During the Christmas season so sorry to keep sharing these eye-opening type of videos but maybe that is a great gift in disguise for church folks to open up their eyes wide in this season. Do you notice how many ministries/churches, etc. are putting out their begging pleas to donate to their organizations now with the close of the current year coming to an end. They know we the church are known as having big hearts and tend to want to give donations to help a worthy cause and it could then be used as a tax donation for income tax purposes. Don't take the bait this year, I am sure your family could use the extra blessing you will be saving instead of giving it away to some ministry. Now, that is of course unless Holy Spirit is speaking to you to give then follow His leading. Giving can also be giving to a needy person, needy family, neighbors in your community and does not always have to represent a church/ministry. Let your heart be tender to Holy Spirit because He does not lead you into planting monetary seed into let's say not so rich, not so clean soil possibly found in a church, ministry or even a minister.
After viewing this very video, it caused me to look back on something I actually experienced myself a few years ago with a minster. I was at a church service with Jeff Jansen preaching at his new smaller location after their church split. He shared that day how he was diagnosed with an illness and how he was not believing the doctor's report in regard to that. Well, he had the diagnosis of the same type another local minister had and was healed from. I reached out to that minster via email asking without actually stating in the email the name of the disease. But I did make mention that it was a disease they were healed from themself. My heart was filled with compassion towards Jeff's diagnosis so surely, I thought at the time this compassionate minster would respond to my pleas to reach out to Jeff since they both at one time had the same disease. I was literally shocked at the response I received from this particular local minister. So much so it took me a few days to compose an email response back. I happened to find the rough draft of the email I sent in 1 of my bibles/journals. First of all, the minister stated their hands were tied and they had to steer clear of this. See, it was also the time when ministers were taking 1 side over the other of what was going on between Jansen's and their church debacle, let's call it. I think I have made mention of this before how the so-called overseer over this church investigation did not allegedly reach out to the other side to hear their take on what was happening just took one side in this. I found all of that out later when I began to talk with people, I used to attend the church with. If a godly person was in charge of looking into this then why didn't they not reach out to people that walked with Jeff? Causes one to wonder, doesn't it? Well, some of them are ready to share their story now if only they were approached, and they did not have to initiate the inner workings of this. Follow the money trail people, follow the money trail. As you know they were in the midst of going to court at the time in regard to financial things. There were people in the very courtroom proceeding that could share what went on in this situation. Unfortunately, Jeff died in the midst of this, and the court never got to see the financials that were in question so from what I was told the court dismissed it because the person being accused was now deceased. This is such a shame and maybe it is time now for those to come forth and share their stories to once and for all clear the name of Jeff Jansen and justice may be served to put this to rest. Now, I was not actually there so I must say allegedly, and it is not me being a firsthand witness but hearing the stories of those that were there walking through this. I would have to speak it as in my opinion to be worded correctly.
Back to the email now. I sure would hope this would not be an example of a minister knowing possibly something about another minister and that would be why one pulled back from reaching out to a minister that could have used encouragement, in my opinion that is and allegedly speaking. This is not a coincidence at all of the exposure of churches/ministry stuff/smut that is being exposed now. To clean up these so-called churches that they call themselves to be. I am sure there are still really good churches out there and ministers too that don't cow tow (is that how the expression goes) to the pressure of other ministers. My prayer is that you find one and stay close to Jesus in reading your bible and prayer time also. Keep a pure and clean heart before the Lord. Do not let sin take over your heart so you can no longer hear clearly from Holy Spirit. Continue to do good deeds and acts of kindness as you go about your day. Just the other day I felt prompted by Holy Spirit to offer to pay for the older woman's groceries along with my items. I asked her if I could do so, but she responded she had no need for me to do that and thanked me. That then struck up a further conversation we had after checking out and hopefully I was able to give her wise direction with the question she asked me. Just Sunday I was standing in line and there was an elderly man in line 2 behind me and he looked either tired or maybe sickly and I offered for him to go ahead of me. He declined my offer and even the lady behind me said she was going to offer the same to him. See, you can hear Holy Spirit and step forth, but it has to be received by the one you are reaching out to also. When you are walking by someone and you genuinely like their top, eyeglass frames, outfit etc. it takes no time at all to sincerely compliment them does it. Just yesterday I noticed a clerk's name on their name badge and commented how I liked their name. They smiled the most beautiful smile, and I recognized that type of smile. A person with Jesus in them. I asked them if they were a believer and knew Jesus, they responded yes. I told them how I saw Jesus in their smile and when others tell me about my smile, I respond it is the Jesus you see in me. I suggested that is a response they could use when someone tells them they have a beautiful smile.
Kindness costs you nothing but lying and deceit can cost you a great deal in life. Choose to have a compassionate heart with God given wisdom versus a hardened, callous heart okay.
The scripture I made mention of in the email was 2 Kings 2. Maybe that was for you to read since I shared that today. That scripture is about Elijah taken to heaven and Elisha purifying Jericho's waters. In my bible margin on 3/19/2005 I notated a section in regard to 2 Kings 2:19-25 the first portion was a blessing pronounced and the later portion a curse pronounced. It is much better to have the blessing pronounced in your life then the curse, do you agree.
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