Let us pray:
Forgive me
for not seeing/seeking You in everyone. I’ve been distracted by dysfunction. I
praise Your name to the highest heavens for giving me one more chance. Thank
You for never changing, even when I did.
Specifically,
I got scared to be the man You spent all this time molding me into. I made some
early mistakes. I released my passion and unleased the pimp hand physically and
verbally. I don’t know if it was my time to act but I know it scared me into
distraction and inactivity.
My prayer
is that those I have chosen as my family, will receive your humble ways through
my humiliation. Let them see the true meaning of giving. Shw them through my
constant humiliation the ultimate gift is self. Give up self. THAT is Christianity!
Giving it all away. IT is ego. Give yourself away.
Show us how to give away our feelings, give away our
understanding, give away our stuff, our pasts. And when we are stubborn, take
it away. We will count it as a blessing. Forgive us and show us how to forgive
ourselves. Help us let go of our baggage so we can receive your bounty.
In Jesus’
name…
Our youth pastor began the sermon. He touched Isaiah 50:4, Psalms
127:3-5, Matthew 18:2-5, Psalms 82, Proverbs 22:6; 6:1, Philippians 4:13, and
Leviticus 19:32. The overall message was to stay encouraged on this journey
that is your relationship with God. Always stay focused on understanding,
pathways and instruction. “Reach for
heaven. Heaven is farther than the stars.”
Then came the charge from the senior pastor:
Ecclesiastes
12, after we’ve seen it all and realize it’s all vanity, we don’t take any more
pleasure in the things we used to do. So…
“Remember
GOD now!”
We don’t
have time to be distracted for even a second. We especially don’t have time to
only think about being good on twice a week (Bible Study and Worship day). Hell,
we don’t even have time for the morning/bedtime gap. You know how it is. We
wake up praising God for giving us one more day. We end the day asking for
forgiveness and one more chance to get it right. In between, we miss plenty of
opportunities to remember God.
The church (in
every generation) is going to be held accountable for certain things. [ie. money,
inventions,
music].
The religious tradition is to run these things out of church. The church has to
be ready to receive. In James 5:20 we get the picture that He is saving us so
we can get to someone else. We go through stuff so that other can see there IS
a way out. (Realize I said ‘go through’ not ‘stay stuck’ in stuff.)
A lot of us
have gotten so into doctrine that we try to take control from God. Let God
handle the discipline. We just have to be the beacon. Let his light shine
through us and our journey.
Tradition
and doctrine have made us lazy. GET UP!!! We used to walk everywhere. Then we
get cars and get too tired to drive to church. Hell, we get to tired to drive
around the corner let alone walk. WALK? I know I’m talking crazy!
The bottom
line is right now is a serious time to get it in. and it’s not about 2012, the
economy, the election, Al Queda, Iran or anything like that. Virtually everyone
knows all there is to know about right and wrong. We are and will continue to
be held accountable for ALL that we know. If you know better and ain’t doing it…
…just don’t try to block me on my way to glory…
[Talk about Blocks!]
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