I recently spoke to a man that was struggling with some of his own emotional pain. He was crying to me on the telephone and asking me how he can get rid of his pain. He was a drug user and alcoholic. He did not know how to get rid of the painful memories of his past. He had been to rehab and to many alcoholic's anonymous groups over the years. He never found any cure that worked for him. I asked him, "Have you ever tried turning your life over to God?" He said, "yes", but it never worked for him. I realized in my heart that this man needed courage to change his life.
It is important to first understand that being wealthy is not a sin. Great men of God such as: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Job, David and many others were all rich. Even Moses lived in a palace. If being rich were a sin, then these men would not have been considered messengers of God or anointed men and women of God. It's interesting to see that men and women of God are always getting picked on. Many people believe that they should only live in a basic home with a poverty looking effect to it. The true question is, can these men and women really live like your average "Joe" on the street.
The famous preachers are known by millions of people. If they were to live in a basic home without security, I wonder if they could walk out of their house every day without being bombarded. Pastors like Benny Hinn have lots of children. He resides in a mansion with his wife and children and has for many years. To the outside world, it may look as though he is just greedy and is hoarding all for the money for himself. He has his own jet and fancy cars. Is he living in sin? I don't believe so. I say this because he had to work hard to be at the level he is at today. He built his ministry from the ground up. Nobody handed him Benny Hinn Ministries.
I don't really know if he had to do this because of money or it was just his choice. The Bible says that He ate locusts and wild honey. It's hard to imagine living on a diet like this, but it is necessary for survival. Only God knows what we truly need in life. It's never easy to learn about your spiritual gift. It often requires a lot of trial and effort to get to a place where we can feel comfortable with our prayer life and ministry calling.
A few weeks past and I saw him once again. I said, "Did you confess your sins to others that you have hurt?" He said, "yes". He was able to contact most of the people that he had hurt, and he said that he was sorry. The people really appreciated it and he realized that he had to become a new man. I said, "Now you won't have the urge to drink as much or to have emotional pain." I said, "We only have emotional pain and the feelings of guilt when we owe someone an apology for what we have done to them. Sometimes it takes more than I am sorry. Sometimes we have to say it repeatedly to let them really know how bad we feel about it. Some people must give something material as well as an apology for what they have done. John agreed with me and said, "I feel so much better. How can I thank you?" I said to him, "You don't have to thank me. Just do right from now on. Don't be mean and think of other people's feelings before your own." It's interesting how much time we put into painful memories. All that we really must do is say to someone that we are sorry. We are sorry for offending and hurting them. We are sorry for saying mean things to them or doing something that is evil. When we have guilt, it eats at us. Admitting that we did something wrong is hurtful. We often have shame when we have done wrong. However, when we confess our sins to one another and then to God, we release something that is profound. I believe that we can all free our minds of guilt and pain when we release our hurt and pain to the Lord. Jesus is always waiting there to forgive us. Praise God that He gives us the opportunity to grow.
It is important to first understand that being wealthy is not a sin. Great men of God such as: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Job, David and many others were all rich. Even Moses lived in a palace. If being rich were a sin, then these men would not have been considered messengers of God or anointed men and women of God. It's interesting to see that men and women of God are always getting picked on. Many people believe that they should only live in a basic home with a poverty looking effect to it. The true question is, can these men and women really live like your average "Joe" on the street.
The famous preachers are known by millions of people. If they were to live in a basic home without security, I wonder if they could walk out of their house every day without being bombarded. Pastors like Benny Hinn have lots of children. He resides in a mansion with his wife and children and has for many years. To the outside world, it may look as though he is just greedy and is hoarding all for the money for himself. He has his own jet and fancy cars. Is he living in sin? I don't believe so. I say this because he had to work hard to be at the level he is at today. He built his ministry from the ground up. Nobody handed him Benny Hinn Ministries.
I don't really know if he had to do this because of money or it was just his choice. The Bible says that He ate locusts and wild honey. It's hard to imagine living on a diet like this, but it is necessary for survival. Only God knows what we truly need in life. It's never easy to learn about your spiritual gift. It often requires a lot of trial and effort to get to a place where we can feel comfortable with our prayer life and ministry calling.
A few weeks past and I saw him once again. I said, "Did you confess your sins to others that you have hurt?" He said, "yes". He was able to contact most of the people that he had hurt, and he said that he was sorry. The people really appreciated it and he realized that he had to become a new man. I said, "Now you won't have the urge to drink as much or to have emotional pain." I said, "We only have emotional pain and the feelings of guilt when we owe someone an apology for what we have done to them. Sometimes it takes more than I am sorry. Sometimes we have to say it repeatedly to let them really know how bad we feel about it. Some people must give something material as well as an apology for what they have done. John agreed with me and said, "I feel so much better. How can I thank you?" I said to him, "You don't have to thank me. Just do right from now on. Don't be mean and think of other people's feelings before your own." It's interesting how much time we put into painful memories. All that we really must do is say to someone that we are sorry. We are sorry for offending and hurting them. We are sorry for saying mean things to them or doing something that is evil. When we have guilt, it eats at us. Admitting that we did something wrong is hurtful. We often have shame when we have done wrong. However, when we confess our sins to one another and then to God, we release something that is profound. I believe that we can all free our minds of guilt and pain when we release our hurt and pain to the Lord. Jesus is always waiting there to forgive us. Praise God that He gives us the opportunity to grow.
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