I don't know if you really have a prayer life, but as a newlywed I realize that it is time to pray. It is not even about the new husband who is fabulous. It is about haters related or not who spend some of their waking hours trying to cause unrest. I thank God that I have a prayer life and that I have some gifts operating. I ask God to let them operate even the more. I wish that I could share candidly with you some of the foolishness that I have witnessed or heard about over the last few weeks.
I say to myself people who are saved ought to act saved and then you might bring others to Christ. I remember a conversation that I had with someone at Trinity Broadcasting Network. I would often call for prayer during the telethons or whenever I needed someone to agree with me. You can have people pretend that they will agree with you in prayer but that is not always the case. I was speaking with them about a certain relative and said, "That person is supposed to be saved." I was shocked when a prayer warrior shared that even those with God's spirit act totally out of character. I just found that baffling considering the example I had given them.
Today being saved sometimes doesn't mean much for some because everyone is not walking the walk and think it not strange when various people or issues come up against you. Sometimes, people have their prophetic insight working and they see where God is taking you and it nearly makes them crazy. I have talked to people and even children who are basically scared of church because of some of the people who they have encounter.
One time Pastor Rod Parsley of Breakthrough Ministries said that you should look for these things when joining a church: 1) People are getting saved. 2) There is a strong distinction between right and wrong. 3) The Pastor is not afraid to speak out regarding sin. 4) The Holy Ghost has free reign. 5) The Word of God is going forth.
I may not have them listed in the order that he gave but it was somewhere along those lines. Everyone that is in a church is not always saved. I believed that a good percentage of them are and that there is a small percent that has a hidden agenda. The devil will use anyone who is willing. Just don't let him use you.
I still consider it a small miracle that I actually got married. Not saying that I am not marriage material but of the people who have dedicated their lives to being a hindrance. I was raised by my grandmother and that is enough to tell you what I have to deal with. My parents are still alive. My father is a pastor in Detroit and his wife assists him. He is to be admired as an old man who God called to pastor a church later in life. My father seeks to stay busy and is of a sound mind and has the right spirit most of the time when he does things as far as I know.
My mother is single and never married. I have several siblings on my mother's side and my father's side. So, like David in the Bible I have many half siblings. As a matter of fact, all of my siblings are half.
Stay prayerful. It is time to pray. Don't let the enemy trick you into being a hindrance. You never know who God is trying to use and you don't want to get in the way and have God's wrath unleashed and you don't know why. Ask God to keep you in His will and out of His way.
