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Envying the Fivefold

Hey Fam! I just posted this on my Facebook page because I see lots of people who call themselves to the 5 fold or want to be an Apostle, Prophet, or Pastor so bad out of pride, selfish gain and “clout”that it grieves me. Let me know your thoughts!

Woe to those who envy the fivefold office.

We’ve seen and admired the gifts while dismissing the mantle and the making that come with them. Many admire the title but not the function. Many admire the gift but not the crushing. Many admire the anointing but not the breaking required to carry it.

The fivefold is forged in loneliness, misunderstanding, and seasons where God strips you of everything until obedience is all that remains. It requires your comfort, your reputation, your ambition, your pride, your name, and desires to the point that your will is buried so His can be revealed.

Those who truly function in these offices rarely asked for the call, or the burden(s) that come with them but are honored and deeply humbled that the Lord chose them as part of the “some” mentioned in Ephesians 4:11–13.

As believers, we are all called to die daily but I will always refer to the fivefold as “THE WALKING DEAD.”

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