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  • “Remove The Limits Off Your Testimony”

    Bishop Houston Mid Week Word Remove the Limits Off Your Testimony
    Romans 3:3, (AMP)
    3 What then? If some did not believe or were unfaithful [to God], their lack of belief will not nullify and make invalid the faithfulness of God and His word, will it?

     
    You know Beloved, there will always be critics and pessimists in life. It’s not what’s said about you that affects your life, but what you say and believe about yourself. Beloved, have the opinions of other people caused you to water down your dreams, or your message? Have you allowed the censorship of the critics to turn your testimony into a testiphony? You know, one of the most important things you can learn is that other people don’t have to believe in you in order for your visions-ideas or your message to come to pass. Other people don’t set the limits for your life, “YOU DO. In Romans 3:3, the Apostle Paul is saying, “It doesn’t matter if other people don’t believe. Their unbelief isn’t going to keep me from believing in my visions.” When God sit a promise in your heart (mind and emotions), it’s not up to other people to bring it to pass. It’s up to you!!! You don’t need everyone to validate, legalize, or confirm who you are or what you do. You just continue to follow the voice of God for yourself and allow Him to order your steps.
     
    Beloved, God sees the hidden treasures (knowledge, information, unmeasured creativity, Agape, loyalty, wisdom and resources) that you’ve had buried on the inside of you for years, decades. He wants to bring those treasures out and make your thoughts – visions and your visions – a reality!!! As you get rid of old, defeated thoughts and replace them with what God says about you, you’ll remove the limits and live the abundant life God has in store for you!!! I Am a living witness, and this is my testimony.
     
    To God Be the Glory!!!

  • “Bishop Houston’s 7 Types of Critics”

    critics“Beloved, we’re all censored. You must recognize the apparatuses that’s attempting to cut your throat and stab you in the back.“- Bishop, W. F. Houston, Jr.


    Beloved, from the time we were young children and we colored outside the line there has always been someone pointing out where they think we went wrong. But I’ve learned that if I can recognize what kind of critic(s) that’s trying to throw me under the bus, throw shade or dig a ditch for me to fall in to destroy my self-worth, then I can respond or counter the criticism in a positive manner. The juvenile response of, “Oh, yeah, well so are you!!!” just doesn’t work anymore.

    My 7 Types of Critics

    The Uninformed Critic     – is like the friend of family member that comes to your backyard barbecue that’s on his/her 18th beer telling you how to barbecue on a pellet barbecue pit using a stick burner or propane technic. They don’t recognize what they’re saying but thinks that if they look focused enough and loud someone will think they’re skillful and knowledgeable.

    The Negative Critic –     will usually tell a bold face lie first by saying something like, “I want to give you some constructive criticism. The negative critic points out your faults without any recommendations or explanations for development.

    The Encouraging Critic     – rarely, “if ever” use the word encouraging criticism while their talking to you about becoming improved, healthier, or how to recover. They’ll use words like test, idea, or inspire. An encouraging critic will make you feel better when you leave their presence. An encouraging critic will walk you around yourself to see the invisible part(s) you’ve missed or haven’t identified in such a way that you make the choice to become improved without any sense of shame for being defective.

    T    he Malicious Critic – is someone who wants to hurt you purposely with criticism. Usually, the malicious critic will know your weaknesses and expose them with the deliberate intent to wound you in other words “through you under the bus”. Yet they often say they’re being positive.

    The Virtual Critic     – likes to compare you in a negative way to someone else or to them. They let you know that they would do it better than you because they think they’re better than you. Or they compare you to some luminary or celebrity who you really don’t even want to be like.

    The Envious Critic     – is very hard to spot because they’re so devious, no one will ever admit they’re envious of you. But they point out your faults not so much because you’re wrong, but because they’re very envious and are looking for ways to feel superior “bigger” to you or more than you. Their criticism is more about their insufficiency than it’s about your faults.

    The Hopeless Critic     – is never joyful, or never content with anything – especially with themselves, so they’ll criticize anything “everything” their misery manages to run into that day. Beloved, evade the hopeless critic like an epidemic.