The Little Things of Life – Part 2

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THE LITTLE THINGS OF LIFE – 2

How to Let go of Bitterness

The processes by which you can let go of Bitterness

Someone may ask me, how can I let it go.

These things are the results of faith.

When we sing confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Sometimes we do highly grievous things and we go back to God to ask for forgiveness believing by faith that He has forgiven us and we move on in life.

In this same way, you ought to release whoever has hurt you or offended you by faith from your hurt, no matter how painful it is.

If it is something that you find so deep-seated that you just cannot let go, then get a counselor who can help you with a support system to overcome.

Whenever you forgive others, you do yourself a big favor.

2 Kings 5:3

3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

Follow Protocol

We must always be mindful of the things we do especially when it bothers on somebody’s integrity.

For example a church’s account office is not a place of secrecy, neither is it a playground. Not everybody has the right to go close to the church’s account. This does not mean that it is a “strong room”. The truth is that not everyone can handle the information that the account department receives.

Just imagine a church member faced with ejection asks another member for help but does not get it. Then upon coming to the accounts office realizes that the previous Sunday that member made a donation to the church which is three times his rent. How many people can handle such information?

How many people have left church because they felt the church could not take care of their material needs, forgetting that everyone has a need?

Knowledge comes with responsibilities that not every one can handle.

Not everyone can handle the information and protocols that take place at the presidency. They must be barricaded from such in order to protect them.

Christianity is not about early age or title

2 Kings 5:4-5

4 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel.

5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

Naaman thought he could use his position and material wealth to get his spiritual miracle, but he was wrong.

1 Corinthians 2:14

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Spiritual things are spiritually discerned. You cannot use your position in society to control anything spiritual.

This is like a president in one country sending letters to another president to ask a pastor in his country to heal an official.

Christianity is not controlled by the state. The church and state are different. This is why the president of the country cannot order any pastor to heal or offer any spiritual service. Never go to church with your position; go there in all humility to serve God.

It is okay to give respect and protocol recognition but it is not the right of any state official to demand it.

2 Kings 5:6

2 Kings 5:6-7

6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.

7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

Political issues are different from spiritual matters. A politician is not a healer. Spiritual things are above natural things. This is why if the son of a president is a minister of God, regardless how younger he is, has the authority to lay hands on his father.

There are people who enter the church and do not want to listen to pastors who are younger then them. Some do not even want to fellowship with churches that are younger in age than them.

But these same individuals without hesitation permit doctors who are half their age to attend them, in hospitals that are sometimes less than a year old.

The question here is, are you more interested in your should or your body?

We are able to travel miles to drop our children at school but we manage to create excuses for not attending church.

Demonstrate the Power of God

2 Kings 5:8

8 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

Elisha sent word to the king assuring him that he would provide the solution to Naaman’s need to prove the power of God. Meeting Elisha in this situation was meeting God.

We must be carriers of God such that, when people encounter us, they must know that they encountered God.

When you tell someone that God bless you, let it not be vague; let it be a real blessing.

The time has come that the church of Jesus Christ matters to society. It is time to change and affect things around us, to bring healing to the ailing nation and draw people to Christ. Matthew 5 14

The Gift of God cannot be Bought

2 Kings 5:9

9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

Many Christians in ignorance think that going to church in a particular attire or automobile will attract God’s attention. This is totally wrong.

The gift of God cannot be bought by material things, be it

healing

deliverance

salvation

work of knowledge

counsel

prophecy,

Humility is what attracts God’s attention not affluence. You must come to God just as you are, setting aside your position in society or wealth.

Do not trust in your horses and chariots.

2 Kings 5:10

10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.

The message that Elisha sent to Naaman is the same that God says today to the lost; to be saved or healed, just dip yourself in the blood of Jesus Christ. This is because there is not going to be any other blood that will be shared. The blood of Jesus is enough. He will not be crucified a second time. Rise up wherever you are and whatever situation you may find yourself in, just say that “I dip myself in the blood of Jesus”.

The blood of Jesus atones for our sins and is more effective and powerful than dipping yourself seven times in the river Jordan.

The God of Simplicity

2 Kings 5:11-13

11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

Not Your Way

It can be observed from the passage that Naaman went to see the prophet with his own prescription. Many of us want to relate to the God as His advisors. Many want to be advisers to the Pastor in the church and to some extent dictators concerning how things should go. But this is totally wrong.

Come in as a Child

Mark 10:15

15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

We are to come into God’s Kingdom as children

Accept Simple Instructions

Modern Christians do not like to accept simple instructions.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)

We do not want such simple instructions. We want complex and burdensome instructions. Most people would obey if they were asked to bring 7 turtle doves, a white cloth, some money, oil, water from Jericho, or meet at the beach in the middle of the night, they would do it with all passion.

1 John 5:3

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

take out all complexities out of your mind because we serve a God of simplicity. Just believe and you will be healed. You do not need to buy it; Christ paid a heavy price once, and it is enough for everything. Christ’s death for you is enough; you need not pay anyone again for your healing or salvation.