The ”IT” factor…

Some people just have “It”! That aura that sets one person apart from others in their sphere … “It” usually cannot be explained away but is certainly always there - albeit intangible, but very much perceptible…

For example a guy might have that certain “it” in terms of style, panache and charisma. He may not be classically handsome or even have a lot of money, but people especially the ladies, just love him and want to be his friend, even if they know not the first thing about him… The phrase ‘I don’t know why but….’ Always will always seem to follow him around. I have a friend like that, and even I who have known him for a while still find myself just mesmerized by this person occasionally… Everyone just wants to be his friend! I’m sure you also can bring to mind one or two such people in your universe who are like that.

So I got to thinking – what is this “it” thing? Charisma, pull, “swank”, charm, call it what you will, but what is it ?? Even in the bible certain individuals had “it” – David the “baddest boy” on the block had “it”, Joseph the “cocky dreamer” also had “it”, as also did Jacob the “savvy swindler”, and Daniel the “consummate Statesman”. Even the “pardoned prostitute” Mary Magdalene, and the “career divorcee” – The woman at the well had ‘it’, to name a few of our colorful bible characters.

After thinking about this “it” for a while I came to the realization that even though such people are not perfect and may well nigh be fatally flawed in some instances, they all have one thing in common: They have a certain awareness that they are part of a plan greater than they are, and they set themselves to align to it, with the excellence of spirit, attire, attitude, and any other attitude demanded by the plan, dedicating themselves wholly to the pursuit of “it”, whether it be money, fame, pleasure, or any other passion, A sense which invariably sets them apart from their peers… These are people who see things in their own future that others don’t, and they themselves may not fully understand, but which gives them a certain “Je ne sais quoi” aura…

The dictionary even bears me out in this:
It - Idiom: Slang
1. Aware of or knowledgeable about the latest trends or developments.
2. Mentally responsive and perceptive
Informal Used to refer to something that is the best, the most desirable, or without equal, having a desirable quality or ability

So a person who has “it” may be described as a person of desirable quality or one who has the desirable ability to be mentally responsive and knowledgeable about the latest trends or developments before they become an “in” thing… In essence people who have “it” are trendsetters in their own peculiar way. This quality is not limited by pedigree, financial status, mental dexterity or physical attractiveness, although in most cases these attributes usually accompany “it” and or catch up to it, accenting that quality, and it actually draws or attracts more of the same.

So this “it” thing can it be acquired seeing that it so desirable?  I submit to you that it can. Especially if one aligns oneself to the One with the bigger plan, who has determined the destiny of every created being from before the beginning of time.

So how does one get it? In God’s kingdom, one gets “it” by becoming a part of the celestial “in” crowd i.e. the ones who form the cornerstone pillars of the eternal plan. The ones who determine the yet to be manifested trends and happenings…

In Christendom this is what is called being ‘born-again’ a translation which gives one the entrée into this rarified milieu of highly desirable. Thereafter the “it” imparting Personality of the Godhead - The Holy Spirit then comes to indwell, imbuing with that quality called ‘Dunamis’ or Charisma as is written of in the Old testament regarding Saul:

…And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. 1 Samuel 10:6

And as was prophesied regarding the outpouring of the spirit in the last days:

…And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions… Joel 2:28

Also in the New Testament regarding us God’s engrafted children:

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. John 16:13

And as was said of Stephen:
…And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. Acts 6:10
…But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. I Cor 6:17


That’s right the Holy Spirit then imparts the “it” factor that sets us apart, and this is what is called the anointing – the charisma of the Godhead. This charisma is available for whosoever wants or  desires it:

… The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.  I Cor 12:7

But “it” cannot be faked, or assumed for ulterior motives, without disastrous consequences:

 13Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
 14And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
 15And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
16And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 
Acts 19:13-16

 But when one has “it” it is evident to all, and it affords whosoever has “it” the opportunity of being a part of something much bigger than them, for posterity.

...But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. Numbers 14:24

So what I am saying is that WE ALL and not a select few can come to have that “it” factor. All we have to do is to first recognize it as being valid and unique but available, then aligning ourselves to the ones who will make it happen, and voila! We will have “it”!

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
II Cor 3:18

Then we become bags of chips and all that, because HE has made us so….

Shalom
OluPero Mettabel, Dec 2011