Prayer, Some Simple Thoughts ???
By: Bro. Mitch
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PRAYER, what?
“WHAT IS PRAYING? It is essentially the time we spend being conscious of being in the presence of God, and of desiring to know and love Him more each time.
It is not possible to over emphasize the importance of prayer, if we accept what the Word of God teaches on this
One is sometimes asked how often should one pray, and the answer is in 1 Thessalonians 5:17, “Pray without
Bro. Reuben Clark Shares Pictures
BY: Bro. Mitch
Our friend and World Wide Minister in North Vietnam, severing in country now for about a year. Reuben sent us pictures through Facebook, and I was able to create a Picture slideshow.
One thing I see in Reuben, is that he is doing very well, and as one would expect pays much attention to the children.
Bro. Reuben, Thank you for sharing.
I posted the slide show on East Mount Zion Baptist Church’s web site, because I have not turned on the movie feature here on this site. When God blesses us with about $100.00 I will set the media features up.
The web site and where posted in East Mount Zion Baptist Church, short link http://wp.me/P25lIQ-2j
Please, click on the blue text, which will take you to the slide show, scroll down, and it is easy to view.
Bro. Mitch
All law is based upon morality
All law is based upon morality, and morality is itself based upon religion. Therefore, when the religion of a people is weakened, so also is its morality undermined. The result is a progressive collapse of law and order, and the breakdown of society… From the book, Law and Liberty by R. L. Rushdoony From Reuben’s Facebook…
FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE, these three
Mitch DeCanter Writes:
WITH FAITH, HOPE, AND THE LOVE OF GOD! I AM PUBLICLY
DECLARING, IT IS TIME TO MAKE DISCIPLES!
It seems very strange to me that tonight I am speaking on Faith, Hope and Love (Charity) However, this what God said to do, thus, I better not not have FAITH to do that.
Now first, everybody take your bible and turn to Matt. 28: 16 – 20. Mark that because we will be closing with that passage.
Let us read that now, and I ask you to keep thinking about that passage, dwell on it, but listen to the following points.
“THEN THE ELEVEN DISCIPLES WENT AWAY INTO GALILEE, TO THE MOUNTAINS WHICH JESUS HAD APPOINTED FOR THEM. 17. WHEN THEY SAW HIM, THEY WORSHIPED HIM; BUT SOME DOUBTED. 18. AND JESUS CAME AND SPOKE TO THEM, SAYING “ALL AUTHORITY HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH. 19. “GO THEREFORE AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL THE NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF LTHE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, 20. TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS THAT I HAVE COMMANDED YOU; AND LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN TO THE END OF THE AGE.” AMEN
Faith, Hope and Love (Charity)
Truthfully – even though I understand the word “LOVE” -
CHARITY – Makes it easier to understand the Love of Jesus Christ,
Did I say Jesus Christ! It was the love of God!
John 3: 16 – 17 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17. “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
Paul writes in 1 Cor. 13:13 ” And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Thessalonians 1: 3 – 4 remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, knowing beloved brethren, your election by God.
The Holy Bible introduces us to concepts which
theologians sometimes call “metaphysical”
concepts. These are concepts generally of “
being and knowing” which are not based on “hard 
physical science.” They include Biblical concepts Like
those of SPIRIT, SOUL, HEAVEN, HELL, ANGELS,
DEMONS, SATAN, THE ALMIGHTY GOD, AND ETC.
In short, the so-call “metaphysical” concepts include all
the Bible refers to as “things which are not seen.”
2nd Corinthians 4:18 “While we look not at the things
which are seen , but at things which are not seen: for the
things which are seen are temporal; but things which are
not seen are eternal.”
It is things “eternal” and “not seen,” things which cannot
be discerned with the five senses of the fleshly body that
I am speaking concerning FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE!
Biblical, “Spiritual Things”
Paul in Ro. 15:27 – “It pleased them indeed, and they are
debtors. For if the Gentiles have been partakers of
their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them
in material things.
