Howard Pittman

good man

pastor
adopted 32 kids
police officer’
honest no deliberate sinning?

yet when he died God said his life is an abomination?????

just like finalcall07 say
he spoke in tongue n good person
yet he missed Gods calling for him

All of these years I thought I was doing those works for God! Now He was telling me that what I did, I did for myself. Even as i preached and testified about the saving grace of Jesus Christ, I was doing that only for myself in order that my conscience might be soothed. In essence, my first love and first works were for myself. Atter my needs and wants were met or satisfied, in order to soothe my conscience I would set out to do the Lord's work

Slowly, it all began to be absorbed by me.
Remember how the Bible tells us to have no other gods before us? I had thought that the Most High God was the only God of my life, but I was not fulfilling that part of the scripture which tells us that if we allow anything to come between us and the Lord, (whatever it may be) it becomes our
"God". I realized that each day of my life was devoted only to MYSELF. My whole life I was preoccupied with MY needs FIRST and THEN I was concerned with what the Lord wanted.

I hope that you understand what it is that I am saying because it is the whole point of this chapter. The fact is we must prove we are really Christians by first examining our motives behind each deed in our lives, and then repenting and recommitting ourselves to follow the Lord daily. When we decide to serve Him FIRST, this decision must be followed by action or it will be as useless as if we did not decide to do so in the first place.

God is a God of order and He never does anything haphzardly. Since all of this entire experience has been planned by God, the angel complied with my request to take me back. God was dealing with me gently and tenderly through His great love knowing what was necessary for me to experience in order for me to have the scales fall off my eyes.

At this point in time God started dealing with me in sorrow and no longer did the tone of il's voice express pity. Instead the sound was of genuine sorrow. I sudden y realized that God was hurting too. God was
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allow me to suffer the pain and He could not lint it from me. Although God had to allow me to suffer the pain, God would not allow me to subier it alone. God, the Most High, the Most Supreme, the Croator of all, the Father of ail would not let me suffer alone.

Point Number ones
Por those who call themselves Christians, this is the Laodicenn Church Age in which we live.
A high majority of so-called Christians are, in fact, living a DECIVED life. They talk Jesus and piny church, but do not live it.
They chim to be Christians and then live like the Devil. They have bought the groat lie from Satan
He tells them that it is all right to go to church on Sunday and attend mid-week services but as far as the rest of the time is concerned, they are to get all they can out of lie. As far as their Christian life is concerned, they believe they are comfortable and have need or nothing and as a result, they are only
Iukewarm Christans, if Chiristian

Point number twos
Satan is a PERSONAL Devil

Point number threes
To the whole world, this is Noah's second day. As it was in the days of Noah so shall it be in the days of the coming of the Son of Man.
Humans took no thought of what Noah saying nor did humans believe that anything was about to change. Humanity could see the storm clouds over the horizon, but yet did not believe the rain was imminent.

Notice the close parallel today Humanity can see all the signs of the last days, yet humanity does not believe that anything will change. He does not believe in the impending coming of our Lord and he does not prepare to meet God.


Point number four,
Tor those who claim to be Chiristlans,
they are supposed to be ambassadors for Christ here on Earth.
One cannot have any true witness or power in his life unless that one lives his Christian life at all times, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a weck. 10 be a true Christian one must live it, and not just talk it.
To honor God with your lips and not your heart is not acceptable. Those who accept the responsibility of teaching, preaching, or any leadership role have much for which to answer.

Point number fives
God is now in the process of recruiting an army with which God will shake this old world one more time by working through His soldiers, God will produce great miracles that will shake the established hierarchy of the so-called organized religion
These soldiers that God is now recruiting will demonstrate the power of God to a greater extent than did the disciples in the Pentecostal age. Now the recruitment has begun in earnest because God is about to periorm the great miracles through His army that God promised us He would do in the bible.

John the Baptist brought the spirit of Elijah into the world and he did not even know he had it, John denied it, but Jesus confessed that it was so. The purpose of that spirit was to make straight the paths of the coming of the Lord.

The Alpha and Omega, the canse of all the universe's existance was hurting because a mere Earth child was hurting!
Oh, what love! What understanding. It was so far beyond anything a mere precious just ong it, indignitame.
Earth child is to that Great God.

We can't stress enough to you the importance of truly seeking after the
"kingdom of God with all your heart.
There is an enemy out there who will not give up and has a purpose to try the saints and sift out those that love themselves and this world over the Lord. Many will come before the Lord at the end and will be surprised because they did not seek after Him with all their hearts.

The good news is that if we humble ourselves and cry out to Him by faith at the throne of grace, we will receive that help we need! (Hebrews 4:16).
Many hold on to the world while trying to seek the Lord, we can't have both! That was one of the marks of the Laodicean Church as mentioned in the book of Revelation 3:14.

In the days ahead, it will be very important to be close to the Lord and led-by the Holy Spirit! Fill up your lamps while there is still time!
(Matthew 25:1-13). Without this preparation, many." Christians" will be lost and will follow after whatever gives them immediate comfort in this world! Take heed and seek the Lord with all your heart while He may be found! (Luke 11:9).

Remember what Paul said in 1
Corinthians chapter 13; To sum ft all up, without love we are nothing. Love is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. We are to not only love those around us but also our enemies. Most of all, we are to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind and strength.-We can do many mighty works, preach the gospel, but without love we are nothing! Go forth in the love of Jesus Christ!

In conclusion, trying to get there in your own strength will be truitless and Howard Fittman tound ous, you wil discover that it was all in vain! There is no secret formula, just give everything to the Lord, that is the beginning of death to seli
Matthew-633 But seck ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
Seek after the Lord, love Him with all your heart and believe His word, act on it, and you will find him!