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Entering Into 2009 - Part Three - Alignment

As I was meditating and praying for the upcoming New Year the Lord gave me four different phrases that will be important in the coming year. The first was "Seismic Shifts." I wrote about this in "Entering Into 2009 - Part Two." In this session I want to talk about coming into proper alignment. We must come into proper alignment this year.

Pastor Mark Pfiefer writes in his book, “Alignment.” “What do a chiropractor and a mechanic have in common? They both understand the importance of Alignment. One aligns the spine for the health of the body while the other aligns the car for better tire wear and handling. The reason why many churches are unhealthy and leaders are wearing themselves out is because they are not in alignment.”

I believe that we must experience realignment. Alignment is a key word for the coming year. You will be hearing a great deal in the coming year about alignment and realignment. I believe that there are four things that are important in being in alignment:

1) Authority – There must be an alignment to the proper authority in our lives. It is very important that we understand authority. Who is overseeing us?

2) Order – We must allow the Lord to bring order into our lives. God is not the author of confusion. We must allow God to help us order our days.

3) Function – We must find where we can function in the gifting that God has placed inside us. It is important that we are connected to the right place and the right people.

4) Blessing – Proper alignment will bring us favor which will open the door to blessings in our life and ministry.

Here are some important questions that you can ask yourself about alignment:

1. Who are you aligned to in relationship?

2. Who are the voices of encouragement in your life?

3. What authority figures are you aligned with? Who are the leaders that God has assigned you to?

4. Are you aligned to God’s word in your life?

It is very important that we are properly aligned in this coming year.

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