Child-like | Alex & Lokelani Wilson
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- christians are called to be childlike not childish. in matthew 11, Jesus explains that religious people are hard to please. sometimes they dont want truth and the dont want grace, just like a child who can make up their mind on what to eat, their hungry but nothing sounds good to them. if you find yourself unpleased with your relationship with God, or unable to please people in your life who seem bent on opposing you, in this episode, my husband alex will be preaching about leaving childish faith behind and choosing to give your all to God.
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How I am childish: I mourn at the wedding and dance at the funeral. I am constantly resisting the movement of God in my life. When He tells me to rest, I run. When He tells me to work, I whine. My sin and my righteousness disgust me. I long for the approval of those that do not have God's approval. I ignore the needy and wallow in self pity. I long for human love from God and Godly love from humans and both disappoint me. I am ashamed of my weaknesses and my strengths. I hate my blessings and my burdens. I am wrecked with grief at the thought of anyone missing heaven, but when I must lay down my life to save the lives of my friends, I hold on tighter to my life and my preferences. I am serving two masters with the spirit of the prodigal and the judgmental brother both inside of me. I have failed God in every way imaginable and the worst thing is, I still want things my way. That is how I am childish.
You may have failed God but you, realising it shows, that you can be different .
I believe in you! 🙌🙌🙌 None of us are perfect, and I relate to what you said.
You gotta relax on yourself brother take a deep breath you’re not a bad person. You understand your shortcomings ask God for peace and slow down, Gods timing will forever be right on time. Just remember God loves you and he got you he makes the uncomfortable comfortable.
I’m being childish in desiring a relationship so bad when I know the current timing isn’t best. I’m 19 in college, I know a relationship right now wouldn’t work but I find myself especially at nighttime just wishing I had a partner so badly. Some of the desire is normal but I can’t be feening for a relationship so badly that’s childish I need child like faith to be content with Jesus and grab ahold of the faith aggressively
Amen. I've had the same problem, where I desired a relationship, but what was around me wasn't coinciding with that. I don't think it matters where you are, or what the time is, so much as what it is God's trying to give you? I speak this from experience. I had to learn that everything I was looking for in a relationship, God was offering to me, and everything God offers is complete. Meditating on how priceless that is, and what God is offering, and talking to God about what's on your heart. What happened to me was that God became JUST a god, instead of the Father. He stopped being my closest friend and became the person I bring my problems to. My needs to. It adopted being me looking for him in everything and understanding who he is and what he wants and it became about ME. God had to sit ne down and make me realize, "God's my best friend, first and foremost. He's always with me. He'll never leave me. He'll guide me into what he wants, and many times, what I want. But it doesn't start with just trusting him for MY needs, but trusting him to help me supply HIS needs.
Going through the same thing, I’m 19 too
GOD BLESS YOU!!! Honesty!!!!
I am going through that too, but just as Alex said ¨whenever we are stuck in something we go and look at what Jesus did because he is always right (8:28) ¨ and what did Jesus did before accepting the most challenging test he has ever confronted? He told the father ¨Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” Luke 22:42. Just like that we go to our father and tell him ¨Let your will be done, not mine ¨ and we accept it and trust the Father whatever the result will be just like Jesus did.
The desire is natural its just not first. Meaning, the desire for marriage and contentment in God can Co-exist. It all depends on your heart and why you desire it. If it is to fulfill you then obviously only Christ can. However, if it is because a marriage is beautiful and the desire for companionship and love isn't inherently bad. Be honest woththe Lord and make sure your heart is in the right place. If it's not, ask the Lord to align it with what He desires for you!! This is what helped me:) I hope this helps.
I also highly highly recommend reading Outdated by Jonathon Pokluda. It changed the way I thought about dating. It's a must read!!!
