Something Against You? Coa?doa?

SOMETHING AGAINST YOU? COA VS DOA?

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com

If we really trust Jesus by faith we must give up all of our rights of personal understanding and personal opinions and say: GOD BY FAITH I WILL COMPLETELY TRUST YOUR PLAN.

TEXT: Matthew 24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

Revelation 2:4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

GET REAL? ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT YOUR LIFE? FAMILY? CHURCH? JOB? ARE YOU EXCITED WHEN THEY SAY: LET US GO TO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD? TELL ME WHAT TICKS YOU OFF AND I WILL TELL YOU WHAT MAKES YOU TICK. Have we lost our first love? Can others see your passion and zeal?

DEFINE:

*PASSION: strong emotion, zeal, desire, intense enthusiasm, eager interest, enjoyment.

*ZEAL: great energy or enthusiasm of an objective, fervor, eager, deep stirring, fervent.

Colossians 3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Do we really love the CHURCH and GOD? God? Sure we say God I love you more than words can say. JESUS we are head over hills in love with you. Do we work with our hands or from our heart? Remember when you first accepted Jesus as Savior and Lord? Everything was greener. Everyone was so pretty and wonderful. Then later someone becomes an irritant to you. You still love the lovely, but there is someone that just rubs you the wrong way? YOU LOVE JESUS THE MOST AS THE ONE YOU LOVE THE LEAST? Will you help IGNITE OTHERS’ PASSIONS?

YOU CAN GIVE AND NOT LOVE. IF YOU WILL LISTEN TO ME: YOU CAN NEVER LOVE WITHOUT GIVING… CHRISTIAN LOVE HAS TO PREFER THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND THOSE AROUND US.

WE CAN GROW A SPIRITUAL CANCER OF SELF-LOVE THAT THINKS MORE HIGHLY OF ME AND OURS THAN WE OUGHT TO THINK. WE FACE AN EXCEEDING GREAT DANGER IN THE MODERN CHURCH. JESUS CLEARLY WARNED US:

WHAT ARE OUR EXPECTATIONS? CAN OUR JOURNEY LEAD US TO GOD POTENTIAL WHERE WE SHALL FIND GOD’S MANTLE!

We are all on a journey! We walk on a spiritual PILGRIMAGE… We search for more. We desire to find God’s holy place of sacred growth. God has a course of action (COA) for your life. Will we be content in accepting less than our best for God? Get up! Get up now and let us find the heart of God. Come and go with me to the very HEART OF A HOLY GOD. Will we be DOA, dead on arrival?

Are we human beings having a spiritual experience? Or are we spiritual beings having a human experience?

WE HAVE A GREAT DUTY TO GROW DEEP ROOTS AND MODEL GOD TO OUR FAMILY, CHURCH AND SOCIETY. Define for me your COURSE OF ACTION (COA.) Are you clearly making progress or are you in the RUT of sameness? Let us study THE PILGRIMAGE TO FINDING THE VERY HEART OF GOD. Then we must pass on the torch to able hands to advance the Kingdom of God.

WILL WE FOLLOW THE LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE OF GOD’S PLAN? ARE WE INVESTING IN THE TEAM? PREPARATION! EFFORT! Is our journey to find God defined by hurt and disappointment? This can destroy the progress of the team. Hurt people never hurt you because of who you are? They hurt you because of who they are! We must allow the Holy Spirit to guide us beyond our potential into the realm of DIVINE POTENTIAL! WE NEED TO FIND THE PATH THAT GOD LEADS US EVER UPWARD. Many confuse the JOURNEY WITH THE DESTINATION, WHEN REAL GROWTH IS ABOUT THE JOURNEY!

God is looking for opportunities to reveal Himself to mankind. Seems we want to yield to opposition and limit the HAND OF GOD… we are weak, BUT GOD IS STRONG! God’s eyes are running to and fro looking for opportunities to REVEAL HIS LOVE AND POWER. God is not reluctant to help His people. 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. OPPORTUNITY, JOURNEY, POTENTIAL:

ALL OF LIFE IS A JOURNEY, THERE ARE MANY PATHS YOU CAN TAKE.BEFORE YOU. WILL MAKE THE DECISION WHICH PATH YOU WILL TAKE. You make the decisions how far you will go and how long you will stay? What are you expecting? What dream will you pursue? You decide if you will have joy? Anger? Peace? War?

2 KINGS 2, TELLS OF ELIJAH’S JOURNEY OF ETERNAL VALUES THAT TEACHES ELISHA TO GROW IN MINISTRY… THE MANTLE OF GOD IS A SOUND INVESTMENT. GOD HAS A PLAN, A LOGICAL ORDER OF PROGRESS. ELIJAH WAS A GOOD MODEL, MOLDER, AND MOTIVATOR. THERE COMES A PARADIGM SHIFT… THE PILGRIMAGE OR JOURNEY BECOMES CLEARER. WHILE ELISHA IS FOLLOWING ELIJAH THERE IS A PURPOSE OF EACH STOP ALONG THE JOURNEY. GOD HAD A LESSON AT EACH VISITATION SIGHT. Elisha cannot see the journey’s plan.