Deny Yourself Pt.4

Deny Yourself, Pt. 4

Rom. 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love
God,
to them who are the called according to his purpose.

God gets tired of trying to lead people that do not want to follow him. We
are being taught constantly by many TV preachers and conference speakers that
any
and everything we do bad will one day be turned around for the good or used
by God for our ministry, but these are lies! God never said that he would make
our
misery our ministry. He never said that everything bad that we do will work
together
for our good. He said that all things work together for the good of them “THAT
LOVE
GOD AND ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE!” This is not talking about
disobedience because he also said, if you love him, you will “KEEP HIS
COMMANDMENTS!”
And you also have to be “CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE” or in other words,
you have to be in his will, following the God ordained purpose that he has
given.
A person that follows their own way is not called according to his purpose! So,
when
you go your own way, do your own thing, follow your own agenda, it’s not going
to always work together for the good, but many times, it will end up in
destruction, turmoil,
and in some cases, spiritual fatalities.  

We have to stop quoting scriptures that do not apply to us. We get so hyped up
by these
money/prosperity messages that we forget to use common sense and understand what
the bible is saying and who it is saying it to. We constantly hear things like,
“no matter
what you are into, God will turn it around for the good” or, “that thing that
you can’t
stop doing is gonna one day be the thing that you minister
to others about!” And then you have attention seeking folks, confessing all
their business
before the whole world on television because they think that if they do that,
they will
somehow minister to the people that are still in bondage to it, yet they
themselves may
not be truly delivered and all they end up doing is opening up the issues of the
people
but offering no real solution. They say, “I was homosexual” or “I was a sex
addict“,
trying to turn their misery into some kind of ministry, but this can be
dangerous for some!
Everything that you were into is not for everyone to know! In the bible, Paul
never
revealed his struggle. He just called it a “thorn in his flesh“. And also, when
he was
delivered from being a Pharisee, God sent him to the Gentiles to preach and sent
Peter
to the Pharisees (who was never a pharisee)! God outsmarts sin by sending you
into a place
where you have not been so that you can remain strong and not be tempted over a
measure that you may not be able to resist. God will not send a former crack
head to
the crack house. He does not have to. He will raise up a person that never
needed
crack to go there because he is not trying to tempt anyone! And once they come
into
the church, sure you can share your testimony with them, but make sure you are
truly
delivered and God is leading you to. Make sure you are strong enough! Don’t
think
just because you used to do it, it is your ministry now! The bible clearly says
that
God tempts no man. These are the desires of oneself, to go back and reclaim what
they
feel they messed up, but God is not concerned with that. He wants you healthy
and wise!
Sure, some people want to go back and win friends, family, and loved ones that
are bound,
and there is nothing wrong with that. But everything you were into is not your
new found
ministry once you feel you have overcome it. And everything you used to do
should not be
broadcast to the world just because you used to do it. You must be lead of God
and know
what his purpose is for you. And you gotta stop thinking that whatever you used
to do or
are doing now, out of disobedience, is gonna one day be turned around for the
good of
the Kingdom. If you are not keeping his commandments (loving him) or if you are
not
called according to his purpose (following him), then it may never work for the
good!  

Suggested Reading: Prov. 1:31, John 14:15 , 2Cor. 12:7, Gal. 5:1, James 1:13