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“Wait! Wait! I can’t see! Move all of this stuff out of my face.” I

need to see my Father’s face. Have you ever had the feeling that you

can’t see the forest because there were too many trees in the way?

God is good to us. He is good every day. He watches over us. He

protects us — and He blesses us. So much so that sometimes, we let

our blessings get in the way. We’ll get so hung up on the blessings

that our focus shifts from the Lord and on to “The Stuff.” Pastor

Victor S. Brice reminds us to be careful and not let The Stuff get in

the way of praising and acknowledging the Lord. We can’t let

blessings pull us away from growing our relationship with God for He

is the One that blesses us. As we are being blessed, we mustn’t

distance ourselves from the Lord. When you get blessed with a new

car, don’t stop going to church and bible study so you can ride around

in your new car. When you get blessed with that beautiful new home,

don’t sit home on Sunday mornings “enjoying” your new home instead of

going to worship and praise God. When you are blessed to have free

time, volunteer at your church. Give some of that time to serve Him.

When God blesses you with a new job or a raise in pay, be sure to be a

good steward of that blessing and for certain please don’t be a robber

of God – pay your tithes or adjust them according to your new pay

scale. Stand firm and stay focused on the Lord, dear hearts.

Increase your praise to God. Continue to give thanks in all things.

Continue to learn the Word of God and apply it to your life. This is

how you maximize your blessings. As long as you continue to sincerely

seek the Lord and stay focused on Him, the Lord will continue to bless

you – and bless you even more abundantly – because you have shown Him

that you can handle it. Key word: Sincerely. Don’t just go through

the motions.

Let us not get distracted by our blessings – The Stuff — move the

trees out of the way. Our true reward is not here on earth.

The presence of the Holy Spirit was definitely in the Temple today.

We had an awesome praying service today as the Spirit moved Pastor

Brice around the sanctuary to pray for and with several individuals.

Let the Church Say Amen. The Holy Spirit led three souls to the altar

for prayer and one soul was led to surrender their life to Him,

Withholding Nothing. If you’re in the Pittsburg, CA area, I encourage

you to join us on Sunday mornings. For those that are not in the

area, I invite you to join us on our Live Stream broadcast.

Blog Written By: Delores Walker

Submitted/Posted By: Rev. Samuel S. Brice – Assistant to the Pastor