I feel like a childish believer when I think that accountable, and trustworthy friendships don’t take work. As followers we need to be interceding with prayer on our brothers and sisters. It’s being encouraging and generous without expecting anything in return. Thank you so much for your podcast and speaking the love of Christ. God bless ❤️
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I am a 50 year old believer. However, I have been very childish in my walk with Christ. I have only come to this realization in the past few days. Like many new believers, I thought that God was punishing me for certain things I had done in my life. But I now realize that I was only reaping what was sown. I was under the disillusion that forgiveness meant removal of consequences. I thank you for your ministry and I do believe the Lord put it in my path. May the Lord bless you and keep you and His face shine upon you.
"Wisdom is justified by her deeds" and look at you sowing seeds of wisdom and faith at such a young age. It's difficult waiting esp when peers question tough choices like this. Stay strong in prayer, ms/mr stranger. I'm excited with you 😊
there’s a difference between being childish and child like! child like as in wanting to learn more and seeking to grow (in God, as we are children of God) Loved this episode!!
i have been childish because i want to make everything right even the things i cant control, and even overwhelm myself
I have been childish in trying to justify my sin in proximity to other’s sin. I am always trying to check for a way to make myself “less of a sinner” when in reality, we are all sinners. And like Paul wrote, I am the worst sinner of them all so I need to start giving grace to myself and extending it to others in the same way God has done for me! We don’t deserve to be bought back from our sins yet, Jesus bought us back so we must imitate him. Amen!!
I’m being childish by not cherishing every moment that God gives me and always stressing about other things when In that moment everything is good and I should be happy it’s kind of hard to put it in words but I need to work on it.
I love this, I think we forget/ discount how much the spirit actually helps us abide and live in Christ. I love the security that we have in the Lord, because God is so faithful and perfect and HOLY. I'm so thankful for the love of God and how he uses his people to draw others to himself. "They will know you are my disciples by your love", God is so good and genius to have us glorify him in such a beautiful and pure way. So cool!
I am acting childish in my relationship with the Lord. I’m always stressed about whether I’m gonna have enough time to study or not when I should focus on the time I spend with God. I don’t put my stress in God’s hands when I know that’s what I should do. For my second semester my goal is to give God the time he deserves and the place I want him to have in my life.
I pray that God will bless every brother and sister who watched this video in their path of having a child like faith and not a childish one
amen!! amazing message. i am being childish by trying to make my sins seem “not bad” compared to the world’s, and that is so wrong because i should be trying my hardest to not commit any sins. i am also childish with wanting a relationship so bad when i know it’s not God’s timing right now.
Same. 😢 I want a husband but I can’t even take care of myself sufficiently. I gotta grind to get my career together as my dad advised. Because I can’t rely on a man.
Thank the Lord and thank you both for sending us this message. Me and my husband love your podcast, God Bless you both and everyone watching. 🫶🏼✝️
Thank you both for the work and dedication you put in to reaching new followers and giving wisdom to those who are trying to grow their relationship in Christ! ❤
This podcast is such a blessing ❤
This podcast is what I needed in this season of my life right now.
for i was childish now i know, and i pray that my walk with christ will be renewed
I could pray a lot more and/or understand that prayer can be done in many ways but submission, on your knees, is best. It's easy to have your entire day and get in the bed and go "forgot to pray...mmm...ugh...effort to get up." And I don't do it.
Amen!
I love our Lord so much, thank you Jesus for touching my heart in a way that has lead me to this podcast♥️ I listened to episode after episode for 10 hours today at work and learned so much! I will be doing the same tomorrow and the next day😊
Childish by fleeing away from responsibility and leadership. Gods called me to Leadership in High School Ministry and with relaitionships, but I've always loved my freedom and hated the idea of anything straining me. Finally surrendered this part of my life to Jesus today, he showed me this thought process is stunting my spiritual growth and it's not allowing him to work his wonders in my life.
Thanks!
amen
Whew I am thankful for both inputs. Vulnerability is a very hard attribute to have. Lord thank you for these two beautiful souls. Thank you for loving of us into patience, and lead us towards repentance. We love you and praise you in Jesus name Amen.
