As we continue to look at how God commanded Joshua to take that land that was promised to the children of Israel, Pastor Ford explains that sometimes the problem with us as believers is that we take the things that we shouldn’t be taking and we don’t take the things that we should be taking. But we have to be careful to determine what it is that God really wants us to take.

When you want to thrive when you’re being criticized the first thing you have to do is get comprehension of the criticism you are facing. You have to analyze and scrutinize it. You have to try and get behind what the motivation is for that accusation. That will help you determine if it’s true or not.

Do you sometimes feel held back by criticism? Does it really bother you when someone criticizes you? Pastor Ford reminds us that there are too many of us who are stuck on a lower level of success in life because we can’t stand to have somebody be critical of us. In order for us to thrive when we are criticized, we must accept the criticism then discover if there is truth behind it.

When you are criticized, it usually demonstrates you’re making a difference or at least trying to. If no one is criticizing you, then you’re probably not doing anything, saying anything, or trying to be anything that will make a difference. As Christians, we all ought to be receiving criticism simply for being associated with Jesus Christ.

Have you noticed that people will often put expectations on you for things that they’re not even capable of themselves? And often those expectations are just too high and don’t make sense? You have to understand that you’re simply not going to be able to be everything that everyone expects you to be and you can’t make everyone happy.

When you want to thrive when you’re being criticized the first thing you have to do is get comprehension of the criticism you are facing. You have to analyze and scrutinize it. You have to try and get behind what the motivation is for that accusation. That will help you determine if it’s true or not.

Jesus is a taker. The most spectacular robbery didn’t happen in a movie. It happened on a hill called Calvary where Jesus died for our sins. He is a taker, who came to take away what you don’t need and give you what you do need.

Jesus' death on the cross proved His humanity, but the resurrection proved His deity. So His death was His humiliation but His resurrection was His exaltation—confirming what Jesus was communicating when He said, “I am the resurrection and the life.”

When Jesus told them who He was and shared with His followers what we can consider the greatest statement ever made, He wanted them to know He was not just another man. He was not just a good man. He was not just a prophet. He was not just a rabbi. He is God in the flesh. Find out what He told them specifically on today’s Treasured Truth.

Pastor Ford says, “When you holla at the King and give a shout out to the King, you need to make sure that your walk matches your talk.” In other words, if you’re going to have enthusiasm for Christ, you must have commitment also.