Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'help advice encouragement'.
-
So these are somethings ive been battling and i want some good advice. I've been doing a lot of research lately (and probably the wrong kind) i get on YouTube and look up exposed video's...not sexual exposed but stuff like false prophets or ccm artist or Christian hip-hop or Christian rock bands who lead people down the wrong path. I get upset because i gave up secular music (which is good i know) but the artist i thought were good to listen to like lacrae or bizzle or young fly and saved or mercy me...the list goes on and on ..... some of the videos I've seen about them point out things such as satanic occult symbolism and I'm like great now i cant listen to these artists either. Am i wrong for buying in to this stuff or is it eye opening? I feel like its eye opening but same thing goes on for tv shows and televangelists. Ive googled false prophets and just about everyone i like creflo dollar and Joyce Meyer and Andrew Wolmack (dont think i got his last name spelled right) but some say their false too. I like watching those people when i cant get to church or be around Christian people. Im kinda like addicted to watching these videos so i know what to look out for. Theres another website called jesus-is-saviour.com that i find hard to believe but some of it makes sense. Ok on to another problem I'm dealing with.... i cant get off the perfectionist treadmill or stop having the legalistic mindset. I pray every night for God to help me with this. I know i cant force anyone to stop what their doing and i force my beliefs on people. I know people will tell me "you just gotta live and love like Jesus does and they'll want what you have" but i find that hard to do....most days i feel like a Pharisee and i definitely dont want that! I read the NT when i feel down and i pray for the Holy Spirit to give me understanding when i get into scripture but once again i find it hard to discern i want that gift too. I know God is working on me one way or another i just want to know how and how i can work with him. Thank you for your time and help