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Who Do You Follow???

spirit1st

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Many make the mistake to follow a pastor or leader of a group.This is very bad to GOD! .You know the LORD only got upset with me once?And HE could have MANY TIMES.He once ask me?Who is the most righteous in your church?I said the pastor LORd.HE said?he is no different than you.I said ?But LORD Hhe is your sheperd.He said I AM THE SHEPERD.HE then said?you going to follow ME or him?I said YOU LORD!.HE SAID ?DO IT THEN !.I was very fearful.I did not know I had been following that man.I will never follow another again.BUT MY LORD JESUS CHIST!
Mat 10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord.as you have done to the least of these , you have done to ME ,1Jo 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.1Jo 5:18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not
 

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Ive come across this in people before and know how easy it is to follow some one who you look upto in the church. Im a youth leader for people aged 11 - 13 and was at a confrence this weekend, one of the speakers said that to get a youth to follow God you need to get them to follow you first so that you can set an example and show them with actions what it means to follow God. Then they will start to follow God instead of you. It is different though if your looking upto some one too much and thinking they are superiour to you, and I agree that that is wrong because we are all equal to each other in Gods eyes!!

Abbie xxx

Ps. Happy Birthday for this week!!!
 
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spirit1st

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Joh 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
1Jo 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
THIS IS VERY HARD for many to preach and live!
2Co 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Fear keeps many from trusting our LORD!
But HE will teach the little ones.If we lead them to HIM!
THIS NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT.Then HE will reveal all too us .We will have MUCH TO SHARE WITH OTHERS!
2Co 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
 
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