Mean Christians. Do you know any of them? I do. Have you ever been surrounded by judgmental,
mean people? I have. You know, I live in a dynamic city with some of the best ministries
in the world. I've had an opportunity to sit in some of the most powerful meetings. People
come from all over the world to come to Tulsa, but I also know a lot of really mean religious
people in this city. People who, when someone falls into sin or someone gets in trouble
or someone gets exposed or something happens, it's like a gossip fest. And early out when
Grant and I came down here, we both decided that number one, we were never going to be moved by
what I call Hollywood Christianity or Celebrity Christianity. And we would not be moved by what
we saw others doing and that we would not become what we disliked. And I dislike mean-spirited,
judgmental Christians. Now, that does not mean that I don't know what the word says. Yes,
I know what the word says, but really look at the motive of your heart. Is the motive of your heart
to really believe the best about people or the worst? Is the motive of your heart to stand back
and say, wait a minute, I'm not sure that what I'm hearing is truth and I'm going to make the
choice to believe the best. That's what I want to do. You know, sometimes you hear things and it's
just, it's, it's just devastating. But the Holy Spirit, He is the comforter. He will lead and He
will guide you. He will also speak to you and show you things that are on or that are off. You
know, it's kind of easy to kind of be judgmental about others, but yet when we get in trouble, you
know, we want everybody to extend grace and mercy, right? You know, if someone is truly in trouble,
don't you want to see them restored? I had an incredible reaction to the broadcast that I did
last week about, you know, sobriety and my father-in-law, who's been sober now for 43 years. As
a family, we rejoice every day in his sobriety. You know, we were thankful that he isn't where he
was. We really, as believers, should want to see restoration. We should want to see people
overcome. We should want to see all things work together for good, for those that are called
according to His purpose. And yes, people are human and immature and make dumb decisions, but that
doesn't mean that we stop loving them. You know, one of the things I think just the body in Christ
in general doesn't really understand is the kind of warfare that goes with being in full-time
ministry, the kind of attacks and the spiritual exhaustion that goes with being in any kind of
leadership position, because the expectations are often unrealistic and the pressure is
overwhelming. And if you really love someone and you love someone who's in leadership, then you
need to pray for them. You need to love them and support them. Now, that doesn't mean that you turn
your back on something biblically. What that means is you provide an environment of loving
accountability and you do everything that you can do to restore in love. I don't want to see anybody
fail. We need all of the soldiers in the body of Christ, in the army of God. We need everybody
moving forward. Don't get weary in well-doing, for in due season we reap. Amen. There is a glorious
outpouring coming. There is a revival that is coming. You know, there's a revival that has been
spoken in this city here for years. And there were many intercessors who believed that there would be
an unusual move of God between Oral Roberts University and Victor Christian Center and that
the two would somehow...
work together in conjunction with this revival and I really believe with all of my heart
that it's that it's coming soon and that the leaders that are in position of leadership
now they're going to lead it successfully.
I believe that's God's plan.
I believe God wants to do something big in our lifetime.
Please don't become what you dislike.
Don't become a judgmental mean Christian.
Have you ever been lied about?
I have.
Have you ever been in a position where you weren't allowed to defend yourself?
People can say anything they want but they can't sit across the table and look you in
the face can they?
No.
Then they might have to face the truth.
Believe the best in others.
Believe and wait for the best to come out.
Stand for truth.
Walk in love.
Guard your heart.
Keep your eyes on the king.
Read the word of God.
Pray in the spirit because when we pray in the spirit we pray forth mysteries we don't
even understand and guess what?
This happened you don't understand and you don't know the whole story and you don't need
to know the whole story.
It's none of your business.
Walk in love.
Believe the best.
He is a restoring God.
He is a restoring God and he will restore.
Thank you for listening.
God Bless.