PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: WE ALL HAVE PAIN
We all have pain and scars that
need to heal. Because so many have never known the love of
God or His Son, that hurt
never seems to heal. That hurt
leads to alcoholism, drug abuse, addictions of all kinds, low self-esteem, cutting:
there are so many things that we do to ourselves out of pain
of living. Pastor
John Collins, evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries
and Pastor John Collins Ministries,
tells us that it is faith in God and Jesus that will heal us. All we have to do is realize that God and
Jesus are there and want us to come to Them, warts and all, and the healing will begin.
Tears and pain
keep us from enjoying what God does put into our lives even when we have a
little faith. It is how the enemy, who
is Satan, keeps us from that perfect relationship with God. The child who once trusted Jesus becomes the
surly adolescent who is rebellious of parents and church because the realities
of life take over with bullying, temptations of being with the “in” crowd, and
the examples of Christians that are out there are hypocritical so that a teen
doesn’t want to be known as Christian.
The hurt
gets buried instead of healed. The teen grows into an adult, life wears him
down, and skepticism replaces what little faith there
had been. Resentment
sets in, and the tide of hurt
simply continues. It isn’t
necessary. All that needed to be done
was for someone to show some compassion
and speak truth of the love of Jesus, the salvation that is there for all of us
to ask for. That’s all that we need to
do, says Pastor
John Collins, all we need to do is ask-get down on our knees, pray, and ask.
Keeping the pride and ego of suffering only gets us more suffering.
“You are worth it. You are unique and you are strong. You are capable of overcoming and you are capable of forgiveness in your life. You are filled with the capacity to be kind and to share love greater than you have ever known. Jesus is there for you and He cares for you. Jesus walks with you and you do not need to feel unworthy, unloved or unwanted, ever. You may have been hurt in life, you probably experienced pain in childhood as well as doubt and fear and awkwardness but that is part of growing and maturing. Life is learning to accept human weakness and human failure, knowing that life is full of lessons. You will make mistakes and you will overcome and you can know that no matter what, Jesus is there for you. You matter. Your heart is capable of healing because you are loved.” – Pastor John Collins, 2018.
Pastor
John Collins is speaking truth. For over three years, Pastor
John Collins has been spreading a revival of hope and faith
around the United States. The example of
the teen to the adult is the result of an epidemic of pastors having “pastoral
separation” from congregations, according to Pastor John Collins.
That epidemic is deadly to the salvation of souls. Pastor John Collins
gave an example of a minister who said that he and his wife don’t associate
with sinners, drug addicts, and alcoholics, that the minister didn’t deal with
“those people”. News flash-Pastor
John Collins calls it out-we are all under grace
to repent
with a pure
heart, and those who are pastors need to be a voice for the
voiceless, that there is no separation between sinners. God doesn’t separate sin, Pastor
John Collins reminds us, a sin is a sin in God’s eyes, no matter
what that sin is. Healing of past hurts and wounds is not going to happen if
the people in the pulpit are not going to step up and do the job right. God is there and waiting for everyone with arms wide open, and
those in the pulpit need to bring that message to the people. All it takes is a
pure heart of repentance and to ask.
Pastor John Collins writes:
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Philippians 4:13 (NKJV).
Sometimes it may be difficult to get over wounds in your
life. Sometimes you may not feel that you are valuable. Sometimes you grow up
and have left over scars from the process that can lead to low self-worth,
addictions, grudges, resentments and self-sabotaging behavior. It can be hard
not to blame others and end up blaming yourself for all kinds of things that
just lead to more pain. Sometimes it is just so hard to let go of past hurts
and to find the optimism for the future and the joy for today. We all hurt and
we all struggle. Faith in the Lord is what allows His love to come into our
hearts and heal us. Knowing the value that Jesus places on us and the value
that God places on us is where true love begins. It is important to know that
you are loved without end and that God wants a relationship with you.
You are worth it. You are unique and you are strong. You are
capable of overcoming and you are capable of forgiveness in your life. You are
filled with the capacity to be kind and to share love greater than you have
ever known. Jesus is there for you and He cares for you. Jesus walks with you
and you do not need to feel unworthy, unloved or unwanted, ever. You may have
been hurt in life, you probably experienced pain in childhood as well as doubt
and fear and awkwardness but that is part of growing and maturing. Life is
learning to accept human weakness and human failure, knowing that life is full
of lessons. You will make mistakes and you will overcome and you can know that
no matter what, Jesus is there for you. You matter. Your heart is capable of
healing because you are loved.
“The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”
Philippians 4:23 (NKJV).
LOVE THAT CROSS PASTOR JOHN COLLINS
Life is full of hurt, failure and pain. It is part of the process of life. It can be made easier if we have faith in the
Son of God and the gift of salvation that was offered by the sacrifice of His
life. God is waiting for us.
Pastor
John Collins can be heard weekly on Heaven’s Country Radio with
Marty Smith at 1000 a.m. Mountain Time at www.heavenscountry.com. Pastor
John Collins is an enthusiastic speaker
with the drive and desire to reach as many people as possible with the message
of the Gospel. Other recordings,
sermons, blogs, interviews, and Youtube clips by Pastor John Collins
can be seen by clicking on the links within this post. Daily devotionals can be read on Pastor John Collins’ Facebook page. Pastor John Collins
can be reached at jc65777@yahoo.com.
Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God. BELIEVE
THAT!
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