'Chosen by the King'

  Part 2 In this blog, I sensed the Lord wanted me to share more of how the enemy gets you. How something as simple as bad counsel can lead people astray. He first brought this to my attention when I was reading 2 Samuel. It didn't even hit me when I read the story about David and Bathsheba, except that I did find myself angry and disappointed in him. Here was this man after God's own heart who had done so much and that we often teach and preach about, but to be honest, none of us would want his life. He was a mighty man of war, but the sin that he committed with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband Uriah was the beginning of the destruction of his family. We all know the stories. David is at the top of his game. He is finally King and has won war after war and taken down countless other kings to possess their lands, but all of a sudden he sends his army out without him, and being at home, he gets bored and is walking on the roof when he sees a beautiful woman bathing on a d...

  Part 1 I barely got out of bed to freshen up and spend time with the Lord when I sensed He wanted me to address a very serious subject in the body of Christ. Yes, I have addressed this before, but the reality is division continues to grow because God's people have idols in their lives and they simply do not realize it.   What then is an idol? In the Bible, an idol is anything that takes the place of God as the ultimate focus of worship, devotion, or trust, whether a physical object or a matter of the heart. This speaks clearly to us, and yet there are multitudes still being led astray by voices whose names I won't mention because I don't care to give the enemy an entrance through this blog. I believe that you know EXACTLY who I am sharing about. In all honesty, many years ago I liked many of these people as well, but the Lord taught me long ago to stay away from anyone who is not speaking for Him.  How did He teach me this? Proverbs 6:16-19 These six things the Lord ha...