One of my most favorite composers is Handel. One reason is his fearless contribution to music and another is his knowledge of the Bible. From his development of the English Oratorio in which “Messiah” came about this Oratorio really makes you think about the wonderful gift of our Messiah. It’s almost too much to Handel not “Handle”, but Handel.
No one is born racist. No one is born prejudice. I look at the kids in our preschool who are several different nationalities and I just smile. These children have no walls built up that keep them from playing with their friends. When I see them interact I feel a sense of love and innocence.
There was a rally in Charleston, South Carolina that was devastating. Lives we’re lost and hate was the image that this nation portrayed. Hate won that day. There was a sense of division in the air.
A few weeks later Hurricane Harvey slammed south Texas with strong winds and other severe weather. This was marked as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall in the gulf. Many people lost everything they had and some of the videos were very hard to watch. As days went on many Texans had no choice but to Unify. I started seeing videos of people helping each other, people of different races and social status. There was a sense of Love, selflessness and unity in the air.
It does not matter if you are a young child or an older adult, you’ve had a bad day before. Sometimes on these bad days we can become very discouraged and think we have been defeated. Days like these can be dangerous! Some people have a harder time with this than others.
I consider myself a happy human being who tries to have a positive outlook on life, and I live by fact that the joy I have comes from my relationship with Christ. God brought me out of some tough situations that I had to face in order to be where I am today. An example of how God worked in my life is bringing me out of depression. Yes Depression! I had dealt with depression heavily from 6th grade until 9th grade. I was not happy with who I was as a person and with many aspects of my life. I had other interests than the rest of my young peers which made me feel left out sometimes. My family continued loving and caring for me and that was something that I was able to overcome. I thank God for that every day! My outlet was music!
A letter of encouragement to those who believe.
Sometimes it can be hard pouring into someone who doesn’t necessarily want to be poured into. Sometimes we as Christians get discouraged when a person who we’ve tried to present Jesus to isn’t responsive. Well let me encourage you my friend.
The bible has examples on how to deal with rejection.
We serve a God who is consistent in listening to our every need, spoken and unspoken. When it is the middle of the night and you need someone to talk to, chances are you may find someone who is willing to stay up and talk, but eventually they will become tired and go to sleep. Our God is available for his children. God is also Omniscient, All Knowing. He knows what we need before we can even ask. He listens to our hearts, prayers and desires. Not only is he all knowing, but he is consistent. He listens to us, but do we always listen to him?
I grew up in the urban area of Los Angeles, surrounded by violence, drugs and all kinds of bad influences. I went to school in Compton, elementary through High School, but throughout my journey I’ve had many challenges that left me no other choice, but to listen to God.
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| McKinney at Cardinal 101 Cardinal Drive Denton, TX 76209 940.387.4355 |
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| 10:10 - Bible Class (Birth to 8th grade following the Kid's church time until the end of service) | |||
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| Wednesday Evening Schedule | 6:30 - Celebrate Recovery | ||
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