Had no idea, me being wrapped up in ‘me time’ 24/7 was a form of almost idolatry and slavery. Self care is absolutely necessary and needful for restoration but if not done carefully it becomes selfishness.
Been practicing serving my family more without following the sinful instinct of following my frustrations. I humbly admit I fall short often, but I am thankful that his mercy is new each and everyday.
It is not my own desire to be a spiritual karen but it is a slippery slope, when trying not to fall back in the snare of sin. Been trying to focus on even if it was influenced by the enemy God can STILL use it. God has really been showing me that here lately.
Ive been SO wrapped up in making the wrong mistakes blah blah- and I felt the Holy Spirit ask me am I going to be a coward and not even be willing to make my own mistakes for the right thing? Ive made countless mistakes in efforts for my sin but what about my savior?
What I have learned is the choice is now and the time to choose. Today going forward I will focus my thoughts towards what needs to be laid to rest & I want to rejoice for I have been purchased and the shower is now.
So chill today Pastor GOD BLESS!
May God continue to bless your ministry and pour into your family his everlasting love always 🙏🏾❤️
I am being childish in disregarding who I am through Christ and His gift of a new identity by people pleasing and people impressing and lying.
I'm childish when it comes to seeing the different Christian influencers online because I tend to think "oh, what they are saying is wrong" or "they are doing it wrong" when in reality, I am the one who messes up things and does things that aren't according to the Lord's will. I'm not vocal about my faith around certain people (my family) but at school, I'll openly talk about my faith. I'm childish in my thoughts because I'll judge people all the time and want things that I know aren't pleasing to God. Thank you for this episode. I backslid a few days ago in lust, and I've been struggling since. This episode really helped me realize that the factors that led to me backsliding were due to my childish behavior. Thank you for being willing vessels for the Lord!
I need this I don't know what's right because everyone says something different. feels like this will be an encouragement to be faithful.
God’s Word is the lamp!!
I'm being childish by avoiding my responsibilities because of fear. But because of Jesus facing the cross, I can face my fears, because I know He has my back.
Powerful.
Jesus is so mysterious.
I absolutely love your podcast! It is such a blessing for me! Thank you for walking according to Gods Will and encouraging others to become closer to Christ. I really hope one day you speak about relationships (Marriage in particular) and how to make it successful according to the word of God. It would be nice to know how you both put this into practice! God continue to bless you both on your mission!
It’s SO beautiful how the gospel works. In a generation full of egocentrism, people who just can’t let go of their pleasures, their attitudes that aren’t healthy to them or to the others around, there is the Gospel of Jesus, where you trade your passion, your momentary pleasure, your sins and dirt for a loving, faithful and graceful life. But for that you GOTTA let go of all of those old stuff.
What I want to bring is the BEAUTY of living a life moved by LOVE. The definition of what we love is in what we do everyday, where we run to, what we search, what we think, what we “eat”. And sometimes we think we love the Lord with all our hearts, or even love our family the way we want, but when we look at in the PRACTICE, we see how miserable we are.
That’s where the best comes, when we decide to filter our lives with His love, we start to decide what we do with His wisdom, we begin to have His lovely eyes, and everything in our lives change. Cause we no longer treat ourselves, our “needs”, our pleasures as the king of our lives.
That’s why I love Jesus, cause the life with Him being the owner, is the most light and lovely life ever!
God be with you both. Thank you so much for the content. Been watching since 2021
Amazing message as always Alex. Thank you for letting God use you to change the world.
