Seeking God is always worth it.
It's worth the stress,
worth the sacrifices,
worth the self-denial,
Worth the loneliness.
God is more than enough compensation for everything you gave up trying to find and follow Him.
The frightening thing about the human heart is this…
If it is not carefully watched… It will slowly move from serving GOD… to serving its own needs.
And perhaps this is one of the greatest tests of discipleship.
Many of us have not truly surrendered our lives to CHRIST. We have merely offered HIM a contract.
As long as HE protects… As long as HE provides…
As long as HE opens doors… As long as HE answers the prayers we keep bringing before HIM… We will continue following.
But somewhere beyond that line… Our loyalty begins to shake.
One of the greatest idolatries that can quietly grow in the heart of a believer is the worship of our own unmet expectations.
A man can speak in tongues… Preach sermons… Lead prayers… Even suffer for a season… And yet still be serving his own needs more than he is serving GOD.
Because eventually every disciple arrives at the place where CHRIST asks one question…
“Am I enough?” Enough without the promotion. Enough without the marriage. Enough without the healing. Enough without the recognition. Enough without the breakthrough.
The Church in the Scriptures answered that question with their lives. They did not live because every prison door opened. Some prison doors never opened.
They did not remain because every storm ceased. Some storms carried them into eternity. They remained because they had already concluded…
CHRIST is worthy.
Somewhere along the journey… We changed what we taught.
We began preaching a CHRIST who exists to sustain our ambitions… Rather than a KING before whom ambitions are laid down.
We have taught men to come to GOD for what is in HIS hand… More than for GOD Himself.
And a generation has quietly learned to measure the faithfulness of GOD… By the comfort of their own lives.
But the Cross destroys that kind of religion. I will not be enslaved by my needs. My obedience will not rise and fall with my circumstances.
My devotion will not be held hostage by unanswered prayers.
Whether HE gives… Or whether HE takes away…Whether HE explains Himself… Or remains silent…
My hands will remain upon the plow. I will not look back. For on the day I first saw CHRIST… I ceased to belong to my needs.
I became HIS.
What are they teaching in churches today? Are they also not teaching reasoning in school anymore?
How can a “yahoo” boy open a “legit” business? How?
And on what grounds should a pastor even “bless” a yahoo boys church. When does Christianity approve of causing people hardship and suffering?
And as usual “religious people” as if Christianity isn’t a religion. Kmt
There is no single good in sin.
There is no single gain in unrighteousness.
Because we are creatures of a sovereign God, whatever we do against His nature is detrimental to our well-being.
Is it A LOT of work to care for a person with DS? Yes
Is that good enough reason to end a human life? No
What then should we do? Build churches, families and communities that share the burden of care and make life more bearable for those facing significant challenges.
The Christian answer has never been to eliminate the vulnerable because caring for them is costly. The Christian answer has been to bear one another’s burdens.
When Christians remained behind to care for the sick during plagues, they were not choosing the easiest path. They were choosing love.
So what we need is not fewer people who require care, but stronger communities willing to share the burden of care.
Just like @VictoryOlaleye and @Odun_Naike rightly said many of us here don't extend grace when engaging people.
It makes me wonder about a whole lot of things, and the people who said CT is toxic, they are right after all.
We are not even exhibiting Christlikeness.
Even if this is what was meant to be said, this is a very serious biblical claim. The appearing and the coming are the same thing, because we see it in 3 John.
The class of this doctrine does not even fall within amillenialism, because amillenialists even believe Christ will come (appear) to judge the world.