Watch Carefully For These Signs Of ‘Spiritual Abuse’

Watch Carefully For These Signs Of ‘Spiritual Abuse’: Proverbs 18:14 urges us to pay attention to our spirits. “The human spirit can endure a long illness, but who can survive a crushed spirit?” But what happens when our spirits get crushed in church or when we are practicing our faith?

This is a VERY important article because spiritual abuse is rampant in Christianity. Depending on how mature a Christian is in their walk, some believers are seasoned enough NOT to let flawed believers deter their walk with Him. What about baby Christians? What happens when their spirits are crushed in church or while practicing their faith? Well...many of them go back into the world because they aren't strong enough to withstand spiritual abuse. Let's be clear: I DO NOT & WILL NEVER CONDONE SPIRITUAL ABUSE. God will deal more harshly with spiritual abusers because they are misleading the masses by watering down God's Word to fill seats. I feel for those who left church because of church hurt, and pray they recover. Now, you'll get the cliche statement from mature believers: Church is for imperfect people (believers included), but that's a copout. That sounds like an excuse for spiritual abuse; hurt people are supposed to overlook offenses against them by so-called church folks. That disrespectful mindset is the reason why many people are turned off by Christianity, because if we're honest, some church people act no different than unsaved people. Folks aren't ready for THAT conversation. Spiritual abuse is foul, and needs to be exposed.

Today's Message: Bothered Over Someone Being Unbothered

 

Hanging With Folks Who Don’t Like You & Vice Versa

 Repost (John King Johnson)

Y'all be hanging with people you don't like. Who also don't like you. That's some weird shit.

I will never be desperate for approval to where I hang with those I don’t like & don’t like me. What’s wrong with humans today?🤦‍♂️

Don’t Tell Everybody Your Dream

If you’re familiar with the Bible, then you’ve learned about Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers. His first mistake was telling his brothers his dream because they were upset that God didn’t give them the dream. Moral of the story: You can’t share your dream with everyone because of the hate that comes with it. If you have a dream, execute it in silence. Your result will speak for itself. 

Throwback Tuesday: Following God

Keep It Real Statement Of The Day:

Some Christians need to stop lying to unsaved people by saying coming to Christ is the best decision they will ever make because that's false. The truth is that once an unsaved person comes to Christ, they have a target on their back by Satan. At times, you'll go through more crap than you did before you got saved. You'll ask yourself "Why did I choose to follow God if I'm facing more fiery storms than I did when I was out there in the world? I would've never came to Jesus if I knew I had a target on my head." Nobody's that high holy & sanctified to where they didn't/don't question God. Then you have Christians who used to follow God, but turned their back on Him because they see no benefit in serving God, or they got tired of "suffering" so they abandon God. If I'm leading someone to Christ, I'm going to keep it real with them and say this walk isn't easy. Battles will choose you that you didn't ask for, and you'll question God & say, "Why?" If you can tolerate fiery trials, choose God and know he has your back, but if not, this life is not for you. I truly believe the reasons above are why some people choose not to come to Christ or they abandon Him, because who wants to suffer through no fault of their own in order to identify with Christ🤷 

Meditation

Sometimes you need to get alone & meditate. Why? Meditation gives clarity on what route you need to take for personal success. I’m beginning a new chapter that will require more meditation than before, and I’m ready. Time out for distractions because my next move will yield the desired result. Will the road be easy? No, but I’m willing to do the work to get the results I want. 

Sunday Messages

 You can't dance with the devil and praise God with the same tongue.

God is the last thing on people's minds when they're blessed, but the first thing on their minds when they're praying for a miracle.

People don't need a reason to believe something someone else told them. You can know someone your whole life, but you can't control who they choose to let get in their head.