“Spiritual things” are of such importance in the Bible
that they are discussed with a special vocabulary
of spiritual words.
Spiritual words of the Bible are adaptations of
material words, having been given new meanings
when used in spiritual settings.
Words like “life, death, garden, house, armor, body etc
are often used metaphorically to describe
spiritual concepts.
These three, Faith, hope and love, spiritual words.
Faith, hope and love to us Christians (Believers)
convey non-material concepts, being related to the
spiritual “inter person,”
FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE, A TRIUNITY OF GIFTS
FOR SUSTENANCE OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Christians are given different gifts, some 1 gift,
some another, and perhaps, some no special gifts at
all.
Whatever gifts are given, they are given by the
Holy Spirit who distributes to each Christian just
as He wills. 1Cor. 12: 4 – 30.
Paul, says in 1 Cor 13:13 “But now abide FAITH, HOPE, LOVE, THESE THREE; but the greatest of these is love.
“FAITH” IS THE BASIS FOR THE REVEALING OF GOD’S
RIGHTEOUSNESS IN A CHRISTIAN LIFE
BY FAITH WE UNDERSTAND
Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen.”
“HOPE” IS A SPIRITUAL GIFT PROVIDING PRESENT ENJOYMENT OF THE FUTURE FULFILLMENT OF THE PROMISES OF GOD.
In Acts 24:15 ” I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection, of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. 16. This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.
From Col. 1:27 “…He has reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and without reproach – if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard…”
Christ in you, the hope of glory”
“Christ Jesus, who is our hope;” 1 Tim 1:1
“… the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, preached long ages ago,…Titus 1:2
“Hope” is a spiritual word dealing with things “not seen” or things not detected by the five fleshly senses.
Hope is a firm substantive “output” in a Christian’s fleshly life, but it is a spiritual promise of God.
As a spiritual output, HOPE is realized by the spiritual parts of a Christian, being enjoyed especially in the “intellect,” the “volition,” and the emotion of the soul which will live forever with Jesus or Lord,
“HOPE” IS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE LIVES OF GOD’S PEOPLE.
“LOVE” IS A GIFT FLOWING CONTINUOUSLY FORM GOD THROUGH HIS HOLY SPIRIT
1 john 4:7 – 11: “Dear friends, let us love one another, for (because) love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is LOVE. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
“LOVE” IS TO FLOW THROUGH THE CHRISTIAN OUTWARD TO PERFORM GOD’S WORK IN PEOPLE AROUND HIM
John 13:35 “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another.” RIGHTEOUSNESS!
FAITH HOPE AND LOVE THESE THREE!
NOW THE FINAL POINT THE MESSAGE
Turn back to Matthew 28: 16 – 20
(Hold Bible) Be Warm and let the love of God flow out.
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IS FREEDOM TO SPEAK A SPIRITUAL RIGHT?
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Freedom! Something that most of us cherish, so what is happening to that right?
The following is for your information and consideration:
Obama stops soldier from speaking Something you’ll want to be aware of: Obama stops soldier from speaking ..Sent by Retired Vice Admiral Bob Scarborough, of Arlington , Va. “I wanted to give you all some disturbing information on our wonderful president. I work with the Catch-A-Dream Foundation, which provides hunting and fishing trips to children with life-threatening illnesses. This past weekend we had our annual banquet/fundraiser event in Starkville . As a part of our program, we had scheduled Sgt. 1st Class Greg Stube to come; he’s a highly decorated U.S. Army Green Beret and inspirational speaker who was severely injured while deployed overseas and didn’t have much of a chance for survival. Greg is stationed at Ft. Bragg , NC and received permission from his commanding officer to come speak at our function. Everything was on go until Obama made a policy that NO U.S. SERVICEMAN CAN SPEAK AT ANY FAITH-BASED PUBLIC EVENTS ANYMORE. Needless to say, Greg had to cancel his speaking event with us. Didn’t know if anyone else was aware of this new policy. You’re just starting to see the Obamanation. This is just how the Nazis did it in the 1930s — slowly, one step at a time. This should be forwarded to everyone regardless of party affiliation! We have lost 50% of our freedom of speech in the last 2 years. The news media is not allowed to print anything negative about this evil Obama. ARE YOU STILL GOING TO REELECT HIM??????????? — Robert D. Sinacola COL (Ret), AVN, USAR Thanks To ALL Who Served And Are Serving.. Please Pray For Our Troops And Leaders. God Bless America … Land That I love
How a Church Greeting Saved One Man’s Life
Comments added by Bro. Mitch
In my many experiences of visiting or being involved in so many different churches all over the Us, as well as overseas, some groups take a very different view of greeting during the worship and praise program (time). Some groups feel that reverence in the church worship center requires them being in a solemnness state. In other words they have missed the part where God through His Holy Word says, in Psalm100:2 “Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing”.
