On television there is a show called Hoarders, which is about people who have filled up their homes with useless garbage to the point that they can no longer move, let alone live, in them. Their family often stays away because of the mess and heartbreak. Their lives end up in shambles, yet they do not do anything to fix their situation. Often this is because they believe all the garbage in their lives is good.
Many individuals believe they have done such bad things there is no way they deserve to be loved. They presume if someone were to look at them and truly see them for who they are, that person would turn around and run the other direction. This view also ends up being applied to their relationship with God. As a pastor I often hear the question, “How could God love someone like me?
Pastor Stephen highlights the importance of Christians spending time in prayer: both alone and together. In order to see our community come to Jesus, we need to become partners with the Spirit. And that happens through prayer.
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