Sometimes we get so caught up in our daily routines that we forget or become self absorbed by the things we have to do on a daily basis.  Funny thing is as I am fighting myself this week the verse of the day on the website is James 3:13 [Two Kinds of Wisdom] Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

You notice that they say humility comes from wisdom.  Pray for wisdom and you will find humility and humbleness.  Catch it before it gets out of hand by being a “Self Checker”.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

These numbers are on a monthly basis:

165,000 are looking to Google for “Relationship Advice” instead of God

11,100,000 people are looking for “Therapy” on Google MONTHLY

201,000 people searched “Family Therapy” on Google last month

That’s a lot of hurting right there but I started wondering how many people search google for “Jesus” and I was pleasantly surprised 20,400,000 last month worldwide.

I have seen obvious signs that the devil is attacking families right now and we need to stand up and face this spirit and take our authority and use it.  Men, don’t forget what Pastor David spoke about.  Stand up, have some back bone and lead your family to the promise land.  Don’t let the devil still your families joy.  Women, encourage your man to lead and be his spiritual cheerleader.

Please pray this with me….

Father, Thank you for all you do for our church family.  You know the families in my life that are in trouble and I take a stand for all families in trouble right now and command that the bondage and spirits be removed in Jesus name.  For the people looking for answers for mental peace about there relationship, dealing with the worst feelings of there life…..Father give them peace and wisdom for there situations.  Father I call the lost back to there husbands and wives.  Thank you for the covering you have given our church and we are thankful for the Pastor you sent us.

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So today I wanted to share something that I stumbled upon.  It seems as though anything I can find to help me understand what it is I am reading in the bible helps so I want to share a cool tool I found.  I have always struggled knowing where things in the bible took place because I haven’t been there.  I am a very visual person and I need to see it to understand it.  Umm Ryan….Hello, Faith is believing in things unseen.  I know that!  You know what I mean….I just want to get a better grasp and this website I found today may help you out as well.  Check it out at http://biblemap.org.  You can plug in a verse and it will pull the names of cities out of the text and give you landmarks on a google map so you can see where it took place.  I couldn’t pass up on telling you guys about this great bible study tool.

Be blessed and know that your answers are in that little book.

Thank you church for hooking up like the family we are and chasing after one vision.  I LOVE YOU!!!

Oh, nothings wrong with your grandma’s praise and worship but if that’s what your looking for this ain’t it. http://therockchurchfb.com/extra/july-fast-page

I am so thankful for my church family!  I have never enjoyed seeing new people more in my life.  To see our church growing and people liking what they see is a huge gratification because Pastor David is speaking truth and being bold about it.  I would expect people to get offended but its the opposite, people are experiencing The Word being taught and I think they appreciate it.  This month is going to be big for the future of our church.  Hang in there if you are hanging on and keep seeking His face and know that you have a family you can count on. 

Father, thank you so much for being there for us.  So many people were touched Sunday morning and a refreshing spirit roamed the entire sanctuary.  I ask you to let it rain!  We open our hearts to you and seek righteousness.  Please make our hearts sensitive again.  Thank you Father for your kiss and thank you for being here when I woke up this morning.  You are amazing!!

When I first got saved I remember feeling like someone turned the light switch on and I had been in the dark for many years.  I cried for a week straight for no reason, I would just break out into tears.  My work had to send me home because I was crying in front of customers.  I had been so long without feeling loved that when I accepted Jesus and all that comes with it my hearts wall was broken and exposed.  Men, how do we get back to that?  We have slowly added a brick at a time for whatever reason.  Maybe we get hurt (a brick), maybe we hurt (a brick), maybe just over time we start stacking bricks until that wall is back up and God is seeking that wall to be knocked down again.  Are you prepared to expose yourself again?  To give all you got?  What are your friends saying about you?  You know those people that are just on fire for God?  When you leave them you are so jacked up that you can’t hardly stand it and you just want to scream “JESUS”!!!  to the top of your lungs.  Is that you?  Are you ready to walk down this path with me today.  Today will be the first day of a new adventure.  Men, God put that word on Pastor Davids heart for a reason and if I am the reason I am so very happy he did.  I believe it touched everyone though and I want to share this with the other men in our church.  THE ROCK Church Flowery Branch the Lucia’s love you and we are so proud to be part of this family.

Thank you Jesus for being what you are to us…..Father, friend, salvation, grace, love, listener, provider.  We thank you for such a wonderful pastor that will tell us how it is.  We thank you for speaking the words to him that hit home to so many.  We thank you for the broken hearts that have been restored in our church home.  Please continue to pull on the hearts of the men of our church to grow to levels never seen before.  Share with us our callings and give us wisdom beyond our years.  Grow our relationships with each other.  Let our women of the church step out of the men’s role and relax knowing we will do what God has called of us.  Father, give the men of our church balance and understanding.  Father, we are so in love with you and seek your face.  We will come expecting and ready to show you our love and devotion to your call for our lives. Most importantly thanks for understanding our struggles and knowing the pain we deal with but here are my bricks, I turn them over to you.  I don’t want them back and don’t really care what you do with them.  I want to expose myself to what you have in store for me and I know I cannot offer that to you with these bricks around my heart.  Please forgive me for putting those bricks back up.  Thank you because I know you will do all of this asked of you because that is what your word says.  Please prepare the hearts of those coming tonight and Sunday.  Father most of all make clear the message you want Pastor David to speak and give him a renewed energy because he has been traveling so much.  Thank you in Jesus name….AMEN.

note: this is not me preaching….I am simply fired up about what I have heard the past month and just want to speak about it.

Have a blessed day and know that your church family loves you.

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