- The Holy Kiss can be a problem in our social orderof the day. My
Church Greeting
personal note is that North Mississippians would not be comfortable doing a “Holy Kiss”. I believe we would be hung up with the individual space and sexual concerns, “Now that just can’t be right. I will not try to convince anyone to change their social order as they understand it. Just know many nations do greet each other with a kiss.
Let me assure you that the following copy from churchleaders.com illustrates the need of the greeting ministry.
How a Church Greeting Saved One Man’s Life, due to the congregation following the Scriptural teachings.
“Almost every Sunday, I encourage New Lifers to find someone they have never met and introduce themselves. It is probably the most important thing we do as a church family besides the Sacraments and the Scriptures.
A few Sundays ago, a New Lifer turned around and met a man for the first time and probably saved his life.
This man had planned to take his own life by driving off a cliff later in the day, but decided to come to New Life beforehand to give God one more chance.
When the New Lifer met him at the end of the gathering, he was obviously distraught. Instead of ignoring the man’s pain, the New Lifer prayed with him and introduced him to one of our pastors who took him to an office and met with him for about 90 minutes.
He was a totally different person after that time and assured us he was content to live now and would resume seeing his therapist, which he did, because we checked.
All of this, because a New Lifer turned and said hello. Sometimes ministry to people is so simple – look at them, listen to them and care about their stories.
Several times in Paul’s letters to the churches, he encouraged them to greet one another with a holy kiss.The kissing part does not go over so well in Colorado, but the greeting part sure does.
If church is an assembly of believers who belong to the same family, then sincere greetings should be a big part of the family gatherings every week. If not, we will become the cold “sit, listen and leave” church.
Not every handshake and introduction will save a life, but every close friend I have today started with one of us introducing ourselves and asking some questions.
For some, this is super scary, for others it is not. No matter the nervousness, it is a powerful part of the local church becoming a close family and is proof to a distraught world that there is a place for them in God’s healing home.”
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A TIME FOR GOOD COUNSEL
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Bro. Mitch DeCanter Shares
This post comes from “Our Daily Bread” January 17, 2012
For the Scripture, read Exodus 18:13-24. Looking up the word Exodus, I find that it comes from Greek. Exodus means departure, going forth, exit, flight, hegira, migration, emigration, exile. Of course, with a study of the book of Exodus we find that God is the Director of the exit.
“With Moses, and often with us, it’s simply that life is moving so quickly and making so many demands on us (vv. 13-15) that we barely have time to react- let alone to contemplate or go to someone else for advice. Perhaps this is one reason the Scriptures remind us to surround ourselves with counselors who will offer their experience and wisdom even when we’er too busy to ask for it. We see this in the story of what Jethro did for Moses when he told his son-in-law to delegate some of his responsibilities (vv.17-23).
Don’t be overwhelmed. Instead, seek godly counsel and then follow through on what you are told.” Randy Kilgore
Lord, give us ears to hear advice from loved ones wise and humble;
So when life’s challenges appear, we will not have to stumble.
