Here is an excerpt from my new book I am writing:
I have decided to think for myself. I am not rebellious or independent, nor do I want to reinvent the wheel, sort of speak. But I will not let Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Larry King, Bill O’Riley or anyone else for that matter, think for me. It is not that I don’t appreciate other people’s opinion, I really do learn a lot from others. It’s just that I am no one’s puppet. I have been commanded to arise and shine, not arise and reflect (Isaiah 61:1). I have been called to be a voice not an echo. I refuse to be reduced to a political affiliation, a denomination, a generation, a geographic location, my sexual orientation or my ordination. I will not settle for becoming a cheap imitation of another instead of an original of myself. I wouldn’t be condensed to a history lesson nor will I allow someone’s fear to constrain my own exploits. I will not bow down to anyone’s idol or be conformed to old religious ideologies that that render me predicable and irrelevant to the Kingdom.
On the other hand, it is not my desire to become a heretic who exchanges the solid foundation of time test truth to be come a brave maverick in the test tube of isolation. Therefore I will allow the Holy Spirit to lead me, guide me and correct me. I submit to true leadership and will remain moldable, teachable, influenible and humble. I will love passionately, live zealously, work whole heartily, laugh joyfully, and be completely spent at the end of my life. I will walk powerfully, pray unceasely, give extravagantly and serve God with my whole being.
It takes courage to break ranks with religious clones and think for yourself because creativity is never cultivated in crowds. Bill Johnson says, “What you know can keep you from what you need to know.” He’s right because as soon as you consider yourself an expert you stop learning and start musing. The Pharisees are a great example of people who memorized the Word of God and didn’t recognize the author of the Book when He stood right in front of them. History is full of experts whose imagination was imprisoned by their education, experience or fear of rejection.
