I’m sorry for the long post but I’m stirred up tonight, this dude. How dare you CJ start with that scripture Our Heavenly Father and have no conviction whatsoever?? When you pray was the title of the message and if you was really praying you would have known that Jesus told you to go and apologize to your family. You said those that left they didn’t pray but I beg to differ, they did pray and God opened their eyes and they made the decision to leave this filthy place. Are you really praying CJ?? You really need to pray for God to forgive you. Right now he’s not listening to you sir. You are in disobedience with God. You said, How many love the scriptures? and that includes honor your mother and your father. Do you love that scripture or do you skip over it because it brings conviction??? Instead of allowing God to speak to you, you brush it off, you kick against the pricks. Yes you have a heavenly father, but he’s not listening to you right now because you despise your earthly father and mother that he has given you here on this earth. God loves you and has given you a space to repent, but you have not done so. Oh sir, you best believe that he sees everything and knows everything and he sees you coming into town and you still have not gone to your parents and apologized to them for the way you have treated them. You want to give God what he likes, then start with the prayer of REPENTANCE!! Then go make it right with your parents and your brother before it’s too late. You better be careful what you pray sir. You said you want God’s kingdom to come quickly. Are you sure about that?? God is trying to do his will in your life but you are not letting him. You want God to give you a scripture to convict you??? He has already done that and you still don’t get it.
Exodus 20:12 Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged in the land the Lord your God gives you. Until you do this sir you are out of the will of God. You are unjust with your parents. Examine yourself, don’t be a hypocrite, don’t be a reprobate. Yes CJ when you remember your trespasses is not hard to forgive their (your own parents) trespasses. It’s not hard to let go of that hatred you have towards them. This verse is about forgiveness.
Matthew 18:21 “Then Peter came to Him and asked, “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered him, “I say to you, not up to seven times, but seventy times seven.” CJ that bitterness you have against your parents is defiling you!!
Please forgive me if I sound bitter, I’m not, I just have a problem with people disrespecting their parents especially this young man here. His parents love him and are waiting for him with open arms but yet he trashes them knowing how much his parents love him especially his mom and he treats her like she’s trash. I’m most certain that a lot of us that were sitting there tonight that knows him and his parents very well would agree with me that what he is doing to them is not of God. They were in disgust themselves. God doesn’t put you against your own parents sir. How can you “teach” and “live” the scriptures but you hate your parents???? God have mercy upon this young man I pray.
Praying for you CJ.