Pulpit Power Podcast

Do you think God made a mistake in your life? have you been disappointed by expectations of friends and family? God NEVER makes a mistake in your life! He sees ahead to our future and allows things to happen to better our future. Instead of being disappointed by family and friends, find a way to serve them! You will find more joy in your life, when you are serving others and not self. God uses every little things in your life, because He has a grander plan that you cannot see. Are you more observant of your life or do you pay attention to other people and how they feel?

As Christian people, we need to be mindful of the lost. They could be going to your church, your school, your grocery store, really anywhere in your daily life. We need to be mindful of them and witness to them. The best people to talk to are the people you already have a relationship. Your circle is easier to witness to, then going up to a stranger and trying to witness. You develop a trust and understanding with people in your circle. You don't "have to" do anything in your Christian life, you "get to" do things. NO ONE says "I have to go to Heaven", everyone pretty much says "I want to" or "I get to" go to Heaven. We should be trying to reach to other people, so they can get to go to Heaven also.

Do you wonder about God's ways and what He wants from your life? Maybe you think that you can do your way better than God? Do you do God's will for your life and trust Him with your life? If you love God, you will trust Him to guide your ways. Ten times out of 10, God's ways are always better. You might not like the road, but if you go your own way, you would be miserable. Do you love God enough to trust Him with your life and future?

Are you pleasing God or people? Pleasing God does not mean life will be an easy road, it just means you know you can make it through. You just need to worry about being in His will and not trying to please people. You will never be able to please people, but you can please God easily. Will you commit your life to pleasing God and doing His Will?

Do you act like a Pharisee? Before you say, "No! Never me!", answer these questions honestly. Do you have a critical spirit and look at other people's faults? Are you always condescending? Maybe you fell as if you are better than anyone else and your kids are better than other kids? Do you judge other people on everything and even on how they raise their own kids? If you even answer "Yes" to one question, then you are acting like a Pharisee. Before you judge others, you need to remove the "beam" out of your own eye. Find grace and mercy in other people, just like Jesus. Do you want to be like the Pharisees who were fault-finders, or do you want to be like Jesus who has a forgiving spirit?

Do you feel as if you are alone in your storm and trial? God is with you and has not forsaken you through this time. God will never leave nor forsake us. He was with Joseph during every trial he went through. Satan knows how to trap us with our temptations but the good news is that God monitors the temptation. God will not allow us to have temptations that we cannot handle. All we have to do is to submit to the will of God and give glory to Him during our storms and trials. Are you overcoming your temptations and trials with God's help?

Do you take or “preach” the gospel to the lost? What are you doing to reach the lost? There are people in your circle, who might be lost. God placed them in your life, for you to witness them. Are you passing out tracts? It is easy to pass out tracts, just leave on your table at the restaurant or you can hand one to the cashier at the grocery store. Pray for those who are lost and reach out to them.

Do you do your own thing or do you seek God's advice for your life? When you decide that you are the one calling shots and not God, you are in trouble. If your decision maker is broken, then don't be making the decisions for your life. One bad mistake can cost everything in the end. It is best to let God be the one calling shots, because He knows what the future holds and how it will end.

Do you feel as if your temptations are too hard, that you give in to them every time? Joseph survived abuse from his family and then landed a nice job at Potiphar's house. But Satan tried to discourage Joseph by tempting him with seduction by Potiphar's wife. Joseph refused his master's wife day in and day out and knew he was accountable to God and to his master. If Joseph was able to overcome his temptation with God's help, we should be able to overcome our temptation with the same help Joseph got. Which do you love more, your temptation or God?

When the word "lost" comes to mind, can you think of a loved one who is lost? Not only our loved ones, but anyone we come into contact with throughout the walks of our life. When you are witnessing to people, do you have faith and hope that God will save them? If we all will reach one person and then they reach one person and so on, our world will be a different place and more people will be saved. Will you be the one to reach one?