MISSING THE MARK

The  sign of true Christian maturity is being able to confess our faults one to another 

James 5:16 says confess your faults one to another ... That you may be healed! 

A lot of folks proclaiming how free & healed they are yet they lack the humility enough to even own a single fault much less confess it to others. 

You won't ALWAYS  discern things in others, but NEVER in yourself.  That's Pride. 

Remember: you are NOT the standard of right living, consecration, and intimacy with God . 

Remove the mindset that all others need to "come up" to where  You are. That's Pride. 

 Don't hold others to a higher standard than you hold yourself. 

When you operate in the above ways --you can bet that BROKENNESS is present, but is being masked by an "air" of togetherness .  Which is a FAULT. Don't be too high minded to even see yourself .  

When you can get real and become completely vulnerable with others it leaves no room for the enemy. 

It opens you up for TRUE healing!! 

News Flash: "it's ok NOT to be ok" 

So often ... Especially with us charismatics we are taught to "just pray" , but don't share that.... OR if someone is ((dealing)) we act as if they have been hit w/the bubonic plague and we ostracize them. .... Or do the "I just see some things" 

Get outta here!  "See yourself" 

WE ALL HAVE "SOME THINGS TO SEE" 

And we wonder why so many people have a problem with coming real ? 

The bottom line is confessing our faults, SIN (which pastor broke down Sunday) means: missing the mark one to another . It truly brings HEALING! 

You  have to get real with yourself . first.  We must get real!! 

Understand that we are called to be ministers of reconciliation. 

If my brother or sister "misses the mark" I am to come along side them and help them aim correctly so they don't miss next time, but if I'm too proud ... I'll take that as an opportunity to criticize and get "spiritually deep" and keep my brother or sister from achieving CHRIST'S ultimate goal which is RESTORATION & HEALING! And it keeps US from achieving it as well! 

So ... Let us confess our faults one to another so that WE may be healed!

The effectual fervent prayers of the righteous avail much!!! (James 5:16) 

* we use the second half of that scripture (the effectual prayers avail) when we want something from God or when looking for answers and that ok, but the context is talking about confessing our faults to each other so that we can pray for one another... Because our prayers for one another avail much! 

I don't have it all together and neither do you, but if we lean upon one another and help lift each other up we will get there.

If my people who are called by my name ... Would humble THEMSELVES and pray.. Seek my face , turn from their wicked ways .., then I would hear from heaven, forgive their SIN (missed marks) and HEAL their land 

(2 Chronicles 7:14)  

Seed Sower

Sowing: is casting seeds, usually to plant something in a garden with the intent of producing a crop.

There are good seeds and there are bad seeds and there are seeds that God hates! 

One of those He hates is the seed of discord. 

Any person that plants a seed into your mind, heart or life that produces a crop of disharmony where there was once harmony, doubt where there was once confidence, confusion where there was once peace, division where there was once unity ... Is rooted from a place of pride birthed in lies and conceived in darkness. 

Be careful not to believe the lies . 

There are a lot of things that may "sound" true. 

A lot of actions may even line up with what you're being told, but always seek truth... Always get an understanding. 

Example- someone tells you that a friend you've had for years suddenly doesn't like you, is jealous of you, thinks your breath stinks LOL! 

 You've never felt they didn't like you before.. Never got any jealousy from them, you brush your teeth all the time :-) but maybe you and your friends relationship is different or distant than in past times.... The seed is always planted when you're vulnerable and so you believe the seed (lie) and it produces discord, separation.... And rather than realize the separation was from the lie... You convince yourself "oh see maybe they are jealous" why else is there this wedge..

When God allows you to SEE it... Don't get angry.. Just Pray! You don't have to defend yourself- bottom line TRUTH lives and LIES die. 

Walk in perpetual forgiveness and love always. Pursue PEACE with all men. Pray FOR spiritual vision & discernment ... Pray AGAINST pride & discord. 

Despite what's popular... God's plan for his people is Unity. Anyone, anything or even our flesh that would like to get in the way of that TRUTH needs to bow to the Word. 

My poppa Bishop said it best " We are ministers of reconciliation ... Anything outside of that hasn't died to its humanity" 

If you aren't speaking reconciliation, peace and unity then what kind of minister are you really? 

AMEN! #DEAD2THAT