"It's okay. Really."
We tend to brush off people who truly are concerned with how we "are". We don't talk as family, preferring to stare at screens in front of our faces. Too many times avoiding issues leads to hurt and anger. It's time to learn honesty and transparency, beginning with the ones we love most~Pastor John Collins, John Collins Ministries.
From John Collins Ministries:
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 (NKJV).
‘What’s wrong?’, ‘Nothing.’, ‘How are you?’, ‘I’m
fine.’
How many times have these questions and answers been given
in your life? How many unsaid issues get brushed aside, pushed down and built
up? How many avoidances have you given or received? Why is it so hard to express what is going on inside? Our children don’t talk, we don’t talk,
everyone avoids the real issues and ignores what is really going on. Is it any
wonder why there are so many therapists out there? When did it become necessary
to talk to strangers in order to express the truth? Why can’t we be honest with
our loved ones? When did they become the enemy, the judge, the jury and the
executioner? Is that how we feel about them, as if they couldn’t handle the truth of our souls?
Honesty has been buried in a wave of ‘I’m fines.’ Small issues and hurt feelings become grudges and hate. This world is turning on
itself one person at a time, one family at a time, one neighborhood at a time,
one city at a time, and one country at a time. Everyone is at war. No one wants
to be honest and no one wants to find a solution and our reality has become a shell game of existence of hiding one part of our lives from the other. Where
is the transparency of life, the simplicity of truth and the willingness to share
all of who you are with the ones you supposedly love?
Avoidance breeds distrust and distrust breeds suspicion and
suspicion breeds assumptions and the process undermines love and relationships
are lost in the desire to avoid confrontation which leads to an explosion of
emotion and words said that cannot be taken back and actions that follow that
cannot be taken back when honesty and a willingness to listen and really hear
what is being said can resolve so many issues in the first place.
Jesus taught us to listen with our hearts as He does and as
God does. You would be surprised how many times your heart would have you
forgive someone and your mind stirs up hate over and over again, how your heart
would have you take time to help someone in need but your mind spreads fear and
you give that instead, how many times your heart would have you humbled and
apologize but your mind demands that you are right and deserve that apology
instead, that your heart would have you reaching out for help but your mind isolates
you into a world of despair.
Become more Christ-like today and begin to listen to your
heart instead of your mind.
“Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.” 2 Corinthians 13:11 (NKJV).
LOVE THAT CROSS, PASTOR JOHN COLLINS
Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries are
determined to change the face of Christianity and redeem the truth of the
Gospel and the word of God.
You can hear Pastor John Collins broadcast on AM and FM
stations across the USA. John Collins
Ministries has a Youtube channel that posts regular podcasts of Pastor
Collins. John Collins Ministries has a
channel on Blogtalk radio. This country
needs to hear the truth of God and Jesus. This world needs to hear and
understand what the rules are in order to get to heaven. They aren’t preached and they aren’t taught,
and it’s time for people to hear to hear that truth. Pastor John Collins and John Collins Ministries
is bringing that message with passion and fervor. Take the time to listen. If you want to reach Pastor John Collins,
contact him for preaching, prayer, revival, guest speaking at
jcollinsministries@gmail.com. We need to get it right.
