PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, EVANGELIST: EVERY DAY JOY
So many people
believe that this
world is the true hell, that we simply have to get through our day to day
struggles, make it to the end of our lives, and heaven is guaranteed because we
say we believe in Jesus.
Pastor John Collins
of
Love That Cross Ministries
and
Pastor John Collins Ministries
reminds us that everything belongs to God, but God gave us this world, Earth,
to live in, to love in, to experience life in it.
The joys and sorrows, pain and rejoicing that
we feel here are all part of living.
Believing
in something means to go all in, taking in the lessons that were taught by the
original Teacher and making them part of our lives, not simply giving
lip
service and the
shallow
belief of occurrence but not of incorporating the action
into
our
very hearts.
That is
belief.
How do you interact with the people you come into contact
with?
Do you try to
impress
them with what you’ve done, or do you greet them with
patience, kindness,
compassion, and a
love
of people?
How are you
raising your
family?
Are you interested in
a hike along a river,
or through a forest,
walking
in the rushing blue surf, or beside arid canyons with condors soaring nearby?
Yes, we have things that we have to deal with as we
travel our
life paths.
Those are the
choices
we need to make, because indeed we do have
free
will, and our
choice
determines our outcome both here and for eternity, says
Pastor
John Collins.
“God wants you to fight the good fight. God wants you to
seek to please Him and to do the right thing in life. Be charitable, be good,
be kind, be forgiving, be loving and compassionate toward others. As you go
about doing these things you will have to battle your own demons. We all have
them. We all think of the easy path, the shortcut and the darker temptations in
life and it is that battle that you must encounter each day.” Pastor
John Collins, January 2018.
Pastor
John Collins is an
influential evangelist
living in the United States today. His passionate and enthusiastic sermons will
grab our hearts and show us what we need to do in order to grow closer to
God and to
Jesus.
Too many times churches now fluff the
original message of the Holy Bible to suit the needs of the speaker,
Pastor John Collins
does not, he tells it like it is, whether it makes the listener uncomfortable
or not.
Sometimes we need to be made
uncomfortable in where we are in our
faith, which is what
will drive us to work to get closer to the Cross:
Pastor
John Collins has gone through the fire of tests and trials and will
the first to tell you just where he has been.
The Gospel was taught by
Jesus
Christ over 2000 years ago because man was getting in the way of
himself.
After the
resurrection of
Jesus,
over the course of centuries, man has once again gotten in the way of
ourselves, twisted the scriptures to suit our own needs and wants instead of
turning
to Jesus for everything, big and little. Now the Gospel needs to be
redeemed, and
Pastor
John Collins is driven and determined to bring the Gospel and God
back to a country that is in desperate need of faith and repentance.
Salvation is the way to fight for your eternal life, but the
path is not meant to be a narrow focus-Pastor John Collins
(paraphrased).
Pastor John Collins writes:
“The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lords’; But the earth
He has given to the children of men.” Psalm 115:16 (NKJV).
God has given you life and you need to enjoy it. As you walk
the path that leads to righteousness, you will face many situations that make
you realize that it is a battle not just outside in the world and with those
you encounter but also within yourself. God wants you to fight the good fight.
God wants you to seek to please Him and to do the right thing in life. Be charitable,
be good, be kind, be forgiving, be loving and compassionate toward others. As
you go about doing these things you will have to battle your own demons. We all
have them. We all think of the easy path, the shortcut and the darker
temptations in life and it is that battle that you must encounter each day.
So, what are you fighting for? Is it just to get to heaven?
That narrow focus can make a person crazy, burn out or just give up. If you
cannot see that life has meaning, that you can enjoy life then it is easy to
lose your way and fall off the path of the faithful. You have to take the time
to live, to feel really alive and to acknowledge that your life is a blessing
for all of the struggle. What makes you feel alive? Is it standing in the rain,
walking on a beach, riding on a four-wheeler in your swimsuit in the middle of
winter surrounded by snow, or maybe it’s a candlelight dinner with your most
special someone followed by a dance? Whatever gives you pause and delights your
soul is what you should take the time to do. It does not have to be often and
it does not have to be so planned that the moment gets lost but you should be
looking for those moments in your life that become the memories that you prize.
You will take those with you because they belong to you forever.
In your day to day life you may feel run down and
overwhelmed with the mundane. In your day to day life you may become
discouraged. You need to allow yourself those special moments where you catch
your breath and you even need to make the effort to recognize the moments that
you have already had and seek out more. That is what you are fighting for in
your faith. You see, heaven is full of joy and people who feel that intense
awareness of love and hope and happiness every day. You will never truly seek
to become a righteous person if you don’t believe in that promise and in order
to truly believe in the promise you need to trust and believe in God. It is
easy to believe in the truth of God when you can glimpse joy in its perfection
in experiences in your life that touch your soul and become engraved on your
heart. That is a blessing from God and you should never underestimate His
greatness and your connection to Him.
“May the Lord give you increase more and more, you and your
children. May you be blessed by the Lord
who made heaven and earth.” Psalm 115:14-15 (NKJV).
LOVE THAT CROSS, Pastor John Collins
Take the time to recognize the joy that you have here, and
know that the fight is worth it to seek more.
That is our connection to God.
Pastor John Collins is in it to win it for God!
