The Power of Introverts

[Sparkey]

Susan Cain is an example of an introvert and she's a good example because she's an extreme introvert (nothing wrong with that, believe it or no, I'm an introvert too, and that does not mean that I am painfully shy; I used to be shy, even painfully so, but that was overcome for me as I worked to learn how to preach for Him).

But the difference between Introvert and Extrovert reminds me of the differences we at CF.net have and readily see between us. Sometimes I just want to say it's okay if that other person is not like you -- why else did Joseph have a coat of many colors? Many colors are an honor(!)

I've not heard the term 'ambivert' before but that's more me these days.

The power of closet-prayerful introverts is even greater than mere introverts. And that too is okay. She's kind-of brilliant but she's wrong about how Jesus was inspired. He wasn't drawn by the Holy Spirit for His quiet time, to be alone and go off by themselves. What she was talking about is when He was led by the Holy Spirit to be tested in the wilderness. Tested by the Adversary, not to go charge up His inner batteries like he was defined as introvert, he fasted 40 days and 40 nights and was weak in His flesh when he was told that he should sinfully grab to obtain his due, the bread. But He was being drawn by and walking with the Holy Spirit in him without measure 100% of the time, not just in those times when He was alone even though Susan Cain identifies with what she see's as the Introversion of Jesus (or more likely, of Moshe -Moses) and those "lonely mountain tops" of the Hindu or Hindi svāmī masters.

Labels just don't apply to Jesus. Not really. He is the savior of introverts, sure. But it is also true that he is the savior of extreme extroverts as well. Yes, he was drawn into the wilderness and yes, it could be said it was for 40 days of quiet time in preparation of the trial, but He also gather 12 others who were his constant companions. And his dependency on those who followed included allowing others to make provision for his meals and shelter. Oftentimes those provisions came from the mothers of his disciples whom loved Him too. He was one very busy and crowded introvert, even if he was one, that is, and I don't necessarily agree with the expert on introversion about that.

Reading books is okay, but then again, so is reading the Word of Truth. She gets what wisdom she has from our (her) Father in Heaven, from whom all good gifts proceed down from. The Father of Lights. All lights. My point is that we are all children of God and what we see with our eyes does not matter. Those who are indifferent to the gospel or even enemies of the gospel today, might be the very friend of the good news that God made them to be someday even soon. It's okay to be different and it's a good thing that God meets us where we are.

 

[Sparkey]

Brother Mike

Ask your good wife to watch this with you and with my blessing, please. And yes, I will keep my word to you and will act with my son or without him. Thank you, again. Know that my prayers are with you also (and I can almost hear your exclamation, but yes, ain't that noble of me?)

 

[Brother Mike]

Brother Mike

Ask your good wife to watch this with you and with my blessing, please. And yes, I will keep my word to you and will act with my son or without him. Thank you, again. Know that my prayers are with you also (and I can almost hear your exclamation, but yes, ain't that noble of me?)

Amen, will watch it. Just so you know, which you do, it was not my idea for you to do that plan we talked about. I think you find that often when we just step out, something else becomes apparent, and next thing you know we are very busy doing the plan of God unlike we understood before.

However, the river Jordan did not split until they put their foot in it.

Going to check the video, introverts? Already like that.

Mike.

 

[Sparkey]

Chopper just asked me to, "Please give my warmest regards to Brother Mike for me...."

Seems you have earned the warm regards of one of the most beloved here, my friend.

 

[IncredibleTransformation]

I do hope that introverts can be powerful because I am definitely an introvert.

 

[ezrider]

 

[Sparkey]

I do hope that introverts can be powerful because I am definitely an introvert.

I think they (Prayer-closeted Introverts who know or who are willing and wanting to know what it means to "pray without ceasing") are potentially one of the most powerful segment of the group known as the Body of Christ, or the Called-out ones, the church, because I've been around for a while -- was called and first aware of the calling back when I was 16 and/or 17 years old which is not quite 50 years ago but it's getting closer to that number all the time.

So it's not because I'm special but only because there has been more time for communications, but what I was shown early on in my walk was how to go about seeking prayer partners. And the image that was used to communicate with me, in the manner that God makes things known to me, not saying that's how He does it with anyone else, was that of a guy who didn't have legs but instead rolled around on what I think of more as a furniture moving device, but he could scootch with hands... and the vision continued because I became aware that this guy who was also a beggar had angels whose faces were turned before the Presence of God in the heavenlies both day and night...

So it was shown me early on that in the Body, it is the job of the Holy Spirit who knows both us and how to fit us together and then later, a Pastor told me about his secret for finding prayer partners too. He said that if you really want somebody who knows how to do business with God? Go to the grand-mothers of the church. They have dealt with God over three generations and know how to pray.

So introverts are potential warriors of prayer, well, that was my conclusion anyway.

Plus, didn't He say, "Where you are weak? THERE I am strong!" And if our weakness is speaking out in front of people and crowds? Or if that's just not the place we get charged up, if that's the place we expend energy and that's where we pour ourselves out? Then maybe we could be used to speak out in prayer and ministry over many, many too? It's just feels good to do what He prompts because it's so perfectly fitted and never rubs us raw.

Because I've noticed that our Father has a strange (very unique) sense of balanced justice sometimes. For instance, to cause or to make the weak and lost and dispossessed and the down-trodden and the poor in spirit to become beautiful and marvelous and a wondrous and ponderous creation indeed?!? What a Godly idea. Right?