Discouragement in The Church

 

 I am going to get real honest. There is a real problem with discouraging others in our world, and in the church. People are trying hard, holding on by a thread perhaps, and all someone can do is discourage them, chide and condemn their efforts, or worse abandon them. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am going to be frank with you.. if you are constantly discouraging others, being critical and making them feel like why bother, you are Satan. It is Satan who is the accuser, "Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down," (Revelation 12:10). Lest you think that a Christian cannot speak for the devil, let me remind you of what The Apostle Peter did, "From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead. But Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him for saying such things. “Heaven forbid, Lord,” he said. “This will never happen to you!”Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s." (Matthew 16:21-22). 

I find the discouragement being spouted by 'disciples' through words, deeds, and ghosting to be discouraging. The apostle warned us, "But if you are biting and devouring one another, watch out that you may not be consumed by one another!"(Galatians 5:15). Do not forget what King Salomon said, "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit" (Proverbs 18:21). We are suppose to encourage, to inspire others, "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up.." (1 Thessalonians 5:11). You wanna know why so many are going to the dark side, consorting with witches, and doing things God considers abohrrant? Because those people encourage one another! Yes, the dark ones do not condescend and criticize one another in their pursuits! So sad, that those who are on the path of hell act more like Christ in encouraging one another, while we on the path of heaven act like Satan towards one another accusing, discouraging, and picking one another apart, or worse acting like the world, and ghosting one another! Behold Saints, you are on the precipice! Not all that Say Lord Lord will be caught up, "Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!" (Matthew 7:21:-23). You can caste out demons and know your Bible, but if you do not know Jesus and behave how He said which is to love one another, then good luck!, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." (John 13:34-35). 

You need to decide, do you wanna be little christs, or little satans. Because if you are going to a donkey disciple, and act like the other name for a donkey, beware, you are a freaking tare, "But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn." (Matthew 13:24-30). Anen.