Monilove122
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Okay, so I know that we are supposed to pay attention to the message and not the messenger but I know through reading this forum and in speaking with friends we all at some point have had a "problem" with WHO a message (sermon) comes from. Last night I really struggled through a message that seemed to be very "flesh-filled" that came from a young lady I really thought would give an awesome message because I've seen her singing and worshipping and her singing has brought me to tears. Now don't get me wrong, I know that just cause someone can "saaaang" and is a minister does NOT mean they are going to be able to preach but, I just had high hopes.
Now, I don't know about y'all but I ALWAYS pray before I get to church for the man or woman of God. I pray that the atmosphere will be set to make teaching and preaching easy and that they will decrease so God will increase and His word will get to his people just the way He wants and needs us to hear it. So, my mind was right, not pre-judging, nothing. Well, she walks in and hmmmm..... IMMEDIATELY I could feel her spirit and it won't right y'all. But I kept asking God to remove these feelings and thoughts from me cause I wanted to receive. But still.... So she gets up to preach and these young people had just sang from the bottom of their hearts and the atmosphere was awesome. Then she sings a song and the atmosphere changed . I'm still trying to get with her, she reads the scripture and y'all it was downhill from there. Her message was so from the flesh, she spent half the time talking about all of her accomplishments and accolades then the other half about how she is "SO holy and has kept her body pure for God unlike some other women who have babies out of wedlock". She went on to say that "hip-hop/rap music is of the devil, boys with their pants hanging down are nasty (and she made the face ), and girls that wear their skirts too short are not ladies"...Did I mention she is the head of the youth department at her church and this was for our Youth Conference so she was speaking directly TO the youth. I was just baffled at her message and although I'm not a minister/evangelist/etc. I don't remember the last time I saw one who didn't have something written down if nothing else than to help them "flow" to deliver what God gave to them in a way that makes sense and again flows. She was just coming from the top of her head and you could tell she was searching for what to say. Many times there was a weird silence while she got her thoughts together.
I was just so disappointed and I did something I've never done before...I walked out before she finished preaching . I must say that I have heard messages from folks that ain't right before but never have I not been able to look past their flesh to get to the message before last night (even if it took a while to do it). So I decide to keep this to myself cause I'm feeling bad and thinking it's me. I get a call from my cousin who is an awesome Minister and truly a woman who is all about God's business and she felt the SAME exact way.
Oh, let me also add that she had this arrogance about her that was a turn off. I don't know if this would be considered a vent or a question but, has this ever happened to any of you?
Now, I don't know about y'all but I ALWAYS pray before I get to church for the man or woman of God. I pray that the atmosphere will be set to make teaching and preaching easy and that they will decrease so God will increase and His word will get to his people just the way He wants and needs us to hear it. So, my mind was right, not pre-judging, nothing. Well, she walks in and hmmmm..... IMMEDIATELY I could feel her spirit and it won't right y'all. But I kept asking God to remove these feelings and thoughts from me cause I wanted to receive. But still.... So she gets up to preach and these young people had just sang from the bottom of their hearts and the atmosphere was awesome. Then she sings a song and the atmosphere changed . I'm still trying to get with her, she reads the scripture and y'all it was downhill from there. Her message was so from the flesh, she spent half the time talking about all of her accomplishments and accolades then the other half about how she is "SO holy and has kept her body pure for God unlike some other women who have babies out of wedlock". She went on to say that "hip-hop/rap music is of the devil, boys with their pants hanging down are nasty (and she made the face ), and girls that wear their skirts too short are not ladies"...Did I mention she is the head of the youth department at her church and this was for our Youth Conference so she was speaking directly TO the youth. I was just baffled at her message and although I'm not a minister/evangelist/etc. I don't remember the last time I saw one who didn't have something written down if nothing else than to help them "flow" to deliver what God gave to them in a way that makes sense and again flows. She was just coming from the top of her head and you could tell she was searching for what to say. Many times there was a weird silence while she got her thoughts together.
I was just so disappointed and I did something I've never done before...I walked out before she finished preaching . I must say that I have heard messages from folks that ain't right before but never have I not been able to look past their flesh to get to the message before last night (even if it took a while to do it). So I decide to keep this to myself cause I'm feeling bad and thinking it's me. I get a call from my cousin who is an awesome Minister and truly a woman who is all about God's business and she felt the SAME exact way.
Oh, let me also add that she had this arrogance about her that was a turn off. I don't know if this would be considered a vent or a question but, has this ever happened to any of you?
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