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Gospel Is For Everyone

If God isn't moved by it, then why are we

A lot of us grew up with learning to say it. We only used it for when we really wanted something. We were taught that it was considered "asking nicely". That's right I am talking about the word "please". I get frustrated with this word because we've been taught so well that its a word that is suppose to be this magic formula to get what we want. "Ask nicely or I won't do it for you" its a form of control. This is such a selfish mindset. Control in itself is very selfish because it shows that you are doing or saying something in order for yourself to be comfortable at any given situation. Its also controlling because we feel like, oh if we say please that is suppose to get your heart to move in the direction I am wanting you to go. Sure it sounds good but at its core a lot of times its there because we think its a magic word. For example I got frustrated at my wife the other morning because we both woke up and she asked me to go get her a cu

50 Shades of Grey!

Yes that title was click bait. But there is a real issue with the gray area mindset. Ive gotten hit with this before "andrew life is not black and white there are gray areas". Why do people think there are gray areas? Is it because they do not want the full truth? Are they afraid that the truth will point back to them? We must understand that having a gray area means we are not confident in our decisions and life choices. Even if they are the best life choices in our own eyes there will always be a gray area if you are not confident in that life choice. For as long as I can remember I have been a black and white type of person from my favorite color to my mentality and ESPECIALLY to matters of the spirit. In matters of the spirit you are either walking in love which is all truth or you are walking in darkness which distorts, manipulates, controls, and gets angry when things are not going the way that its trying to control it to go. Now this black and white mindset does not