How am I childish? Up until recently, I never really acknowledged God as savior. Much like a child, when the Father reached His hand out to help me, I would reject Him and swiftly reply in a frustrated “I got it”. I tried to prove to God that I was “mature” in my faith and that after 15 years of being saved, I was equipped to ride the bike of life without training wheels. So instead of being my Lord and Savior, i simply made Him my Lord. My pride led me to believe that I had to prove myself to God and earn his “respect” and “acknowledgment”. A few days ago while in prayer God told me that I was breaking His heart. That I saw Him more kenned to a president or a king rather than a loving father. That a kings concern is his kingdom. If you ask the king whom he loves, it will be his people. Yet the king doesnt have a relationship with all of his subjects. He doesnt know everyone’s name. Much like how the president loves America but doesn’t know the names of every American. But God is a loving father. And He knows our name. He is not idle or simply ruling. He came and purchased our train ticket with his life. 😅
That's a wonderful word, beloved. I speak for all of God's people when I say that we are no better. We have all, in past times, sought after our own way and ignored the gracious and generous hand of God so we could act as though we had succeeded all on our own. We have all learned that nothing is accomplished without God's help, whether people believe in him or not. Go and sin no more beloved, the King and Father of all has given you peace.
Oh wow
I'm being childish in the way of me wanting to rush things, God has already reminded me that He has prepared the way and time and according to His will, and all i need to do is be patient, but sometimes i tend to wanna rush being married quick, or getting into a different season faster but that's not His will, His ways and thoughts are higher than mine i should have a childlike faith that trust in Him despite it not according to how I'd like it to be or my way, i trust Lord that your plans are always for the best, help me not be childish over petty stuff and being impatient.
Thank you for being the embodiment of the NIV. You are modern yet you adhere to the Word🙏❤️
I am being childish by not giving my all to God😔.
Defienlty ive been childish in thst regsrd of condeming abd judging other ppl, and it dies come from a place of "i wanna help you, your wrong, im insecure" And like yall said you have to pull bsck, bc im not God, idk whst steps their taking, idont kbow ehsts leading yhem in this season of their life, but i can pray for them on focus on where God has me.
And especially on being spirituslly attractive. This year as ove gotten edeeper into my walk with God, only a few ppl have actually made me pause and be like "Wow thats beautiful i wanna seek God even more" (that includes the both of you :)
I have been so childish in my walk with God. I always stop trusting him, I struggle constantly some days I feel like ending it all, I keep on falling away and it hurts so bad I don’t know what to do.
Pray for you ❤
Repent and Pray , Let out all your worries to Him. Remember our souls aren’t made for this world, we made for something special with the Lord. Have a relationship with him, where ever you feel the most comfortable and safe, that feels natural to you ! Let all your worries go and Let God take care of the rest :)
I pray for you and your walk in your faith ❤
I understand that. That lack of desire to put in the effort. I had to be determined in my heart to glorify God with the gift he gave me on the cross with my whole life. I realized that i didnt want to be the same, not when God had given me something so precious to himself. So much suffering, mine and God's, just so i could be the same? I refuse. But none of us are expected to do this on our own. God promised to help us. He can change hearts and mold circumstances. All we have to do is ask.
How I am childish, I’m am childish for thinking I can do everything in my own power. Or that I can get rid of a sin by me trying my hardest, but I realized it’s not about how hard I try it’s about how hard I chase.I in myself can’t get healed for a sin.But by how hard I chase God no matter what is trying to hold me back, is what matters.When my sin is trying to pull me back I have to keep on chasing and looking at the grace of God.Looking at what Jesus did on that cross, and gradually he will heal me.Not do the work by myself but just focus on the love of God and on my love for him.When I focus on Him then God will help me overcome the sin.I need to rely on Him I can’t do it alone.
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I'm childish when I can't let things go, what others say about me, or things of the past.
Jesus Christ loves you!
Amazing
I'm being childish in "never choosing". Of course I make decisions every day but when it comes to the big stuff, I tend to procrastinate until its too late. I would rather clean up the mess because that is what I am familiar with instead of owning my will and standing firm in it. Victim lifestyle in a way. It's been time to start making decisions. I am not a child I can't keep behaving like one. Thank you Jesus for everything.
Hello Alex.
Praying that you are doing well.
