The Rule of Compartmentalization

Fellow Labourers-

This article poses some challenging questions, especially for those of us mired in inertia. There is a question on my mind that I am asking myself over and over. What do we mean when we say we are waiting on the leading of the Lord? The bible says if any man be in Christ he is a new creature. It also says if we walk in the Spirit we would not fulfill the lust of the flesh. So I ask myself, if I am walking in the Spirit I must be led by God. And if this is true why am I waiting to be led by God?

I recently discovered that some people use this "waiting for the leading" as a cover up for their laziness and ineffectiveness in the Kingdom. You see God moves by principle and not by sentiments. I am certain that when we get up to go to work none of us say we are waiting on the leading of the Lord. We arrive at work and start working without "waiting on the leading" of the Lord. But we come to Church and we are ask to do a task and immediately we are waiting on the leading of the Lord. Isn't there a big disconnect somewhere here? Could it be Compartmentalization?

Pax Vobiscum

Robert A. Stewart J.P.
Pastor

Editor's comment: Compartmentalization is defined as division or separation into compartments; to partition in to discrete sections. In the context of Christianity it is the attempt to separate the 'spiritual' from the 'secular', particularly in aspects of one's daily living and even conduct. The article notes that this is "unlivable" and was not characteristic of Jesus.