Many of us spiritual leaders have some illegitimate spiritual children who don’t resemble the Christ in us at all. Regardless to how hard we have tried their DNA is foreign to ours.
When they first came to us God wooed them to Himself through His marvelous goodness. Whatever we prayed for them came to pass. When we prophesied, decreed and declared over them it manifested, but they didn’t pursue the sold-out, set aside life that we modeled before them. They chose to just ride the waves of our faith until it came to an end.
They deceived themselves for so long that they couldn’t find a place of turning. They talked the talk without walking the walk. They even agreed with our teaching and instructions, but never required change for themselves. It appears that they never developed a habit of personal prayer time and Bible reading and study for their own spiritual growth. And fasting!?!? They discontinued their covenant of giving to the Lord while still expecting miracles.
They depended on a spirit of religion, a pseudo relationship with the Lord. But one day when they looked around for true connection they realized that they had disconnected from you and God.
As much as you might regret it, you have to release them in hopes of their seeking and finding a true relationship with God without you as their crutch because you can’t be saved for them and you can’t drag them into Heaven. Just consider your investment in their lives to have been the process of planting and watering and trust God for the increase of their souls.
