Monday, August 27, 2012

 
 
HOW DOES THE CHURCH HANDLE THOSE WHO FALL?
 
 
  OFTEN TIMES THE FALLEN CAN'T BE RESTORED BECAUSE OF THE MINDSET OF THOSE IN CHURCH.  WE SOMETIMES FORGET WHERE GOD HAS HAD TO BRING US FROM AND WE TREAT THE FALLEN AS FAILURES.  THE FALLEN ARE NOT FAILURES. THEY ARE THOSE, WHEN HELPED BACK UP, ARE SOME OF THE GREATEST PEOPLE AND WILL DO SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING THINGS YOU WILL EVER SEE!
 
THREE THINGS WE NEED TO DO WHEN DEALING WITH THE FALLEN: 
 
1)  LOVE THEM BACK, NOT RUN THEM AWAY!
 
LOVE IS POWERFUL BECAUSE IT HELPS THE PERSON TO KNOW, IN SPITE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED, YOU ARE STILLED LOVED BY THOSE AROUND YOU.  DON'T REMIND THEM OF WHERE THEY WENT WRONG, BUT ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAKE IT RIGHT!
 
2)  PRAY FOR THEM! 
 
PRAYER HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AND WILL ALWAYS BE, EFFECTIVE TO THE THE FALLEN!  IT'S NOT OUR PLACE TO KNOW WHERE THEY WENT WRONG ALL THE TIME.  SOME THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE FIXED BY GOD.
 
3)  BELIEVE IN THEM!
 
SOMETIMES JUST SHOWING A PERSON YOU BELIEVE IN THEM, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY WENT WRONG, GIVES THEM COURAGE TO MOVE FORWARD.
 
THOSE OF US WHO HAVE FALLEN UNDERSTAND HOW IT FEELS TO FALL.  IT IS MY PRAYER THAT THE CHURCH CONTINUES TO HELP STRENGTHEN THOSE WITH SHORTCOMINGS.  I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED, A BETTER YOU IS A BETTER US!!!  MAY GOD FOREVER BLESS YOU.
 



 PASTOR HOPKINS!



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