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Topic: Breaking the Rules (08/16/04)
TITLE: The Expert By Robert Coskrey 08/20/04 |
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While it has much to say about being lukewarm,
Not much is said about people that get in the way.
I don't know what happened to me through the years.
All I do know for sure is I excelled in serving myself.
No matter how sincere people were, I questioned them.
No matter how people claimed to be called of God, I
didn't believe them. I didn't like anything pertaining to
ministry work. I hated the music. The Pastor always
preached the wrong message. I was turned off when
they passed the offering plates. Actually, it angered me.
No matter what came of something, I always complained.
One day it all came to a head. The church called me and
told me I lived in sin. I don't get involved and yet I don't mind
being critical of those who do. I don't tithe and yet I don't
understand why my life is in disorder. I know nothing about
people and yet I condemn them. Everything they do and their
intentions. Inspite of these things, I still felt led by the Spirit.
I was half right. A spirit led me however it wasn't from God.
It was a spirit of division.
I didn't like anything and set out to destroy it for others.
I didn't want to serve God in any capacity and set out
to hurt those that did. I was a lousy stepping stone.
No one trusted me to be an open door. I couldn't even
be a window. I more than qualified to be a wall keeping
people away from God. In this respect, I became an
Expert.
When people look at you, what do they see?
A stepping stone?
An open door?
A window?
Or, An expert.