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Beware Of False Teachers

November 26, 2010 by admin 1 Comment

  As we are taught in 2 Timothy 4 “A time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.”  The results of this weak teaching are before us today and evident in our society through the lack of morals in the people and the lack of obedience to God’s Word.

 Men have forgotten how to be men and this has allowed Satan to spiritually misguide many children due to the lack of standing on the Truth of God in our homes and in our nation. No where in the Holy Bible does God permit homosexuality! In fact God’s Word plainly teaches us that it is an abomination to the Lord. The world likes to tell us different due to seeking the acceptance of the people but shouldn’t we be more concerned with the acceptance of God instead of man?

 The Holy Bible teaches us how to develop our inner spiritual being and how to develop our senses between good and evil to maintain the integrity within the body. Without this teaching from the Word of God our children and our nation will be lost in a downward spiral of sin that is guaranteed to take us down in a pit of no return. The Holy Bible helps us to develop the spiritual seed of God that we have as children of the light and it also exposes the spiritual seed of the enemy in the darkness of this fallen world. This is why the world hates the gospel and the world rejects the Truth.

 Unfortunately, many pastors and leaders have taken the side of the world in not speaking out against sin due to their fears of the people and not wanting to take a stand. This has in turn re-channeled their focus on what the people want to hear instead of what they need to hear for our children’s future. By catering to the itching ears of the people it is easy to develop a following and to build an empire that is destined to fall. The Kingdom of Heaven is not about the acceptance of sin nor is it about financial prosperity. It is about truly discovering who we are and how to maintain what we have been given for God’s glory and not our own. 

  Don’t be fooled with false teachers that try to mislead you in the acceptance of sin or in God’s promise of financial prosperity! God’s Word promises us that if we will be true to His instruction that He will give us just what we need to succeed. Anything more than our needs is just a blessing for being obedient to His Word and is given to us so we can bless others. 

 The Kingdom of Heaven is about peace in the family of God that is held together in the love of Jesus Christ! This life is about learning how to stand and how to walk on the road while helping those in the ditch to see the Way. For it is better to hear the whole Truth than to miss the door in the End…amen

James A. Harrison

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The Riches Of Heaven

November 26, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 Due to our human nature we often describe prosperity in monetary means. Unfortunately, this has even been preached from pulpits with pastors preying upon their listeners  without properly teaching the true meaning of prosperity. This prosperity message has caused many people to stumble and become discouraged because they falsely give while looking for something in return. This same principle has been used with people in leadership positions in giving publicly because they need the people verses understanding the dependency of God.      

 True giving expects nothing in return due to the fulfillment that we receive from our Father in Heaven for being obedient to His Word when He directs us in the Holy Spirit. There is nothing like feeling the presence of God and knowing that our deeds are a sweet aroma to our Father in Heaven while allowing Him to have all the praise. The riches of Heaven are not about monetary means for they are about the love that is shared in the family of God.

 All of God’s children are the jewels in treasure chest of Heaven and anything else is just a blessing from God! Don’t be fooled with false teachers that mislead the the people with prosperity messages because the best treasure is a family that is being held together in the love of God that carries forward His will throughout the generations…Amen 

 James A. Harrison

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A Flight Of Faith

November 19, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

  Throughout the Word of God the Lord instructs us to trust Him and to have faith in the results that are sure to come. Where many of us get lost is because we look for that step of faith with success the first time we try to fly. Then when we get our wings clipped we often become bitter and unfortunately some even give up. Since when are we to give up as a child of God when we know that our wings will grow back? How many of us have ever jumped too soon and struggled in flight?   

 A step in faith does not always mean that things are going to turn out the way we want them but what we must recall is that there are lessons to be learned in order to prepare our wings for the future flight. Here is an important part to recognize, “What good is it to build something if we can’t share it with others and teach them how to fly on their own.”

  What good is is our life if we are not teaching our children the principles of flight and the importance of knowing how to land for someone else to take off once again? Always remember to have faith in your flight because as long as we have life through Jesus Christ then there is still hope to fly again…Amen

 It is when we learn to step out that God will step in….

James A. Harrison

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Allow God To Lift You Up

November 18, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 Have you ever compared yourself to a butterfly in the wind or are you a more like that hard shelled bug that flies in the air? There is alot of wisdom in this comparison because the next time you are driving your car watch what happens to the butterfly who often does not take the direct hit of the car. They often miss the moving object because God’s hand picks them up in the wind and sets them down before the fall.

 On the other hand though the bugs that take the direct hit are often the ones that are flying so hard that they never see what is coming. Is this your life? Are you flying so hard that you feel as if you are being hit by a car everyday that you go out? Are you struggling to keep yourself in the air while blows just seem to be coming out of no where? Maybe this is because you have forgotten how to fly and you are trying to do it on your own.

 The object in learning how to fly is also learning how to land. We all have obstacles and have to face turbulence from time to time but all that matters is that we allow God to raise us up and set us down. Examine your heart for the gentleness and compassion of God as well as the strength to stand strong in the winds ahead. Because when we learn to fly with God He will give us the navigation to bring us home…

James A. Harrison

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For Those With Ears To Hear…

November 16, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

 Did you know that when a butterfly is born there is a process of inner development before the break through? Another key part of this growth of a butterfly is the principles that we learn once it is set free from the cocoon on the tree. The butterfly does not just start flying immediately once it has wings because it is necessary to grow strength and learn how to move in this new world.

 The growth of a butterfly is like the growth of a Christian. We start as a seed and then crawl on the ground before we learn how to fly on our own. Can you see the importance of reading the flight manual in the Owrd of God before we take off? The unfortunate side of this is how so many never figure out how to fly because they become stuck on the ground. Learning to walk is often not the issue but learning how to grow our wings in the spirit of God is the most awesome experience that we can ever encounter.

 If you have not discovered your wings or you feel as if they have been clipped seek God and look within yourself to discover something that you already have. How can we ever learn to fly if we are not willing to jump and how do we honestly expect to grow stronger if we don’t exercise our wings? Can you see the importance of your wings being balanced before your flight? Sometimes we have have to step out from the old to learn something in the new… 

James A. Harrison

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Filed Under: Balanced Life Ministry, Church Assistance, Daily Growth, Health & Nutrition, Leadership Forum, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: balance, butterfly, cocoon, God, jesus, life, tree

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