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  • “God Gives Us a Future with Hope”

    God Gives Us a Future with Hope

    CHOF Ministry’s Expression for Today

    Jeremiah 29:11 – For surely, I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.

    There was a career woman who was at a crossroad. Her career was going great but there was something bothering her heart. She felt that the Lord was leading her toward another career path. Reverence started to come upon her. That’s because the calling she thought she heard the was the Voice of Real Reason.

    This new calling was unknown and foreign to her, so she started “looking back” over her endeavors, some that were her present focus and some that were laid to rest. This was a big internal shift for her and she felt the Lord presenting to her an opportunity that was once a vision, one that the Lord laid to rest.

    Now, most people don’t get an opportunity to glimpse into the future actually only those favored by God get that blessing. The Lord had given her a glimpse into her future and had even blessed her with a few of the joys He has in store for her.

    But, what she didn’t comprehend is that the enemy had snuck in and apprehended her mindset with his ventriloquism and presented her an image of past activities that God has laid to rest . She just knew that it was the Lord speaking to her. So, she said yes, believing it to be God speaking to her.

    Beloved, many of us have fallen to the disguised voice of the enemy. There was nothing wrong with her believing and trusting God. We all know that God knows best. But we also must listen to the voice of “Real Reason” then decipher our personal desires along with the ventriloquism of the enemy. We must stay focused on how God reacts and render His decision(s) in certain situations we have encountered in order to recognize the REAL from the deceptive.There’ll be times in our lives that the plans of God are the exact opposite of what we have planned or desire for ourselves. Fear and uncertainty might overpower our hearts but we have to cling to God’s truth that His plans are always better than ours. We might not fully understand it right now. We might not be able to see how things will turnout, but we must remind ourselves that His plans are always good. He knows what’s best for us and “His plans” will definitely bring hope to our future.

    Beloved if God has laid your previous plan(s) to rest then trust the voice of Real focused on the voice of Real Reason. He has something much better in His store house waiting to be personally delivered to you – but you must have faith in His process.

    CHOF Ministry Prayer:

    Dear Heavenly Father, this morning I surrender all my plans to You. I pray that whenever things happen the way I didn’t plan it to or the way I think it should be, my heart (mind and emotions) will always trust You even though I don’t understand Your ways. In Jesus’ Mighty Name I Pray, Amen and Amen.
  • “You Can Change the Score Card of Life”

    “You Can Change the Score Card of Life”

    CHOF Ministry Exprission for today pubPhilippians 3:13-14 (NLT) – (13) No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, (14) I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

     
    Many people aren’t living a championship life, not because there’s something wrong with them, but because they’ve been hooked on the wrong thoughts, opinions or ideas. They start believing the lies, “I’m not talented. I don’t look good enough. I’m not smart enough. I don’t have a good personality. I’ve made too many mistakes.” Our wrong thinking can keep us from our destiny.
     
    Beloved, if you’re going to live a championship life, you’ve got to know how to change the game of life around to remove the deficit that’s on your life’s score card.
     
    When that thought comes that says, “You’re just normal, you’re just an everyday person.” Change the game of life around, put your winning game face on – get into a winner’s mentality and say, “I’m a winner, I’m the MVP on my playing field of life.” When you hear, “You’re old and washed up. Time has passed you by. Change the game of life around to remove the deficit that’s on your life’s score card and say, “My impending days will be perkier and happier than my past.” Beloved, if you’ll remove your defeated attitude and remove those that are not trying to help you win, your life will go to a championship level, and you’ll experience the blessings God has stored up for champions.
     
    CHOF Ministry Prayer:
    Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me and making me in Your image. Today, I choose to change my life’s score card. I choose to remove any undesirable thoughts about myself, I choose to remove the people, places, and things that are disruptive to my championship mentality. I choose to declare what You say about me, so I can walk and live the championship life that You have prepared for me.
    In Jesus’ mighty name I pray, Amen and Amen.

  • “Be a Faithful Servant”

    Be a Faithful Servant

    Praise the Lord Beloved. Happy Friday, and another weekend is here. it is cold and as I look outside there is snow on the ground.
     
    In 2 Chronicles 16:9 the Word tells us that God shows Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are “perfect” toward Him. Now, that word perfect doesn’t mean that we must do everything just right and live without making a mistake. Thank God, we don’t have to do that. It means “devoted”—a heart consecrated, dedicated, loyal and faithful to God. So, the mistakes we make won’t stop God from working in our lives. Only our lack of faithfulness can do that.
     
    Now, there may be someone out there asking: Bishop Houston who is faithful? “WELL I’M GLAD YOU ASKED!!!” 😀 The faithful are the ones who spends his/her time doing what God has called him/her to do. Or as Jesus put it, the one who takes up his cross and follows Him. The one who denies his/her fleshly desires and spends his/her life on the things God desires him/her to do.
     
    Beloved, this weekend, decide that you’re going to be the faithful and wise servant. Then, find out what is stealing your time from the Lord. Once you find out, remove it and start serving His interests instead of your own.
     
    For those of you (like me) that are in cold places please stay warm.
     
