Evident Church

People your "yes" needs to be "yes" and your "no" needs to "no". Christians, your word is so very important. Your Integrity is so very important. Not only does your "Word" affect those around you, but the world sees, watches, to see if you'll follow through. Don't say "yes" to please me in the moment. Say "No" so I can move on. Even a "no" can be kind. Be a man/woman of your word. Christ was, be an example. Matthew 5:37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

It is now that I must make a choice. Because of Calvary, I’m free to choose. And so I choose. I choose love.  No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves. I choose joy.  I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical... the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God. I choose peace.  I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live. I choose patience.  I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I’ll invite Him to do so. Rather than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. I choose kindness.  I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the u...

Judgment (Matthew 7:1, Matthew-Revelation – Greek=Krinō means to sentence and/or punish) to me is summed up as Pointing out someone’s sin, fault, shortcoming and assuming, without facts, what’s in a person’s heart; then pronouncing punishment or sentence, then the telling of how this person must apologize, fix, reform or conform. All of this being done with a self-righteous; piousness and proud attitude by the person doing the judging. Judgment (1 Corinthians 2:15, 4:4, 14:24 Luke & Acts etc. – Greek=Anakrinō means to examine, ask questions, discern ) is being aware of where someone is spiritually. Not so you can tear-them-down or chastise them; not so you can feel better about yourself by pointing out another person’s weakness. Being aware and recognizing where a person is at spiritually, where a person may have misinformation or where a person is falling short is because you truly do love them, you truly want to see them living life in the fullness of Christ and you even w...