SEEK GOD’S COUNSEL AND YOU WILL GAIN WISDOM. WISDOM WILL ADD TO YOU SPIRITUAL LIFE.
MARRIED OR NOT
Blog By: Mitch DeCanter
A friend of mine on Facebook sent this out. I did receive permission from Susann Crawford to share this with commentary:
***MARRIED OR NOT*** You Should Read This…. When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why? I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her! With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now. The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again. In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request. I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully. My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office. On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her. On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger. She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. i suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily. Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconscio usly I reached out and touched her head. Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’ s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day. But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divotrce anymore. She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have afever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart. That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I ran up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was too busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from whatever negative reaction it would have on our son, if we pushed through with the divorce. —At least, in the eyes of our son—-I’m a loving husband…. THE SMALL DETAILS OF YOUR LIVES ARE WHAT REALLY MATTER IN A RELATIONSHIP. “IT’S NOT” the Mansion or House, the Car, Property, the Money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage! If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you. If you do, you just might save a marriage. Most of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up… YOU DONT REALIZE WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL ITS GONE
Jan and I have been married for almost 47 years. I remember that when she walked down the aisle, I could never look upon another woman with love (true love almost like agape love.) Now for 47 years I have not ever felt the connected and dedicated love from anyone. Sure I have many women friends, and I love many of them, but it is only with respect and as a Christian Friend or Special Friend. There was only one that I felt special bonds with, almost like a soul mate, but there was never the same love as Jan has. I believe that what set us up for a life time of marriage was the fact that we both made vows that we truly meant and have held.
Marriage requires (to last) first of all of know that God brought the two together, and that the mating is designed for a life time. Death is the only reason to be separated, however we know that we will one day be together for eternity. No not marriage in heaven, but then we will not have bodies and spiritual lives as we do while alive. Ask your pastor about this. He can explain why I say this. Or read you Bible with reference to being in heaven with Jesus Christ.
As the writer learned, his love of his wife was realized too late. Therefore, for a much more meaning and full understand of love in the marriage, Start off by being in tune with Gods teachings of MARRIAGE.
Mitch is saying, walk through the valleys together and with God, climb every mountain together with God, Enjoy mountain plains with God, and the togetherness will continue to grow the love connection, both Spiritually and physically.
Allow Others to See Your Spiritual Love (Jesus Christ)
By: Mitch DeCanter
Greetings, my Christian Friends: If you have and believe in Jesus Christ, and have prayed for forgiveness, and accepted Jesus Christ Into your being with plans to be baptized. If you did all this with simple Child Like Repentance – You are saved and Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit lives inside your being. Therefore, I claim you as my Christian Friend.
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My objective is my request that you share Jesus Christ with your family and friends and people you meet daily. No objections please, because I am not asking you to open your mouth saying anything about saving someone or people. What I am asking you to do is to live a Spiritual Life, and when someone looks into your face and eyes, allow them to see the “Love of Jesus Christ” through your being. It is easy. The Holy Spirit will do all that is necessary of showing off Jesus Christ. Please, don’t pretend, simply be happy in the Lord and allow that love of Christ shine through your BEING! I start here, by saying, smile, because I am typing with a smile for you on my face right now. God Bless You!
Something truly awesome happened tonight and I have to admit, once again, it’s amazing the way God puts things together in our lives that just bring us to a final conclusion that just allows us to be closer to Him, glory Him more greatly, or… whatever. Whatever His purpose may be and it’s just astounding. Selected
SPIRITUAL LIFE STARTS
BY: Mitch DeCanter
Get on board with your Spiritual Life. So what does a Spiritual Life mean? conviction in one’s experience of the mysterious aspect of divine power Read More: http://www.answers.com/topic/spirituality#ixzz1j0AMu78J
Seems to me that the word conviction in one’s experience of mysterious aspect of divine power, leaves one with an empty understanding of ”Your Spiritual Life”.
From http://www.spiritualriver.com/living-a-spiritual-life/ I found and share this article.
