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QUIX, quoting you from earlier today on a different thread, this is worth repeating:

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I think a search on the Bible sites in the NT with the word anointing would answer your question better.

In my experience and from my observations . . .

Holy Spirit anoints various individuals at various times AS HE WILL.

Factors contributing toward such anointing include but may not be limited to:

1. GOD'S SUPER PRIORITY in the situation and with the individuals involved.

2. HUMILITY on the part of the major actor(s)

3. BROKEN CONTRITE HEART status of the major actor(s)

4. OBEDIENCE over whatever period of time God wishes to consider of the major actor(s)

5. CONFESSED-UP/REPENTED-UP status of major actor(s)

6. FORGIVENESS toward all on the part of the major actor(s)

7. CLEAR RELATIONSHIPs status in the life/lives of the major actor(s)

8. AUTHENTIC WORSHIP flowing in HIS SPIRIT; LED OF HIS SPIRIT for whatever period of time HE ordains

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Sometimes it seems like God rearranges such a list in terms of HIS utmost priority(ies) at the time.

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A) Anointing may be characterized by heightened intensity of gentle and/or fierce thunderousness of the spoken and unfolded Scriptures and their pierce-ingness into the human heart of all in the room.

B) In anointed worship--it may be that HOLY SPIRIT sees fit to take over the whole 'show' and allow angelic hosts to join in discernably.

C) In anointed worship--it may be that humans all around the room--whether a small home room or a vast arena--various individuals break out singing "in The Spirit" in seemingly divergent songs and differing 'languages heavenly'/languages known and differing melodies. Yet, after a relatively few bars of music--it is obvious that HOLY SPIRIT is weaving together A SYMPHONY OF PRAISE to God that is utterly Heavenly start to finish; top to bottom; inside out--that started under Holy Spirit's control and ends precisely all together under Holy Spirit's control without any intervention or controlling, influencing actions on the part of the bypassed worship leader.

ANYONE who's experienced such likely recalls a desire to reside, flow in such an experience, such a state indefinitely. Yet, there is a sense of fittingness to Holy Spirit's timing and control, start to finish.

Often, folks will get 'goose bumps' afterwards just remembering the heavy PRESENCE OF HOLY SPIRIT during the SYMPHONY.

D) Anointing can be characterized by HOLY SPIRIT born wisdom, insight, discernment into an individual's, couple's, family's, group's, church's, region's needs, flaws, strengths, guidance and the like. There's an immediate INNER WITNESS on the part of 'tuned-in' hearers of such an anointed declaration.

E) Anointing can be characterized by HOLY SPIRIT born enabling of healing and miracles by the laying on of hands and/or speaking out what HOLY SPIRIT says to speak out.

F) Anointing can be charazterized by HOLY SPIRIT solving intractable interpersonal and/or other tangible problems miraculously in short order that had plagued individuals/groups for years, decades, generations.

G) Anointing can be charazterized as during various revivals with individuals running forward to confess sin, fall on their faces in repentance and earnestly getting their hearts and lives right with God.

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A problem tends to develop in that leadership tends to like to take control--usually all under the rubric of "all things decently and in order" but the result of which is that Holy Spirit pulls back and allows the very human, clunky, prideful things to continue apace as man's agenda, man's way with the usual chaff results.

Typically humans try to replicate anointing by engineering doing the same things in the same way that seemed to result in an anointed service only perhaps MORE INTENSELY or more energetically--but Holy Spirit has 'moved on,' as it were.

GOD IS VERY UNinterested in formula worship and usually formula anything else. HE DESIRES, INSISTS ON moment by moment relationship--sensitivity to HIS STILL SMALL VOICE. "MY SHEEP KNOW MY VOICE," CHRIST DECLARED.

But man is not happy with leaving God in control and having to walk in such obedience and humility and persistent PRACTICE such that man CAN and DOES reliably HEAR God's still small voice within him. So, typically, God allows man to do 'man's thing' until man gets tired of trying to live on chaff or worse and seeks HIS FACE sufficiently yet again.

Besides, man usually convinces himself that man 'has this religious thing all figured out. This verse means this. That verse means that. Therefore we do this; apply this formula this way; clap; praise; read Scripture; orchestrate; orchestrate; orchestrate and out of said vending machine comes the wonderful 'God-things' we need, want, demand . . . . imagine we can manipulate God out of.

Only GOD SAYS QUIETLY . . . . 'Oh yeah? No.'

But man refuses to get the message. So, when man-things don't work, they do them more, harder, more RELIGIOUSLY. Perhaps they blame various members in the group or an out-group entity. But their mirrors remain shattered.

And God waits. Sometimes God waits centuries.

382 posted on 08/22/2006 3:17:49 AM MDT by Quix

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