Become one of your own personal coachs; learn how to make changes that you need to make. Become a disciple, a servant, to your gift that will make you an example of what can be done through Christ Jesus. Push "negatives" up and not down to your supporters. We should always push "positives" down to our supporters. This is the essence of greatness of God's gift that each of us process. The environment our gift creates as we give it to others determines if we are really crusaders for this gospel or not.
One sure sign of the greatness of your gift is the Jealousy you face. Jealousy should alert you that you have something that someone craves, wants to copy, can't have and will try to "be little" you and your gift. When you discover who you are, the demon of jealousy is clearly identified along with it's demonic family and friends. When you discover who you are, you won't be intimidated by someone with as much or more greatness in their respective gifts. Simply put when you know who you are, you never have to keep reminding others around you. Your gift will give you value, and those around you will notice and that value will be a blessing to those who celebrate and not tolerate you. You are now giving what God has given you. This is the purpose of your gift, for the perfecting of the saints. Could I go out on a limb and say to you, that we (only to whom this applies to) are all in a process in some way or another to become a "person of value"? People who "talk" about you, or constantly have negative things to say about you, or your ministry do not add value to you or your ministry. They do add burdens that you have a choice to accept or not.
What I find so interesting is that we all have different ways of achieving greatness. Could this be why we critique each other on a daily basis. Look now at David. David was a great king, but his greatness had not matured , and his relationship with Bathsheba was his way of achieving a personal greatness (dominion) for his pleasure not God's glory. Clearly he was misdirected in his deployment of his influence of greatness. David's character set him up for much scrutiny and severe critique among his subjects. Even if they could not speak it openly. David was not so fond about Uriah's (Bathsheba's husband) battlefield conquests, he was fond of his gift Bathsheba, his wife. Yes he did ask Uriah to go home and "enjoy" his wife and yes he did send a present. He (King David) wanted Uriah to go home to have relations with his wife to cover up his relations with her. David got Uriah's wife pregnant. If Uriah had gone to his wife he would of helped David cover his sin. David would have then been through with her and would not of had to deal with this anymore. The point here is that he wanted Uriah's gift from God, his wife Bathsheba. Once he got that he wanted to wash his hands of the situation. This is how people see us! I repeat they want your gifts, they love your gifts and not you. Look now into the Spirit and see how un matured greatness will always set you up for issues, because the enemy fights you where you are going not where you are. King David had to learn the hard way. Clearly there are area's we all need to grow in, no matter what your calling or gifting.
Uriah loved King David, he's an example to the greatness of your gift. His love cost him his life. What will your love for God cost you, your money, your friends, your relationships and yes even your life? Uriah loved David more that he loved the Kings gift. Uriah a servant of King David gave the greatest gift of all and that was the Gift of Love! Love cost him everything, yes even his life. As time passed David understood what he had done to a man who loved him more that he loved David's gifts.
How many of us have lost a great friend? We because we like David, could not understand this concept. David should have been on the battlefield with his men, as the leader, but he was "chilling" in the wrong place. Many of us are out of place, and we get caught up in the "sight" and not the "substance". Although King David's people did not want him on the battlefield he was still in the wrong place, but it was necessary to expose his weakness to build him.
There are a lot of things that come against us because of the Anointing. Let me outline 3 major things that will destroy the greatness of your gift.
1. We get caught up trying to be someone else, we compare ourselves, we copy, we even try to steal others Anointing. I know some will say what is he talking about? I'm talking to those of you who want an Anointing you see but don't feel you need to "suffer" for it. You're the very one God told me to share this with!
2. We worry about someone's opinion and what they will say. No, do not be disrespectful, but you have a right to your opinion, it does matter, God created you for a reason, you do have something to give. When will you realize it and then take steps to refine and enhance your gift.
3. You can't control people, you can only control you! People will sometimes lie, manipulate, tell you one thing and do another, and then get upset with you when you question them, why? Simply put, you can't control people, you can't change them, only God can. Your mission is to be the best you, be God's person of destiny, His tool of change. When we become the best "me" then our life style will demand those who share like visions of "the best me" around us. These are the ones we give to until God expands us into uncharted areas of society in the world for the Gospel. We now become kingdom minded. We understand the system of God, which is the Kingdom of God.
Thank you so much for allowing me to share about "The Greatness of My Gift". I know that God has his hand on you and me. We are seeing changes in this world before our eyes. The final question I ask you, "Are you giving it your all"? God made us in His image, and to me that's the ultimate greatness, and His gifts are without repentance. God made no mistake, there is greatness in your gift.
We are excited as we are booking dates to come to your city or a city near you. Prophetess Cox and I will keep you uplifted in prayer, and again thank you for your comments. The exchange of information is awesome and we really do empower each other. Please post your comments to this website or email us at kencoxministries@aol.com , either way we appreciate your time and consideration.
In The Anointing
Prophet Ken Cox
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Comment by Prophetess Fredericka on November 11, 2008 at 11:25am
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Praise The Lord My Sister And Brother In Christ. Thank God For Leaders Like You. Powerful Words From God, Spoken Very Well Through His Servants. I Will Continue To Lift You Up In Prayer As You Lift Me Up, We Need To Be Some Uplifting Servants. Uplifting All God's Children, Yes, And Leaders Too. I Pray many Miracles And Blessings Upon You. You Are Forever Loved. Prophetess Fredericka
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Comment by EVANGELIST TAMESHA COLEMAN on November 11, 2008 at 9:51am
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I HAVE TO CLOSE MY MOUTH. IT WAS WIDE OPEN. THANKS PROPHETS FOR THE ENLIGHTMENT. I AM BLESSED BY THIS BLOG. I CAN NOT FORGET ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP THAT IS SOON TO COME. EYES HAVE NOT SEEN NOR EITHER EARS HAVE HEARD, YOU JUST WAIT AND SEE. STAY IN TOUCH!
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