This week we continued our series on recovering the lost art of the blessing–Words With Life.
In this message we look specifically at what it means to speak the intention of God over someone’s life.
Words with Life: Part 2 (Pastor Robert Gelinas) from Colorado Community Church on Vimeo.
Shalom Pastor Robert,
I’ve considered myself a man unclean, impure and undeserving of His love…His Love, that is until recently. I sheltered myself much like the child in the school cafeteria…who found himself seated alone in your sermon.
I wondered away from many a things in the year 2012 and the year 2011 was the catalyst to my walking away from our Lord Jesus Christ. To condense my story…I found that even in the most solitude of my moments, in the shallowest of the many graves I dug in my soul…His word was ever so alive.
Hatred! Yes, hate, anger, bitterness and the inability to forgive was the fruit that linger. It’s fruition separated (not physically) me from my wife, children, (physically) the living church, friends, neighbors, (impossible) from my Lord Jesus…and oddly enough, my very life. Hate was the only thing I was ever really good, that is, I commenced at a very, very young age. As one, much like yourself, I found myself living without a biological father and a (in my case) dictator for one.
I found myself discovering and rediscovering that our Heavenly Father was always their for us, even at the absence of conversion to Christianity…which eventually lead to repentance and acceptance. I find myself daily telling my son, “I love you.” The very words I long all my life to hear from my mother and especially my father. And though he is absent from the body, I now love the man who abandon us (biological father). I, two weeks ago crossed a threshold in the life of my relationship with my step father. The very man I cursed and reign death on his very soul…until recently. I in the heart of my soul have forgiven him, though he hasn’t asked of it and have forgiven myself…as He has forgiven me. I, by the might and counsel of the Holy Spirit will prevail in faith to establish a relationship we never had.
A royal priesthood, Amen! I have chosen to forgive and to live (in Christ Jesus) to cry in love instead of hate…this, His will and not fate.
To Him be the Glory and Honor for all eternity,
E
Thank you for this sermon. Several weeks ago I was really convicted about my work situation. But I felt trapped and didn’t know how to change. This sermon showed me the key–so often I worry and complain about situations, without taking the time to go to the One who knows the bigger picture. I needed to start praying about God’s blessings in the lives of those I am called to love and serve.
Shalom, well done and said (the sermon).