Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart
2 Corinthians 13:3, “Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.”
The consciousness of Christ being our center and point of reference will continue to spread in our daily life.
For example, you will find it in your speaking.
You say something, but in your saying it, you feel as though you have put on a suit of clothes that does not fit, that does not feel right.
As you are criticizing and gossiping, you are going to inwardly feel, “O Lord, this language does not fit. Lord, You are my talk. You are my speaking. I used to speak so freely. But Lord, Amen.”
By contacting Him and experiencing Him in this way, you begin to feel the restraint in your words.
Christ is becoming your talking.
Little by little, the Holy Spirit will begin to make Christ real in your speaking.
You may fail, but you experience Christ in your failure.
You touch the living One, because your point of reference has changed.
You can no longer rearrange your thoughts, thinking “I shouldn’t talk that way anymore.”
Nor can you replace bad thoughts with good thoughts.
That does not work.
You have to interact with God.
You have to touch the Spirit.
And when you touch the Spirit, you draw from Him and He changes you.
Then you come to a church service and you make the meeting Christ, because you have handled Him.
You have handled Christ as your portion in your speaking.
Until Tomorrow
With A Shepherd’s Love,
Pastor
THURSDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS
Joel Bateman – Hospice
Ethel Proudfit – Hospice
David Burnette Family in passing of his Brother Memorial Service Sunday at 2:00PM
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Brandon’s Dad
Charlene Palmer
Darlene Thaxton
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother
Dr. Don Davis
Easton Fielder
Erik Magusson
Freddie May’s Mom
George & Linda Alexander
James Burnette
Jane Evans
Jim Mabe
June Cronan’s Sister
John Austin
John McClain
Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Michael Stanley
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Rose Fuller
Sandra Graham
Scott Nix
Terrell Loyd
Tom Witcher
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christin
Ashely Burn’s Sisters
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister _ Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin