Monday Gospel: Why Did You Leave?

 

It's easier to criticize someone's decision to leave church than find out why. Even if someone told you, would you respect their decision or try to guilt trip them into coming back by coming up with these cliches: Church is for imperfect people, Hebrews 10:25 "Don't stop meeting together with other believers, which some people have gotten into the habit of doing." or "You need other believers to help you mature in your walk with Christ." The reality is that more seasoned believers are leaving churches due to bad leadership, or because they're tired of the secular nature of many churches. It says a lot about believers who choose to sit under bad leadership. Truth be told, it's no one's business why a believer chooses to leave their church. As long as they continue feeding themselves spiritually and tithing to ministries that further the Gospel, they're still one with God. To really keep it real, some believers are lazy in that the only time they pray and read the Word is Sunday & Wednesday.

Today's Word

 

You'll know when a door is for you because when you open it, you feel peace. 

Today's Thought: Good People Aren't In Hate Groups

I remember when Donald Trump said "there are good people on both sides" in reference to Charlottesville, when suspected white supremacists mowed down innocent protesters. First, good people don't join hate groups. If someone claims to be good, they treat others with basic decency, no matter what race they are. Last time I checked, good people don't go around terrorizing minorities they see as less than them. 

Thursday Real Talk: Blessed & Highly Favored

 

Wednesday Gospel

Thoughts For Today

 

Alert, Churches Are Shutting Down! | Perry Stone

This video shows why you need a 1-on-1 relationship with God, because the church can't & won't save you. I've talked about this before, and I'll paraphrase: Each believer is responsible for THEIR walk with Christ because at Judgment Day, ALL of us will have to answer for the good & bad we've done on Earth. Other believers can't answer for our walk with Christ. Believers are too dependent on the church for spiritual nutrition, and half of them don’t pray or read God’s word outside of Sunday and Wednesday Bible study. That, and some churches are nothing but cliques. I know for me, COVID-19 has been a blessing because I have more time to listen to Bible teaching online, really spend the time I want in his Word, etc. Why depend on a pastor to give you what you can get from the source? It’s too much shucking & jiving in churches, and by that I mean hooting & hollering, faking being slain in the Spirit, etc.🤦‍♂️This guy is going to be really disappointed because more Christians are waking up and leaving churches because of the secular, liberal mindset of many churches. I'll really keep it real and say technology has made it convenient for people to get the word with Bible/devotional apps, live streaming of sermons, etc., so why would someone drive to church to hear the Word when they listen to a Bible podcast on their smartphone or YouTube? Makes 0 sense.

Monday Real Talk

I hope the black community can come together once again like the Civil Rights Era.