The foolish game of Russian Roulette

We are all familiar with russian roulette, if not let me brief you. It a daring game used with one weapon known as a gun, hand-sized if you will. This gun is loaded with only one bullet and the game can be played with as few as one person to dozens.

While the gun is loaded, the chamber is spun and the person who chooses to play holds the gun up to the temple of their head or the gun may be held against an individual's head by another  person, and then BANG! With all the faculties running wild, possibly urinating on your self not to mention having a bowel movement, the gun only clicked and did not actually release the bullet.

We were all born into an evil world for purpose and most of us do not know what that purpose is. We have all had backgrounds of 'the church setting.' The preacher preaching sermons on you to the deacons hands all in the money trays. We have, some of us, even learned how to do a 'chuch' (without the 'R') dance as we watch them 'cut a rug.' Most of us have been scarred through the 'church folks.'

Oftentimes, I wonder how many of you are attending a building you've been raised to call a church and do not leave changed. It is easy for us to point blame at others for not having a righteous relationship with God, and we can easily point blame as to why our way of living is not up to God's standard. We stride in our own selfish wants as opposed to what God wants.

We determine in our carnal way of thinking and finding justification to appease this nasty flesh of ours by accepting a deception of the enemy and conclude, "Well, God knows my heart." or "It don't take all of that." I have never seen an individual person reach the holy of holies and determine that extent of it does not take all that, I ask you what is your secret cause I'm striving.

We choose to appease fleshly desires that only last for a season instead of suffering affliction and becoming the servant of righteousness. We choose to call on the name of the Lord in our own selfish endeavors, but never when he is calling for a sacrifice.

How is it that you conclude that your spiritual condition may be okay with your own way of righteousness when in the end,you just may be playing russian roulette and seal your own fate. God loves us all, yes, but his heart aches for you. He longs for you to know his spirit and not the image of darkness we have all imitated at one point or another.

 The lie has always been for some, I've messed up too badly for God to want somebody like me, this is not true. There is no sin in the earth that is so great that will keep you from the love of God. his heart is aching for you to call upon him and just come, bags and all. COME ON....

Whether you accept him or reject him, he will still love you the same. His word, he will not compromise, don't get it twisted and stop allowing deception and lies to fool you. Your spiritual condition is underway if you choose to say all or nothing.

It is not wise to live according to our own understanding , nor is it wise to determine the mind of God when one has yet to be still and allow God to strip you of your filth, because the ways of a man may appear to be right in his own sight and the heart is deceitful, but remember your end will soon lead to destruction. Stop playing russian roulette with the breath of God you carry.

We carry on as though life on the earth is for a lifetime. We say God is still working with me, to some degree yes. However, the ultimate choices are yours, like, stop sleeping with that man or woman who is not your husband or wife. Lay down the habits, repent. Convert to his ways and strive towards him, then you will begin to see for real change. Someone's time is nearing, and I pray that you will not leave here with the trigger released to your temple.

The struggle within

How many of you have encountered someone doing wrong by you and never apologizing for it? How many of you have wronged someone and you have never apologized for it? We have all done something to someone in this life that was wrong and whether intentional or unintentional, the wrong has caused a degree of damage. Sometimes we fail to see that a simple detailed apology will bring forth much healing and change, as opposed to sweeping the issues under the carpet and expect for it to go away.

Oftentimes, the intentionals are the worst because it leaves the person in a place to deal with the leftovers of what was done. When you have wronged someone, it can cause division among loved ones, distrust and  cause the one wronged to feel displaced, frustrated and hurt.

However, there is a key that is workable in any situation. There are two challenges people will deal with in this life; the trying of your faith and the trying of one's heart. If you are a believer of Jesus Christ, it is a trying to your faith in God and pursuit after him, regardless what that person has done or said, the fact remains forgiveness is key and you keep it moving. The trying of your heart will be to guard it through prayer and watching what you allow to come out of it. For example, if that person speaks ill against you, do not repeat what they say because one....Those are words that are mediocre, they are beneath you and two.....It's not worth giving life to those words.

How many of you believe you are grown, at least this is what we say when we reach a certain age or we obtain the materialistic objects that are only temporal? Being grown is not contingent on the material objects or how many jobs/career one has...nor is it contingent on the houses one has... Being grown and mature constitutes for the capability to accept your wrong towards someone you say you love, especially when you see the hurt in their eyes and/ behavior. Making your wrongs right. Asking for forgiveness when you see you have caused division. Being mature enough to swallow your pride and say, "I was wrong for saying those words to you." or "I was wrong for causing you to feel like......"

Nevertheless, we have all done one or both of these. Forgiveness is key. Guard your heart by letting go what was said and done. Jesus said, "It is not what goes into the heart of a man that defiles him. It is what comes out of him/her that contaminates you." Pray for that person or persons like Jesus did. He said, "Bless them which curse (imprecate evil upon you, doom) you. Do good to them that hate (pursue with hatred, detest) you. Pray for them which despitefully use (insult, treat abusively, to revile, to threaten or accuse you falsely). Pray for them which persecute (Drive you away, harass, trouble, to be mistreated, suffer persecution on account of something without the idea of hostility)."

In conclusion, this is not an easy task, but it is required because it will bring healing to your heart and heaps of coals on their heads. You may be thinking, "I don't know how to pray for this person/persons." Ask the father and he will teach you what words to pray and what the need is in their life and then you watch God deal with them as only he can. Trust him...