Tag: CHOF Ministry
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“It’s Time Out For Playing House”
Peace be unto you Beloved.
You know in the Bible Proverbs 18:22 (NLT) says:
22 The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the Lord. And Proverbs 12:4 (NLT) says:
4 A worthy wife is a crown for her husband,
but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.Beloved, it’s time out for playing house. God ordains marriage. One of the biggest steps a man or a woman will ever make in their life is getting married. Becoming a husband or wife is a “huge” decision with massive responsibilities that also encompasses accountability, and dependability. Within those three elements, morals and faith are essential. They are the platform for marriage. Now, a marriage will only sustain through the weather of life if the man and the woman use the tools God has blessed them with.
And we all know God does not use immoral tools.
Beloved, according to the Bible (God’s Words) marriage is the definitive stage of correlation between a man and woman. It is the crucial manifestation of obligation. The wedding band represents an endless love, and it also announces publicaly and “continually” that the man and the woman are voicing that they have made their selection, they are in love and committed, loyal and dedicated, to a very extraordinary person.
Beloved, anyone can be in a relationship behind closed doors, but a marriage requires eyewitnesses. Ladies and gentlemen, if you didn’t get the memo, the ring is the indication to commitment.
A man or woman can walk away from a relationship anytime they choose. But a marriage needs authorization. One stamp of approval won’t get the job done. Marriage is a legal bond that is tightly secured, willingly and jointly between a man and a woman “together” to fortify them during difficult and challenging times. The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 4:12: “Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”
Beloved, all marriages need help at some point or another. Mark 10:9 says: “Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
In a relationship a man or woman is basically still their own boss, but a marriage requires
co-management. A relationship allows a man or a woman to live apart, but marriage brings them together.Beloved, it’s time out for playing house.
Have a blessed day.
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“Little Things Are Relevant”
Praise the Lord Beloved!!!
I hope your day is being blessed.In scripture, the prophet Elisha told a man by the named of Naaman to go wash in the Jordan River and he would be cured of his leprosy. Naaman was a very influential man, he was the Captain of an army. He didn’t want to go wash in the dirty Jordan River. His attitude was:
“That’s ridiculous. That’s trivial. That’s irrelevant. That’s petty. That’s not going to make any difference.” His assistant said, “Naaman, if he would have asked you to do something hard, something big, you would do it. Why don’t you do this small thing?” Naaman finally went and washed in the Jordan, and he was totally healed.Beloved, I wonder how many of us would see our development, our restoration, our elevation, or a dream come to pass if we would just do the small thing that God is asking us to do. People think, “Oh, it doesn’t really matter. I’ll do it one day.”
Beloved, it may be something small that God is calling you to do. It is your act of obedience that will cause God to release the big thing that He has in store just for you.
“To God Be The Glory”
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“Everything Is OK”
Praise the Lord Beloved!!!
I hope your day is being blessed.Beloved, this morning, I want you to know that no matter what’s happening in your life, God wants you to know that everything is OK with you today!!! Now you may say, “Bishop Houston, everything is not OK in my finances. I’m stressed. I’m in debt.” That’s okay. It’s not the end. God is still working.
Jehovah-Jireh, the Lord your Provider, has breakthroughs coming your way.
If everything isn’t OK in your health, don’t get dejected. It’s not the end.
God has healing and restoration coming your way. If everything isn’t OK in your family or in a relationship, don’t write a child or spouse off. They may be on the wrong course, but it’s not the end. In the end, God promises everything is going to be OK.Remember Beloved, our God doesn’t end in defeat. He didn’t say, “Most of the time, I will cause you to triumph.” No, He said, “I will always cause you to triumph.” You may go through complicated issues, through discriminating situations or through disloyalties, but the point is that you are going through. You’re not staying there!!! It’s not permanent. Defeat is not your normal state. If everything is not OK in your life that simply means you haven’t made it to your new destination.
Beloved, stay in faith, keep proclaiming His Word and keep moving forward because everything is OK with you!!!
“To God Be The Glory”
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“Emotions Vs. Reality”
Psalm 33:4-5 says: The word of the Lord is upright, and all His work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.Praise the Lord Beloved. I want to talk to you a little about Your emotions.
Emotions are important. God created them, and He expects us to experience them. He doesn’t expect us to be emotionless machines. But emotions have no intellect. They’re real and powerful, but they don’t think. All we can do with our emotions is react. Emotions will react to a lie just as they react to reality. Emotions even react to things that are not real. That’s why emotions must always be the caboose of the train and never the engine.
You know, in the Garden of Eden, Satan turned the caboose into the engine. By appealing to Eve’s emotions and desire, He convinced Eve to take the fruit and look at it from his perspective. He put reality into the caboose position. So when Eve took the fruit and ate it, she was rejecting reality in favor of her emotions.
Most of the mistakes we make are caused by following our emotions. Emotions are very real, but the question is, are they right or wrong emotions? If you attend a scary film at night, you might have trouble sleeping because of the sense of fear that the film evokes in you. This is true even though neither the characters nor the events in the film were real. Whether or not the source of the emotions is real, often has little to do with how we react in our emotions.
Beloved, as you grow in your walk with Christ, test your emotions against the revealed truth of His Word. Align your actions to the reality rather than responding in your emotions, and you’ll find peace, calm, and a life of stable wisdom.
“To God Be The Glory!!!”
