As I sit and listen to this song and recap these last 5 years in the church. It brings back sad moments and happy moments now as I thank God for bringing my family and I to where we are now. I have shared in the past about a new uprise in many churches sweeping the country and even globally. [Seeker Friendly Trend]
As I sit back and watch this trend come in to the churches and literally brain wash the people with such deception like I have never seen. I am baffeled how so many fall in to it, but at the same time I see that time is short and there is an enemy in a hurry doing all he can do to leur those away from the truth. I am greatful to God for sparing our family and keeping us sheltered in him.
By no means do I post this to attack Rick Warrens seeker friendly followers. God loves all of you as he loves all of us. It just concerns me to this trend and what is being taught. Some of it seems to sound so good to leur those in and then smack em with untruth. Please understand that there is no truth in doing things Mans way. There should be no shame in talking about Christ and allowing him to do things his way to draw the people in. People dont care about stupid games or fun in the church, they are coming in because they are broken and searching for answers that they can not find no where else. So exempt speaking or witnessing about Christ and bring out all the fun to leur people in. If this is not mans way, I dont know what is... I speak from experience as atteneded a few churches, one being my home church at one time, and as I atteneded in a few of these churches I started seeing the pull away from God and the push to allow Mans way first.
I left a church which happened to be my home church for many years. When it fell to a new pastor who decided to shake up the church and the way we should believe. Might I clear that by no means are all of these churches as bad upfront at first like my old one. But some are and others are heading that way. Churches use to take God at his word, come in expecting him to show up and move. Today, Many churches are walking away from the word of God in this trend. New comers to the church are not grounded biblically and are merely told to take the pastor at his word, or the pastor knows best. There is to much ridiculing, belittling and telling people from the pulpit that God is disappointed in them, does not care about them or things like if you leave this church you will go to hell because you are defying Gods plan for you. I nearly told a pastor he would go to hell for telling the people this, but I backed off and left that one for God to have.. Things like this are wrong.
I want to thank the few churches that are still out there, that are sticking to Gods word reaching out to the people and allowing God to do things His way. Your churches, congregations and ministries, will be blessed and soar like you have never seen before holding on to your faith in Christ. Keep up the good work. I pray and speak many blessings over these churches and congregations, families, ministries. For these followers of the seeker friendly trend, I just want to tell you, we are all praying for you to see truth. I keep you in prayer to find refuge in Christ and may He lead you out in to the truth. God loves you so much and if you ever have a pastor saying, God does not care about you, God is disappointed in you, God will not save you, -- Please know, Your pastor or that pastor is lying.
I could sit here all day and list scriptures that tell you that God loves you, UNCONDITIONALLY! [1 Corinthians 13] That clearly speak against this trend, but I dont want to be here all day. I will wrap it up with this, I encourage you to sit atleast 15 minutes a day, pray and open up your bible and begin reading your word. Pray about where to begin, I would encourage you to begin in John but pray for guidance, God does answer you. He does not only speak to the pastors of the church, you are his child and he hears you and will answer you. All through out the bible it tells us God loves loves and cares for us. I encourage you, just this once, please take God at His word. It wont happen over night, remember his timing is not ours..
This song blessed me as I heard it and reminded me of all the hardships we went through over the years being led away from God to now being led back to Him in a faith based denomination. I am reminded of so much and this just marks the beginning of a new in Christ.. I hope you enjoy this song as I have.
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