He saw the BEST in me...

Man, today was a great day peeps! It started off soo slow though. I overslept, and honestly did not feel like teaching Sunday school, working the alter, or even going to my church home today! I just wanted a chill, me day; maybe visit another church and catch a little breather before the week started. My God, am I glad I got myself out of bed and headed to my church. I never knew what was to come!

Well, I taught Sunday School and it was cool, I actually felt led to talk about the condition of the church from my last blog to be honest. It must be what God wants His saints to know about, because everyone is teaching on it as of late. But as the service went forward, the minister was preaching on how, we as saints are not to apologize for our past. We don't owe anyone an explanation as to why did I, who I was with, when and where it happened. All you really need to know is that I am a new Creature and all things are passed away!

The message was so on point because a lot of times, God has forgiven us for our transgressions, forgotten about our faults, and have granted us the gift of repentance. But WE are the ones who can't forgive ourselves and if we have, we still allow others to dictate what I am allowed to do for Christ. "You know you shouldn't be singing in choir, didn't you JUST get back in the church?" "Is pastor really going to allow HIM to usher this Sunday? After how he did sister so-and so in fellowship hall last bible class?" Lol. It sounds funny, but honestly we allow peoples opinion of us supersede what God has already forgiven and freed you from. The word of God says, "There is no condemnation now, for those who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit." We have to realize God hasn't come to condemn, but to redeem! Of course, being saved, we should know better than to let flesh lead us. But those who don't know Christ at all are the audience I am talking about. We can't be so heavenly bound that we are no eathly good and not realize, where they were, is where WE were not too far past! Dont forget, God saved your lying, fornicating, backbitting, reblling, unforgiving self just the same. So check yourself, before you think of checking someone else.

During alter call, a older gentleman comes to the alter and professes he wants to change and wants to be baptized. I immediately took him to the scriptures to make sure he knows what exactly he about to do. He agrees, so right away we get him changed and baptized him in Jesus name for the remission of his sins. He was crying before he even walked into the baptismal pool. After he was baptized, he came out, crying and said, "My old me is back there in that water, isn't it?" I started to tear up because, it made me think of my grandfather and how I saw him saying the same thing once he comes to be baptized in Jesus name. This gentleman told me he was tired of running. He has been doing it for years and it has gotten him no where. I need help to change. I witnessed to him about the baptism of the holy ghost and prayed with him that he receive Him.
I am still believing God with him, and it shall come to pass!

All this being said, we must not allow others to condemn you from being who God wants you to be. Yes, you have made mistakes. Yes, you may have rebelled. But God is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins. No longer do we need to be bound with what others think and perceive of us. Those people were not with you through your turmoil, your pain, and grief. Only God was. And it is nothing but the GRACE of God that you are here reading this today! It's because of His mercies that we are not consumed! Never let anyone tell you your past is so bad, or even tell yourself that, that God cant use you and you will never have a future in Him. God knows our end from our beginning, he saw the best in you when everyone could only see you at your worst and weakest state. Receive Him, and he will make you to be a mighty testimony; testifying that simply because he looked beyond all of my bad and saw me for what I was going to be, is the reason I stand before you all delivered, saved and whole.

Be Blessed.
"If you're living like there's no God...You had better be right"