When you study the demographics of different religions in The United States of America you will find that the United States has more Christians than any other country in the world. Based on a previous Wikipedia poll completed in 2007 it showed that America consist of 76% Christian and the remaining percents are claimed by others who follow other beliefs or no beliefs at all.
Based on this fact of America being 76% Christian why is that we have so much deception, dishonesty, greed, lust, unforgiveness, and lack of true love within the body of the church? Why is it that so many Christians have so much lack of code and honor in their way of life? Do we think just because we call ourselves Christians that we are excused from judgement and can live as we choose until we are called home? It is sad to see how so many Christians here in America have allowed the world into the church and fallen weak in faith to not stand up for what is right by God in our homes to keep this country intact.
When you study the different religions you will find that a majority of other beliefs can stand together to accomplish a mission but when it comes to today’s Christians many just argue and dispute the Way that has already been given by God through Jesus Christ. Why is that Muslims can stand united with other Muslims but the Christians can’t even agree on which denomination properly sets them free? If there was anyone in this fallen world that has held true by majority and seeked peace in everything they do it is the Amish and the Mennonites that have clearly understood how to live in this world but not of this world. This is sad but true how so many in the Christian body have lost their unity and forgotten how to work together in serving God instead of serving themselves.
Are Christians so blind and deaf here in America that they have forgotten how to recognize the Word of God and forgotten how to respect each person for the roll that God has given? This hurts my heart for what I hear and see not only as a Christian but as an American that understands how God gave us this country to be set free. Now with my new understanding in life through Jesus Christ I see how America has fallen to Satan in chasing their fleshly desires instead of trusting in God and allowing Him to supply us with our needs. Satan is very clever and has fooled many Americans as he once fooled Eve in the Garden of Eden.
It is in our human nature to want something before we are ready and to seek the easy route to achieve our goals but as we can now obviously see this is not the proper way to believe! Jesus plainly taught us when tempted by Satan to look past our immediate desires to understand the possible outcome before we make our decisions in life. He also taught us what would happen to our riches when we began to fill our own barns instead of helping others to build theirs to help feed others along the Way. America might look good from the outside but what good is it if we have nothing left on the inside? We all know what happens to the barn that has no inner strength to hold itself up, and it is my sincere prayer that every Christian here in America learns to put aside our differences for the sake of our children’s future.
Our barn might be financially empty here in The United States of America but the pillars that still stand are the Christians that help hold this country together. For without Godly principles, discipline and order through the love of Jesus Christ this country would be no different than the others that have always wanted what we have. What we have is what God has given and anyone that tries to take it away is not working for God but working for Satan.
Life is not about what we have on the outside but who we are on the inside. There is no competition in the body for every part learns to respect each part for the roll they carry while learning to serve each other along the Way. There is no excuse for sin as God told Adam in the Garden of Eden and there is no placing blame for what we know in our hearts to be true. So, I challenge each of you that may read this post to step up to the plate and begin to seek God’s will in your life and not your own If you have something in your life and you know it is not right then fix it before it destroys you! God is real and knows your heart and soul so the real question is, ” Do you know who you are or have you lost sight of your purpose in life?”
All it takes is that first step, and then every other step will gain momentum with strength once we commit to serving God instead of ourselves…amen
James Harrison / Servant
Pastor Cornelius says
Dear Precious Servant of God
Greetings to you in the wonderful name of our lord Jesus Christ! i would like to inform about our ministry and the activities of our ministry. My name is Pastor S.Chinna (Orissa). From state Orissa INDIA I was born and brought up in Christian family. At the age of 15years I accepted the lord as my personal savior. After my graduation B.Sc. I applied Bible College in Ban galore. After my B.Th again I applied for M.Div in Ban galore. After that I came to Andhra Pradesh for ministry. I gone Andhra Pradesh many different villages and interior villages to do ministry. I was married in May 29.2007. God gave me wonderful life partner. Her name is Theresa she sings wonderful songs. God has blessed us wonderful male Son. We both are completely involved in ministry. With 15 co-workers. We have a great vision for the unreached to reach and to touch the untouched. We are sharing the word of God many poor and needy people and lost people of A.P.Visakhapatnam Dist and East Godavari Dist. Of India. God gave us wonder vision through Mathew 28: 19-21. Fulfilling the great commission.