I have been struggling badly with intrusive thoughts / feelings this last year, but more constantly now. I've been trying everything i can, but nothing seems to work.
If you are willing and able can you please make a video on how to fight intrusive thoughts or feelings?
God bless you❤
Keira.
This was good, Alex. Amen!!!!
How I am childish: I desire humanly love from God, but Godly love from humans (esp from my tough non-believing mum). I desire to seek God for my own knowledge & survival but not for growth and relationship with Him to love others just as the Lord loves the person writing this text. I tend to overthink of God's Word, in turn sabotaging & limiting myself to understand the will of God as long as I keep trying to make sense of my past why I existed and just drowned myself into other people's conflicts at the time. I tend to be annoyed at some people who identify themselves as Christians and yet don't really talk about their faith in the Lord. I preach to other believers the vital reminder of surrendering themselves fully to Christ, but I find myself holding on tightly to my wants and my preferences & my own understandings over the will of sovereign God in my life. I still prefer to be tested with harsh truths, rather than letting go to embrace the grace of God given to be free of sin and love my neighbours. I still want to search my own way of meaning in life for overcoming my past, even though I knew the meaning of life can only be found in Christ based on the Bible, thus I am childish.
I've been a childish son of God these past few days and God pointed Luke 7:35 for me in my devotional and now i get the confirmation through your podcast. At first I couldn't understand clearly what He was saying but now it's more than clear. I used to be angry about Israel as a nation, being so wrongful and always turning away from God but who are we if not like them, in our essence? I'm childish when i'm not grateful for the new life He's giving me and instead keep thinking about my funeral and how it was to live as a dead man, I'm childish when I judge other people in words instead of loving them as Jesus did and I wish God can help me grow in faith and believe that HE's my God and not my own belly.
I'm being childish because I'm being a hypocrite. I don't like when people get angry and complain but I find myself behaving that way to. God continues to teach me. Your wisdom is greater .
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Hello and God bless you and your family
"# Go out and be the Church" -Amen
Great message... I have never heard of a Darren before lol
Yay, Alex’s Wife!!✝️
I would say that I find myself being childish in the same way your wife explained 16:49 , I had actually just prayed to God before I even heard her say what she said, I prayed for humbleness, I just want better for my loved ones now that I’ve turned my course stepping outside of lukewarm faith, but I have to think I don’t know what God has planned for them and I don’t want to interfere, it’s not my job, God has a plan for them just like they had for me.. and I was never judgmental but I would get irritated if they wouldn’t listen to the things I was telling them that I learned or to a yt video podcast I would send , never forceful but I would start to think about how maybe I shouldn’t be around them , but I know better, and the better way is to love until they find their way, and it’s okay if I pull myself away a bit bc I don’t want to indulge in things I used to with them not necessarily bc they’re bad but bc those ways were not graceful nor represent God .
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A way I'm childish is when I put the world before God by watching other content or playing games that aren't helping me build my spiritual connection with God.
What Jesus Christ did for all of us is not insane. What Jesus did was love and Holy and Righteous HALLELUJAH Amen. What we do " IS" INSANELY EVIL AMEN
Oh, well I’d have to say by going all in on fellowshipping with churches and community events where the people “hosting” the events all know each other and listen to each other because of familiarity…
Instead of heading out in faith to my next destination.
So the least childish thing that I can do is to leave and catch that train while it’s still possible. 🤔🧐😁
Glory to God! I learn so much here. I know that I’m being childish (I’m sure) in many ways, yet I’m sitting here struggling to find the answers. It upsets me when I see those purposefully mistreat others. Often I interject myself in to the situation trying to help. I’m learning that my prayer can do far greater than me in all things.
Hey Alex I have a question what’s the difference between relationship and religion?
sorry to ask but can I was wandering if the spelling is "Abba Father" or "Aba Father"?
Honestly she's just a liar.
My dad is latin king so am i
Amazing message, all Glory to God!