TAKING CARE FOR GOD'S CHURCH

THANK YOU FATHER.

Hey Y'all!
Up praying for men and women who have been given a platform for God to influence others for God's kingdom and have chosen to abuse that position.

Do you all believe that certain men should be commanded to not teach false doctrines myths and opinions?

If so, Why?

Because many have wandered away from love, a pure heart and a good conscience and turned to meaningless talk.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they don't know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.

The Bible teaches us that any man who sets his heart on being an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self- controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

He must manage his own family and personal business well so that his own family respects him, because if he is not able to conduct himself in a manner that will be respected, How can he take care of God's church?

They want people to come into the church but what are they coming into?
There is so much false teaching.
There are too many novices opening up doors and when I say novice I mean they don't know God's Word.
They have their own script and doctrine.

The Bible teaches us that recent converts become conceited.
Power and position will also produce conceit.
This is another term for pride, and pride places a man under the same judgment as the devil.

The word teaches that pride will ruin a man's reputation with those who he is supposed to influence and that by not walking in pride he avoids disgrace and falling into the devil's trap.

It's ungodly what is being allowed in the church today.
The LORD Jesus told us that we would know a tree by it's fruit.
The LORD warned us to be watchful for false prophets who would come to us in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ferocious wolves.

Jesus asked, Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?

LISTEN.

You can't turn a man who his original and genuine intent is to do good for others into a man who his intent is to pervert and manipulate others for his own pleasure or gain.

I remember years ago going on an interview my first Neurodiagnostics interview out of school and it was very far away from my home but I was eager to work and so I didn't care if it was on the boarder of Ohio, I was willing to drive for the experience and the pay.

When I arrived the outside of the place was beautiful, the inside looked like a storage facility and not a neurology clinic.
I was excited and overlooked the condition of the inside and sat down with the man , gave him my resume and began the interview.

Notice I said I overlooked the conditions on the inside, only humans do this, we overlook danger because the enemy suggests that we do.
Remember Eve, "Did God say...?"
God was saying something strong to me in that meeting.

He was saying, "Girl get out of here!"

The man looked over my resume and knew that I had no experience outside of school and my externship in this area of diagnostic testing, so he asked some weird questions assuming that I was desperate for the position.
As much as I wanted the job my whole soul was saying don't take this job, something is not right.

I wasn't broke or lacking money I have been married umpteen years to a man who always works. I was happy to have completed school and I wanted to work in the field that I had studied for.

So I didn't bolt right out the door like a cartoon.
Just before I gave him my answer I asked if we could tour the office and if I could see the equipment (giving him the benefit of the doubt) (which I didn't have to do) he told me the machines were not working but they would be in a week.

He showed me into a few messy rooms full of boxes describing his plans for each room.
The reason I am not feeling this place is because his advertisement said that this was an established lab and there was no one here but this dude, no other staff on a weekday and it just didn't look right.

So we walk back to his desk and as we sit down I slid my resume out from in front of him (took all of my personal info with me), stood up, extended my hand of which he didn't shake, thanked him for his time and said, "I don't think this will work out for me."

I walked towards the door which he had locked, unlocked it as he proceeded to scream, "Go ahead and get food stamps and stand in the unemployment line then!"
I said sir, "I'm married and my husband is employed and he is in the car right here waiting for me."

That nut slammed the door and called the dean at my school just as I was calling her on my cell phone.

LISTEN
You can't turn a man who his original intent is to be a blessing into a man who is intent now becomes one that will get in your face when you refuse his offer.

It is however the blessing of God to be led by The Holy Spirit who will lead and guide you into all understanding and direct you in your response to that type of behaviour.

Be aware and stay sensitive to the leading and guiding of Holy Spirit.
Refuse profane and old wives fables.
Initially this man seemed to want to extend an opportunity and then he turned to not show an ounce of concern or respect for my decision.

Anyone who does not respect your decision does not respect you, and anyone who does not respect you doesn't need to share time or space with you.
When your peace is not received, wipe your feet to all hostility and or intimidation.

The man called my dean immediately to save himself because he knew that if his behavior was reported, there would be no more students or graduates referred to him and he might have been exposed for the nut that he truly was.

This man wanted to prevent me from having someplace to run to, he wanted to try and put my character in question.
But my dean knew me.

What she asked of me was to not tell any of the other students.
I didn't and I think back and wonder if I should have then.
Did she send someone else out to that man?
And if so what happened?

My concern for not disappointing her and all that she had done for me is what kept me in that building 10 minutes longer than I should have stayed.

I said all of this to say,
Many preach that everyone needs to have someone that they hold themselves accountable to and this is true.
But this is not to be used to manipulate others with this sentiment.

Because if you have chosen to hold your self accountable to other men who don't have their own sense of accountability, you have really only chosen to attach your self to someone who will agree with whatever method of power abuse you take part in.

To take care for God's church or anything that God has given you charge over, every man given a charge would do good to hold them selves accountable to God.
For it is Him that we will all be holding to and answer for what we have done.

Walk after the Spirit.
LOVE Y'ALL :)
SDWGTMTD

Matthew 7:15-23
1Timothy 3