    Have a blessed Weekend Everyone. 😀

  • “Don’t Get Left Behind”

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    Beloved, mutiny, cliques, selfish ambitions, vicious depersonalizing, dissensions, discord, focused immoral standards and cutthroat competition are 8 of 15 accurate distinguishing requirements for people that desire to get there way all the time and it’s also the disqualifying principles to miss heaven.
     
    Beloved, Simon Peter tells us “It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command, they were given to live a holy life” (2 Peter 2:21), and Paul tells us “…I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God” (Galatians 5:21).

  • “The Consequences of USDI”

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    Praise the Lord Beloved. Hope you had a wonderful weekend and a marvelous Sunday. It’s cold here in the Cleveland, Ohio area. Let us keep the families that are being hampered by the wildfires in California in our prayers.
    You know Beloved, there are many unconfident people in our world today. Many who doubt themselves. I can relate to people that are, unconfident, self-doubters and insecure. This is a form of a mental disorder – illness. Been there and done that have the tee shirt. It’s a mental battle that’s very difficult to overcome especially when your village is part of the reason for your mental instability. But it’s a battle that can be won with proper support.

    I’ll give this mental disorder the entitles “USDI” to save typing time.  A person with USDI can be recognized. They have difficulty establishing good, lasting relationships. They simply can’t see how they can add value to anyone else’s life. Beloved, this is a tragic loss, because every single one of us needs deep and meaningful bonds to help us grow.

    Also people with USDI is seen as being prideful or snootiness. Let me tell you, a deficiency of confidence can cause people with USDI to withdraw from others, which can easily be mistaken for an act of arrogance. They can thereby give the impression that they simply don’t want to be around others. What’s more, people with USDI frequently lead to indecisiveness and fear. They can be so consumed with USDI that they can’t make any decision at all. They wonder, “What if I make a mistake?” “So, what if they do? We need to let them know in a loving manner making mistakes is one of the best ways to learn how to do something correctly. Encourage them not to be afraid to try, even if they don’t succeed, they can at least rest in the fact that they did their best. After going a long time feeling poorly about themselves, people with USDI will eventually become angry and then start to resent the success and happiness of others.

    Beloved, USDI as small as it may seem, can have a debilitating effect on a person’s life. As we move through this week let’s extend our love and kindness toward people with the devastating USDI disorder. Prayer is a great start. Ask God to show you or place in your heart how you can assist someone or yourself with USDI.

    Have a blessed Monday and an “AWESOME” week. 😀

  • CHOF Ministry Morning Bible Verse

    Morning Bible Verse Post 10 2 2018 Hebrews 11 17 through 19
    Beloved, if you’re having an issue with believing God for something really big then maybe it’s because you’ve disregarded or overlooked those “small” or “what you may have felt unimportant” signals of the Holy Spirit. The Lord wants us to understand that each of His instructions or directives are important and He promises to reward us for every act we allow Him to accomplish in our life, regardless of the dynamics.

     
    Beloved, if you desire to climb the ladder to bigger faith to larger blessings you must start by mastering the little step stool first.
     
    Have a blessed Tuesday Everyone.
     

  • “Choose Ye This Day”

    A virtuous Ambience

  • “If You Only Knew”

    What The Lord has placed inside of you

  • “A Confident Message”

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    Praise the Lord Beloved!!! Welcome to Wednesday’s CHOF Bible Fellowship Bible Study.
    Our focal CHOF Bible Fellowship verse this morning comes from 1 Kings 17:1 (NLT)
     
    Our focal verse reads this way:
    (17) Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!”
     
    Beloved, we find King Ahab’s first thought after encountering the prophet Elijah may well have been: “WHAT!!! This dude got some kind of nerve!!! Just who does this dude think he is? Blasting onto the scene out of nowhere, Elijah challenged Israel’s evil king with a message that would soon disturb life throughout the whole region.
     
    To read the rest of today’s Morning Bible Study
    click the link below.
     

  • “God Changes Conditions

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    Praise the Lord Beloved!!! Happy Monday to you all. I hope you had a marvelous Sunday.

     
    You know Beloved, God takes His time developing us. You see, a small or slow beginning is just the introduction to a marvelous climax at the end!!! You’ll find that many of God’s work of genius were developed in small, slow incomprehensible conditions.Take for instance Moses. Moses was sent to the lost sheep of Israel. He was trained in leadership while shoveling sheep manure on the backside of the desert. Now granted his discipline was developed in the royal courts of Pharaoh’s house, but his disposition was shaped through failure and a desert kingdom with no one to lead but flies, gnats and sheep.
     
    Beloved, who would have thought, looking at Moses’ church of goat deacons and gnats for choir members, that later he would lead the greatest movement in the history of the Old Testament theology?
     
    So, Beloved, you or anyone else can’t tell what’s in you by looking at you. God is in the love, blessings and salvation business!!! God is establishing patience, character, and concentration in the school of “nothing seems to be happening.” Just because God promises to move in your life and anoints you to do a particular function doesn’t mean that your foundation will be immediately built, nor does it mean because you may have turned down ministry or slow to develop correct morals doesn’t mean God won’t create and develop a spiritual foundation that’s fit just for you. 😀
     
    Have a blessed Monday and an awesome rest of your week.