Many want to take on the mantles of fallen generals, yet few want to pay the price to take on that kind of anointing.
Rule #1- You cannot take on an anointing like Kathryn Kuhlman, A.A. Allen, Lester Sumerall, etc., and not have a prayer life. The measure of the mantle will crush you if it’s not maintained and upheld through prayer. Too many people get to what they think is a pinnacle point in ministry, and they lose their prayer life altogether. Do not let that be you.
Rule #2- You can not wear shoes that were not made for you to wear. What I mean by that is this: be you! It doesn’t mean that you cannot grow into a mantle or measure of anointing. Elisha followed Elijah until he got swept up in chariots of Fire and threw his mantle down to Elisha. Elisha served under him that entire time, being groomed and processed so that one day he wasn’t a man trying to be like Elijah. The people said, “Hey, you look just like Elijah,” not because of him trying to, but because he became. What happened? He grew into the measure of anointing that was longing to be bestowed upon his life. He grew into the mantle.
Do not buck the process, and don’t try to be anyone else but yourself. The Bible says your gift will make room for you. Be you, stay at the feet of Jesus, allow Him to groom you, and when the measure of the mantle falls, it will be undeniable the anointing you walk in.
Rule #3- This is not for everyone… not everyone’s called to be a Kathryn Kuhlman or a Smith Wigglesworth.. and that’s okay. You are all uniquely special to God. You are all anointed, called, and chosen before the foundation of the world. God has called you to lead in a capacity that no one may ever be able to do aside from you. Be okay with where you’re called. You do have a purpose!
Rule #4- Count the cost… The moment heaven deposits this kind of mantle on your life, it’s not just heaven that knows, but all of hell knows also. You can not sustain the measure that these generals walked in without the grace (enabling power) of the Holy Spirit to upkeep it. Meaning this: what you try to build in your own strength, you will be called to maintain in your own strength. When Kathryn Kuhlman was asked what it took to walk in the miracles, signs, and wonders that often followed her ministry, she responded by saying it has cost her to be the loneliest woman on earth. Meaning in an earthly state, she didn’t get to do what others were doing. When others were out at the movies, she was in her room praying. When they were out at gatherings, she was in her room praying. When they were at sports events, she was in her room reading her word. When they were out having dinner, she was fasting. She knew the cost, and she was willing to pay it! She consecrated her life as a living sacrifice so that God could use her in any way He saw fit. And when He was done, only He would get the glory.
This is important to understand. I honor those who have gone before and lived a life sold out to the gospel of Jesus Christ, and I believe that there were certain deposits released in the earth when generals like Billy Graham, Bob Jones, Paul Cain, etc., left the earth. However, I believe there is an injustice in prophesying mantles of generals upon the shoulders of select individuals without caution. First off, the Bible says to lay hands on no man suddenly. Secondly, the mantles aren’t for everyone, and there is such a thing as biblical order and protocol. Thirdly, you do a man or woman of God an injustice when you prophesy a mantle upon their life that they were never called to walk in. We need to get back to a culture of honor and understanding prophetic and biblical protocol within the body of Christ.
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Consuming Love Ministries
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