God is using us many places of small urban and rural areas of Visakha Dist. A.P. India. We are winning the lost and reaching the every unreached village of East costal districts of Andhra Pradesh State. Presently we are doing ministry in 30 villages. We are having 15 coworkers. They are working with us. I am traveling in different churches of our villages.
We are reaching them by visiting door to door and personally and conducting open meetings and creative ways
We saw many people are blessed with the word of God. And many of them are committed their life and accepted the lord Jesus Christ as personal savior.
There are many villages people are still in darkness. They still don’t know about Jesus Christ. We want to reach out those villages and plant churches and start children’s homes.
Many churches and the pastors of interior villages are not getting any kind of source and they need financial support and they need good church buildings. In villages pastors are not getting any kind of financial support and the pastors facing many difficulties.
In these villages thousands of children’s are school drop outs they are not getting any help from their parents and even in the villages mainly untouchable of low caste and in the community they have no rights to study with high communities. So none of them are giving hope and education. When I saw this situation I cried and I asked to the lord to give hope for them by giving education, shelter and above all the love of God.
Thousands poor widows, handicapped and old age people are not getting enough food. And not having proper shelter to stay.
In our place people are strongly worshipping Idols, Animals, Human beings, and Trees and filled with witchcrafts.
So far we have reached more than 30 villages and planted 22 churches and builded 5 churches.
We are now giving special coaching to the school dropouts and orphans children’s in 4 places with 227 children’s and we also giving food for them. Our dream to have a children’s homes in different places and English school for them.
If you would like to visit our ministry and see the work our activities and bless the word of God in our churches. plz visit our place.
If the spirit is leading you help these poor and needy children’s, churches, pastors, widows, handicapped and the needs of our ministry kindly contribute your offerings, tithes, special gifts, donation and etc to our ministry. As the lord leads you.
We will look forward to hear from you.
In His service
Pastor. S.Chinna (Cornelius) & Theresa
Door no.5-10,Tulasinagar Street
Yellamanchili Village & Mandal
Visakhapatnam dist, pin.531055
Andhra Pradesh State
INDIA
Phone.91+9989796394.
Email. graceministries2007@rediffmail.com
Email. chinna_36@rediffmail.com
Email. graceministries77@hotmail.com
Isaiah 58: “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter – when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say:
Here am I.”
admin says
Dear Brother In Christ,
Thank you so much for your message and it is my objective as the Lord provides to help those that are sincere in their mission. Your letter brings me to tears for I know what it is like to be alone as a child and now I know the hurt of wanting to help those that are seriously in need but being financially restricted. I can assure you of this,” I know the Lord has given me this ministry here at BLM and I know the Lord will not give birth to something and not see it through.” As He allows us and directs us we will help however we can. Please stay in touch so we can encourage each other and send us some pictures through our contact page if you are able.
Please share with everyone the mercy, the grace and the hope which we receive through Jesus Christ. All it takes is a little light to penetrate through all the darkness, and when that light begins to break through it is truly amazing how God will show us the Way…
Ps.Cornelius says
Dear Loving Servants of GOd
Greetings to you all in jesus name! It has a long time i have never comunicated with you
Now we would like to requesting you please kindly pray for our work and we are in need of wonderful people like you
We are keep reaching many interior remote villages and small towns and we are sharing the word of GOd
We also having 227 childrens in three different places and we are keep giving them special coaching
We also netoworking more than 300 pastors and also involved in different activities
We would like to requesting you plz kindly visit our work
SOme people already came from U.S.A and visited our childrens and our ministry and they are so much happy the way we are doing Gods work
And they said plenty and so much need is there for our ministry
So my kind request to you if you want to know more and i will give their emails and so that they can give you the information
if you want to see their pictures i will send it to you
We are need of your prayers and helping hands as the lord directs you
We keep praying for you
Rev.S.Chinna (Cornelius)
admin says
Bro. Cornelius,
We will begin to pray for you and that God’s will will be done in your ministry. Currently we are in the birthing stage of ministry here at Balanced Life and it is our every intention to not only assist here in America but to reach out as far as the Lord directs in assisting others within the body of Christ. Please forward us some pictures if you are able and stay in contact with us from time to time. May teh Lord bless you to go the extra mile and give you the wisdom for your steps ahead…James