Luke 9:59-60 (NIV) He said to another man, "Follow Me." But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

The man's request sounds reasonable. First let me bury my dad. What is wrong with that? Disobedience. We don't like this kind of inflexibility. We want to carry out our agenda first then we will get around to carrying out God's assignment. The problem with that approach is the fact that the opportunity to carry out the assignment has passed. This next example is the type of time table God works on.

Mark 14:13 (NIV) So He sent two of His disciples, telling them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.

If they were looking for a man standing somewhere with a jar of water, then they would have a little lea way. But, no. They are entering the city and the man is coming their way. They have to be there at the moment that happens. There is no time for any side-trips. Why is God so demanding? He has a timing. He is coordinating and orchestrating events all over the world. Many of the assignments that God gives us are very time sensitive. That is why the Bible says that Peter and Andrew, James and John left their nets immediately.

The immediate part was important. Those who didn't follow "immediately" got left behind. Here are the things we can count on.

• We will know Jesus said it.
• We will know exactly what He said.
• We will understand what He meant by it.
• We will have the power to do it immediately.

These will not be problems in our life and ministry as it relates to God's provisions. If there is any "real" confusion as to who said it, what was said, what was meant, or power to do it; then it wasn't from God. These four things will always be present when God speaks to us. But, if these four things are present and we choose to confuse the issue like the man in Luke 9:59-60 or Ananias in Acts 9:13-14, then we will have to do some heart searching. We must establish the immediate part in all of our relationship with God. Jesus will do His part. We have to be ready to do our part. How do we get ready to instantly do our part? By learning how to do Ministerial Spiritual Warfare.