Hey,
I love the message from last night on slander and influences. I believe it is the best I have ever heard you explain it. It’s so good, I have listened to it again and it takes time to process everything that was said. So many good points. I felt like it cleaned out the dust from the corners or something. And if it didn’t, it should have. There were several times when you said things that only the anointing can say, and when you did, I could feel it go all over me in my spirit. I felt like I got answers to prayers, I felt full and “equipped” as Gary said. I trembled and rejoiced all at the same time. I love how you ended up by saying if you don’t lose your first love, you end up at the same place you started as you go through life. That is so wonderful.
In your explanation of the things that destroy slander, you mentioned sincerity. It reminded me of this scene I saw the other day on TV. I was watching the news and a reporter was interviewing the mayor or senator of Arizona. President Trump came for a visit to speak there. The reporter constantly worded her questions to the mayor with a negative connotation, and every time, the lady mayor was so thrilled to have the President there, she couldn’t take in the questions. The mayor was smiling and talking about how thrilled she was that the President came and she was so sincere. There was not one thing in her that was answering to be sarcastic or dodge the question or try to be funny. She was sincere. And it frustrated that reporter to no end. She would say, but…and…don’t you think…and reword her question to get a negative slant toward the President every way should could. The reporter was trying to use her questions and the answers she thought she was going to receive to influence her audience and sway them to believe that the President was doing some wrong. It made me chuckle really. The mayor was too happy to worry about her questions. And therefore, didn’t take in anything or pass any negativity on, just her happy smile. It’s like you said last night, if you stay in the good soil, you don’t have to worry about anything. I love that.
At the end of your message last night, when Gary sang his song “You’re Still God”, I went to my knees in tears and prayer. It felt so good to do that and hear you all doing that. My heart was full, and it was prayerful. What you said about God knowing how to keep people in their own self-will when they won’t have His and that God will make you satisfied with your foolishness. That made me tremble. God help us not be satisfied in anything we think is right in our eyes. That changed my thinking about how to handle things and treat people in my life. Instead of fighting against God when you don’t understand something, you can trust Him, and wait until He shows up with the answer. No matter what the answer is, you should be able to rejoice in it, because God is doing it. It’s a better understanding of relationships in the kingdom of God. I also love how you put the 5 wise and the 5 foolish together. Sometimes you can forget the simpleness of it all and have to be reminded that they were all together in one group, they were not separate. They were intermingled with one another. We really are together in our walk with God.
Love you John and all the work you put into gathering this for us. It is very much appreciated. Also, when you say at the end, as you have in the past few messages we have received, “I love you all”. I believe it. And I felt the love coming from you and your spirit as you instructed us to live in the Spirit of God.
Thank you.
Amy B