How Much Time Did You Spend With God This Week?

That's Why We Adore Him - Christmas

10 Things

1. I don't have to PREACH my convictions...I simply LIVE them.

2. UNEQUALLY YOKED = Partnership with a person who values this world's wisdom while you're trying to honor & live by God's wisdom.

3. Quit saying, "Don't be JUDGING me...you don't know me like that." Boo Boo, the WORD of God has already judged your actions irregardless of anyone else's witness to your lifestyle.

4. Amazed at the number of people that want to meet for one-on-one counseling who never bother to attend church. They got this backward.

5. Some believers need to download the new HOLY GHOST operating system. The version they have is missing commitment & devotion.

6. GRACE doesn't give me an excuse not to live right.

7. It is an OXYMORON to say, "I just want more of God's presence" while we're knowingly living in sin.

8. If the CHURCH was to ever get our "Jesus Doctrine" right the world would never dismiss us. They'd either love us or hate us...but they couldn't dismiss us!

9. Stop complaining about the COST & realize that you are being pulled UP. You don't have time to argue when you're a living sacrifice.

10. The REASON that you're THERE is more important than the SEASON that you're THERE. Stop complaining so you can GROW!

Don’t Lose Your Prophetic Voice

When the angel appeared to Zechariah & told him to name his unborn son "John", Zechariah contested. When he did, he lost his ability to speak. 

When Elizabeth wanted to name her child John, the whole family looked to Zechariah to name him after himself. After all, John wasn’t a name in the family. 

Zechariah couldn’t speak so he wrote, "His name is John." Immediately he was filled with the Holy Ghost & began to prophesy! 

When we stop arguing with God & yield to His instruction, we too will be given a prophetic voice concerning our future!

He's Not A Burden

Don’t Let Your Mouth Cause You To Sin

"Don’t shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think. Don’t be too quick to tell God what you think he wants to hear. God’s in charge, not you--the less you speak, the better." Ecclesiastes‬ ‭5:2‬ ‭MSG‬‬ 

Solomon reminds us in this chapter that God is in charge...not us. 

When we think we’re in charge...we end up talking way too much & potentially...our MOUTH ends up getting us in trouble...especially when we make vows we don’t intend to keep. 

Often, we make judgements based on feelings & emotions rather than facts. We assume to know more than we do. When that happens, we set ourselves up for internal strife within our own selves & even others. Sadly, those internal wranglings end up affecting others externally who are completely unaware of our inner struggle. 

Friend, allow the Holy Ghost to put a filter on your emotions & especially your MOUTH...else you’ll grieve Him as well as those around you. In other words, by principle of even this passage, don’t let your mouth cause you to sin. 

Selah

You Are Valuable!

1. Don’t waste your time trying to be successful, spend your time creating VALUE. When you’re valuable to those around you, you will be successful.

2. Don't DEVALUE yourself just because someone else did not recognize your VALUE.

3. I've learned that when you are new, people seem to VALUE you. Once they get used to you, you can become an OPTION.

4. At times, you will feel WORN OUT. But it will be WORTH it! God is about to get more VALUE out of your life!

5. Never waste your time pouring the best of who you are into people that don't VALUE who you are.

Grace To Do Things Well

Make Room For Me

Isaac reopened the wells of his father Abraham, after the Philistines filled them with dirt.

Once he honored his father's legacy, then he began digging his own wells.

Along the way he encountered, JEALOUSY, ARGUING & HOSTILITY. However, he endured it without RAILING back at his enemies...who thought they were going to destroy him with their "dirt" slinging.

Isaac kept on prospering because he was OBEDIENT during the famine! God brought him to Rehoboth and MADE ROOM for him!

Friend, God wants to bring you into your REHOBOTH SEASON! Believe me...it will come when you MOVE on from the attacks of people who are JEALOUS, ARGUMENTATIVE & HOSTILE!

His Rehoboth season prepared him for his BEERSHEBA (Maturity & Completion) SEASON!

My heart is still full from Sunday!

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Five Things - Mantle

1. You can be gifted, talented, called of God & make an impact...but a MANTLE is only gained through HONOR.

2. Elijah tested Elisha to see if he would follow without knowing, before he gave him a double portion of his MANTLE.

3. Do not expect a MANTLE, if you've never pushed a PLOW.

4. When you're MANTLED & MANDATED with a God assignment, others who are needed for the fulfillment of that task will be drawn by that MANTLE.

5. It's possible that God is fulfilling a promise He made to your parents concerning you. Accept the MANTLE of success & do them proud.