Living a Spiritual Life
What does it mean to live a spiritual life? Most of us probably have an idea of what we would be like if we could just be more spiritual…we picture our ideal “self” doing respectable things and acting in a respectable way. Not all of us want to know how to become a yoga teacher. But how can we define the spiritual life, and what steps can we take to get there?
First, we must sharpen our definition of the term “spiritual”. Vague definitions are poisonous to our spiritual growth.
Think about it. You probably have a vague notion of what “spirituality” means to you, but the lack of any specific qualifiers really limits your growth as far as any actions you can take. So let’s pin down all of the things that a spiritual life should entail:
1) Deep connections with others
2) Seeking wisdom
3) Striving for growth
4) Drawing closer to a higher power or nature
5) Tolerance and forgiveness of others
Deep connections with others
When we think of someone who is really spiritual, we might picture a man meditating in a cave, completely isolated from his fellows. In real life, we get deep meaning from our interactions with others. All of the great spiritual teachers would agree with this–for example, take Jesus, Ghandi, or Mother Teresa. All of them advocated working with others, even the sick and suffering. In particular, helping others is critical, as is carrying a message of hope to them. While many will attach religious connotations to this, it simply isn’t necessary, because we connect with others at a human level. In other words, keep it simple and just reach out and offer help. Most people would agree that those living a spiritual life connect with others in a helpful, meaningful way.
Seeking wisdom
Seeking wisdom implies that a person is on the path to wisdom. They have some wisdom; they are seeking to gain more. This is not a mad rush for knowledge. Instead, the idea of seeking wisdom is about making genuine growth and gaining real insight into our lives. People who claim to know it all or have superior knowledge are generally not regarded as being spiritual–they are instead preaching in arrogance. Seeking wisdom necessitates some degree of humility. The spiritual life is one of exploration.
Striving for growth
The spiritual life is a fallacy if someone has stagnated and is no longer growing. Spirituality is growth. This speaks of discipline; of demanding progress of ourselves. The great spiritual leaders alwayspushed themselves. If you want to feel like you are living the best life that you can, then you will need to push yourself in much the same way.
Drawing closer to a higher power or nature
Whatever your source of strength is, drawing closer to it will only make you stronger in your recovery. This is because your connection with a higher power is an internal mechanism–something that you have control over and can develop and cultivate.
Tolerance and forgiveness of others
Someone who is living a spiritual life does not hold deep grudges and resentments against others. They do not harbor anger in this way. Instead, we need tolerance and patience with others, and this comes from a genuine humility–knowing that we have probably acted out in the same way that others might be doing. We forgive ourselves and others around us. We hold our own behavior to a high standard, and grant leniency to others who are trying to grow.
Briefly I share a moment in my day of JUST BEING A CHRISTIAN, ALLOWING CHRIST TO SHINE FROM MY EYES AND FACE, BEING SPIRITUAL:
This morning as I was leaving a small chain store here in Guntown Mississippi, I watched a man in a wheel chair get himself in the door. The next thing I notice was that the man was radiating enjoyment of being alive in his face. At least that was my first conclusion. I walked near him and looking down on him in the chair, I Smiled and said, “How are you today my friend”. It was then that he looked up at me, and he let me know that he had been watching me for a bit of time. This man then with a gleam on his face, said to me, “I know you are a Christian, I can see it on your face”.
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My greeting intended to meet and share a Spiritual moment of encouragement to the man in the wheelchair. However it was the man in the wheel chair that gave me a wonderful Spiritual moment. The man and I visited and shared for a few moments, as others looked on with an eye of awe. Bottom line is that when we seek to share Jesus Christ, sometimes words are not necessary. My pastor, Dr. Bill Adams, tells me, “Mitch, just be yourself”. I understood him to be saying, allow the love of Jesus Christ to come from your Spiritual Heart.
I share this with you today, allow the love of Jesus Christ to come from your Spiritual Heart. Be Spiritual…
