Black Ops "Training"

Black ops-a covert operation by a government, government agency, military organization, private companies or groups. A black operation typically involves activities that are highly secretive and often outside of standard military/intelligence protocol, sometimes against the law-Secret operation that cannot be traced back to the parties involved.

Isaiah 9:6-7 (NLT) "For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [7] His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven's Armies will make this happen!"

1. Trust your leader.

Lead-to guide some one or some thing along a way.
Military trusts their Lieutenants, Captains, Majors, Colonels, and Generals.
Athletes trust their coaches, assistant coaches, trainers, and managers.
Construction workers trust their owners, Foreman's, and their Supervisors.
Every person has leaders below them and above them.
It's called authority.
When I think of trusting my leader it's not just out of fear, but it's out of honor, it's out of discipline, it's out of my respect for their hard work and ability.
Trusting my leader means I'm placing confidence in them, I'm trusting they will lead to the destination God has purposed for us all.
Leaders understand submission.
Leaders operate in submission and authority.
The right amount of humility and authority creates the perfect leader.
If you are so passive you won't meet new people or fix a problem even if you have to tackle it yourself you need new training, you've never followed your leader.
If you are so authority driven that you overstep people, disregard them, ignore their best interests, or trample them you need new training, you've never followed your leader.
Willing to be trained.
Are you willing to receive training?
Willing to implement that training?
Training is an essential element to be able to carry out any covert, black op, or secret mission.
Training is a constant.

Hebrews 13:15-17 (NLT)
"Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. [16] And don't forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God. [17] Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit."

2. Trust your team.

Your team is a highly trained, seriously dangerous, mission driven, vision seeing, bunch of professionals, or they should be.
Many times because of the "lack of training" many Christians refuse to trust their team in any effort.
Many because of jealousy, many because of insecurity, many because of power struggle, many out of rebellion, many out of selfishness, and many because they refuse to submit to their leader or team.
Teams operate best as teams.
We have to trust that our team will make decisions for the cause of the whole vision.
We have to trust that our team will see the big picture and capture that effort.
We have been in the same training.
We have been in the same efforts.
We are fighting the same battle against sin, the Devil, and time.
We share the same leader.
We share a common vision, "To go into all the world and share the life altering, eternity changing Gospel of Jesus Christ."
We share the work load of that mission, cause, and dream.

3. Trust your equipment.

A police officer trusts his leader, his training, and his equipment.
He trusts that his equipment will not fail him.
He trusts that his weapons, tools, and equipment will be there for him when called upon.
Christians should trust the bible.
Well I'm not sure about all the things in here...well I believe this but not that, we'll I think this or I think that...not me man, if the bible would have said that Jonah swallowed the great fish I would believe it, that Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and the entire world was thrown into the fiery furnace and came out alive I would believe it.
If it said that the entire nation of Israel walked on water, killed T-Rex with their bare hands I would believe it.
Christians should trust prayer.
Don't use prayer to just gripe, complain, whine.
Use prayer to encourage your leader, your self, and others.
Prayer is the Christians untapped tool, untapped in its thought, use, and implementation.
Christians should trust the Spirit.
The Spirit of Christ in us, the Spirit of God in us, that's the Holy Spirits message to the entire world is through us of Christ's birth, death, burial, resurrection, and eternal life giving power.
Christians should trust each other.
Already covered this in teams.
Christians should trust fasting, giving, serving, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Our equipment, unlike the world is flawless, it's perfect, it's able to do the miraculous, the impossible, and the unheard of.
Our equipment makes an eternal difference.
Our equipment when used correctly could change the world.
Let's encourage it, let's engage it, let's model it.

God is always looking for "those who are willing to do what others will not." 

Next Month we teach on Youthrock's 7 core values: