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  • “Relinquish the Alpha Dog Mentality”

    Thursday 5 9 2019 Let Us Pray Alpha Dog Psalm 118 5
    Happy Thursday Everyone. 😀

    Several years ago I wrote about a person who had threatened to make my life unhappy – miserable. I prayed to the Lord for help and I felt Him answer that He would fight for me. I believed that He would, but as time passed, I became anxious and started to have reservations. True faith includes belief, trust and having all confidence in God’s ability to provide. But, at one point in my life it was particularly hard for me because I considered myself an Alpha Dog (wanted to regulate things my way). Sure I believed that the Lord was in control, but I struggled because I felt better when things depended on me. But when it came down to waiting on the Lord after I prayed, trusting that He would do it all in His perfect timing, it was hard for me to not panic a little bit.

    Beloved, little did I realize I was growing in my faith. When we grow in our faith it’s painful – especially when we’re impatient, or want things done our way or on our time table. 😀 That’s because waiting and trusting teaches us to rely more on the Lord and less on ourselves. The Lord answered my prayers and delivered me from that horrible situation. That’s because I relinquished my Alpha Dog mentality and started trusting God to be the leader. Looking back, I can see that I wasn’t in control of anything in my life. The Lord has been fighting for me, and it’s the Lord who has delivered me, and it’s been the Lord in control the whole time. Amen? 😀 AAAmen. 😀

    Beloved, life is very short. It comes and goes like an unannounced gust of wind. None of us know the hour or day when that gust of wind will be permitted to enter our room and blow out our earthly light. So today, reach out and touch someone and tell them you love them, BECAUSE TELLING THEM LATER JUST MIGHT BE – TOO LATE.

    I LOVE YOU ALL!!!
    Have a blessed Thursday Everyone. 😀

  • “Solid As A Rock”

    Bishop Houston Grow in Christ weekd logo picture 2222Praise the Lord Beloved – Happy Friday to Everyone!!!

    What a joy and honor to start the day with you once again.
     
    **I have changed the title of the “Weekend Word” to “Grow in Christ Jesus”
    My focus is to present a more spiritual and comprehensive concept that will produce a vivid spiritual thought going into the weekend.

    You know Beloved, sometimes, people get sidetracked by what they consider to be a difficulty or setback in their lives. It may be something about their personality or looks that they don’t like. Or, maybe they’ve been through an unfair situation such as a divorce, a bad business agreement or a bad discontinuity. We all have things that can feel like shortcomings; things that make it harder on us. It may even be a physical handicap, and you can’t get around like you used to. But just because you have a “shortcoming,” just because you’ve been through a tough time doesn’t mean you’re supposed to sit back and settle where you are. God still has something great for you to do!!! 😀 He wants to show Himself solid as a rock in and through you, and He’s given you His Holy Spirit to equip you in this life.
     

    Beloved, this weekend, let the Holy Spirit help you when you feel fragile, undesired or useless. Let Him empower you with truth that will set you free. Stay in faith and don’t get negative toward yourself or your future. Release your grip and let God take what you think is a liability and turn it into an asset!!! Let Him take what you think is a shortcoming and turn it around to be a benefit!!! Remember, you’re more than a conqueror today and every day because He is solid as a rock in you!!!
     
    Have a Blessed Weekend Everyone. 😀

  • “You Are Significant In God’s Eyes”

    Bishop Houston Grow in Christ weekd logo picture 2222
    Praise the Lord Beloved – Happy Friday to Everyone!!! 😀
    What a joy and honor to start the day with you.

    You know Beloved, people today rate a person’s importance by their, reputation, titles, position, possessions, where you go, what you drive, what kind of home you live in or the area you live. But God’s rate classification is very different from the world’s rate classification. If you’ve ever thought that God has too many other important things on His plate to be concerned with you and your life, I want you to know today that, “YOU’RE GOD’S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY!!!” And there’s nothing you can do to be more significant or less significant. God rates you simply because He made you, and your rate will never change. You are significant. Your life is significant. The things that concern you, concern God. He carefully watches over every aspect of your life. There’s nothing too big or too small for His attention.

    Beloved, this weekend, take your apprehensions and cares to the Father. He loves to hear you call on Him, and He’s waiting to show Himself strong on your behalf. Because you’re important to Him, He’s ready to bless and authorize you to live successfully all the days of your life.

    Have a Blessed Weekend Everyone. 😀

  • “Are You Really Connected?”

    Bishop Houston Grow in Christ weekd logo picture 2222.pngPraise the Lord Beloved – Happy Friday to Everyone!!! 😀
    What a joy and honor to start the day with you.

    **I have changed the title of the “Weekend Word” to “Grow in Christ Jesus” **
    My focus is to present a more spiritual comprehensive concept that will produce a vivid spiritual thought going into the weekend.

    You know Beloved, everyone has their way to serve God. *BUT ARE YOU REALLY CONNECTED – HOW’S YOUR TRUE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD? * Is He just a temporary generator in your life or a place holder? Is He there until something else you feel requires more attention – you remove the connection with God and plug into what you sense is more valuable to focus on.

    Beloved, nothing and no one cares more about you than God!!! Staying connected to Him should be as important to you as paying your utilities bills. Just as you need electric to energize your home you need God (The Word – Jesus Christ) to keep your life energized proficiently and properly. Now, I know there are many of you that have stored up lots of intellectual information about the Bible, and that’s important, but that’s not the main issue. And I’m sure there are many of you saying: “Bishop Houston, I serve the Lord”. That’s also necessary. There are many of you that give generously to the spiritual edifice of your choice, and that too is another significant of Christian life. But, what matters is the depth of your “PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP” with the Lord. Beloved, let me tell you, KNOWLEDGE, SERVICE, AND TITHING, can never replace the intimacy with God.

    You know, the psalmist King understood this truth, and it strengthen him in times of trouble. You see when his son Absalom tried to take over the throne, David ran to the wilderness, where he wrote the words in Psalm 3, 6, – “(3) But You O Lord are a shield around me… (6) I am not afraid of ten thousand enemies (people) who surround (are against) me on every side”. Beloved, He knew that even during strong adversity he could count on God’s unfailing love and protection.

    Beloved, you’ll see repeatedly throughout David’s psalm his unwavering dependence on the Lord. IT WAS HIS PASSION!!! –  not his physical strength, charisma (magnetic personality or charm), or his ability to command an army (pastor a church/ministry large or small) that made him a great man. And let me add this also, even though he had MANY, MANY failures in life, but, we find in the Bible (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22) describe him as “a man after God’s own heart”. Beloved, don’t let the people of world convince you that you’re worthless an outcast, or you’ll never be a productive citizen because you’ve been to jail, prison, was on drugs, was involved in prostitution or have committed a crime of some kind that you’re a bad/corrupt person and you cannot connect to God or have a personal relationship with God. That’s a lie from the bottomless pits of hell!!!

    Beloved, staying connect and having a real relationship with God requires more than being a goodie to shoe, volunteering your services, giving money to kingdom work. God wants to know you personally. Now, don’t get me wrong here, the tangible expressions of your devotions are important. BUT, they should be the result of a mature relationship secured by a proper connection with God.

    Beloved, this weekend secure you connection with God. Seek Him first, and believe me, the rest will follow. 😀

    Have a blessed Weekend Everyone. 😀