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Good morning. When was the last time we opened up to God with a for real prayer about ourselves? Have we ever prayed; Lord keep me from lying to myself? If we can’t open up to God then who can really talk to? God is not put off by our most deepest thoughts, secrets and longings. This is what he desires; for us to come to him and lay everything on the altar. Our fears, regrets and sins. What a prayer to pray; Lord keep me from lying to myself. The Bible declares a liar won’t tarry in the sight of God, so yeah, if you want to come into his presence; this is one of the first things we need to square away.

Psalms 119:29
Keep me from lying to myself;
give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. It’s good when we can recognize our sin, recognize where we’ve fallen short of the glory of God and be willing to confess it to the Lord, and get it right. When we try to cover up our sins and act like we’ve done nothing wrong, that’s when we give Satan ammunition to accuse us before God. The Bible declares whom the Son set free is free indeed. There’s no need to be a child of God and walk around in bondage. Just come clean with God, besides, he already knows what we’ve done. He’s just waiting on us to stop lying to ourselves and the Holy Spirit and confess our sins. We can break the chains of bondage when we make up in our minds that sin will no longer control us.

Psalms 51:1-3
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. For I recognize my rebellion;
it haunts me day and night.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. We need wise, calm people in our circle. When all hell is breaking loose in our lives, we need someone who knows how to respond and not react; someone who knows how to pray. Calm people know how to defuse a situation and they don’t get all riled up from what they see and hear. Wise and calm people look beyond what’s going on and weigh out the consequences; they think things through before speaking on a matter. If everyone in your circle is always on 100, then you will never accomplish anything because, everyone is reacting, angry and venting their frustrations. It’s alright to change circles if you have to. The Bible declares if we lack wisdom all we have to do is ask for it. We need to ask God for the wisdom to have the right people around us.

Proverbs 29:8
Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. Growing up we were taught to work hard for what we wanted; get rich quick was not apart of our conversations. If we’re always trying to get something for nothing, it’s not going to work. If we think that God is just going to allow us to get honest gain by doing nothing, we’re living in a fantasy world. The Bible declares if a man don’t work he doesn’t eat. Before God gave Adam a wife he gave him a job; Adam name these animals. We don’t need to jeopardize our livelihood trying to make a quick buck that most of the time doesn’t pan out.

Proverbs 28:19
A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. We should all want to see each other succeed in life. If we are down in the dumps, we shouldn’t oppress others that are down. What does that say about our character? What does that say about the God we say we serve? If we are to treat others like we treat ourselves, why do we pick and choose who we want to make it? We must think real low of ourselves and hate ourselves, if we can be on the bottom of the barrel and still trying to be oppressive to others. We need to check our relationship with God and ask for forgiveness and a reality check, because this type of behavior is not Christ like.

Proverbs 28:3
A poor person who oppresses the poor is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. Taking the proper precautions doesn’t mean we don’t trust God, it means we’re using the common sense he gave us. Right now we’re in a pandemic and I hear a lot people saying that Christians don’t have faith. We have faith, and we’re following the guidelines that are set before us. Never let anyone guilt you into acting foolishly. Never let anyone guilt you into putting your health at risk by saying; “I thought you were a Christian.” In trusting God, we can also use the tools he gave us down here to stay safe and live a healthy life.

Proverbs 27:12
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. When we need someone to talk to, someone that will tell us the truth no matter how much it will hurt us; wouldn’t we like a friend to tell us? We can take real counsel from a true friend. For, a true friend will only speak what we need to hear , not what we want to hear. A true friend won’t fall out with us even if we get mad at them for speaking the truth. We aught to thank God we have people in our lives that are willing to correct us, love us, and keep us from walking in error.

Proverbs 27:9
The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown

Good morning. We must always remember what the Lord has done in our lives. When we start to feel down and want to complain, we need to take a minute and recall the goodness of the Lord. The church used to sing a song; “when I look back over my life and think things over, I can truly say that I’ve been blessed, I have a testimony.” We all have a testimony and the Bible declares we are overcome by the testimony of others. So don’t be afraid to share your testimony, for in sharing, we are helping someone else go through their storm.

Psalms 111:1-4
Praise the LORD!
I will thank the LORD with all my heart as I meet with his godly people. How amazing are the deeds of the LORD! All who delight in him should ponder them. Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty. His righteousness never fails. He causes us to remember his wonderful works. How gracious and merciful is our LORD!

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing

Pastor Brown