God Wants Us To Get BETTER, Not BITTER

Colossians 3:15, “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”

"𝑯𝑶𝑾 𝑻𝑶 𝑲𝑬𝑬𝑷 𝑭𝑹𝑶𝑴 𝑮𝑬𝑻𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑩𝑰𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹" (𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑯𝒚𝒍𝒆𝒔)

Keep your eyes on the HONEY, not the ROCKS. Look at the BLESSINGS, not the BURDENS.

Look for the OPPORTUNITIES, not the OBSTACLES.

Naomi became bitter...

𝑹𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝟏:𝟐𝟎, "𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎, 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝑵𝒂𝒐𝒎𝒊, 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒂: 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒍𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆."

Job became better...

𝑱𝒐𝒃 𝟏:𝟐𝟏, "𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅, 𝑵𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑰 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒃, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓: 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑫 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑫 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚; 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑫."

Dr. Hyles preached this sermon in 1990, in the heat of the battle. The year 1989 was the worst year of Dr. Hyles' life, when all the hordes of Hell came after him, his loved ones and ministry. Dr. Hyles attributed the source of the attack to neo-evangelicals.

Neo-evangelicals are my bitterest enemies too. I am hated by neo-evangelical in the Pensacola Christian College and Bob Jones University cults who preach Lordship Salvation. I am hated by the blind followers of Ray Comfort, Paul Washer, John MacArthur and other hellbound infidels. They hate me because I expose them for the false prophets they are! Somebody needs to tell the truth!

So, if you listen to this heartfelt sermon by Pastor Jack Hyles, keep in mind that he was walking through the Valley of the Shadow of Death at that time (Psalms 23:1). Dr. Hyles chose to look at the sweet honey, rather than look at the hard rock.

By God's grace, I receive many emails from bitter and frustrated saints. I love them all and try to encourage them. I know what their problem is, the same as I am guilty of so often doing, which is focusing on the wrong things in life. 𝑯𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝟏𝟐:𝟐, "𝑳𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉; 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔, 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒐𝒅." By default we all look at our problems. We look at what is in front of us in life, and it discourages us. But the Scripture exhorts us to "LOOK UNTO JESUS," who saved us and will finish what He started.

In the darkest hours of my life, it was my faith in Jesus that sustained me. I remembered the fiery furnace into which Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego were cast in Babylon (a furnace turned up so hot that it consumed the Babylonian soldiers who cast the three Hebrew lads into the oven inferno). Yet, wicked king Nebuchadnezzar saw four people, the fourth he said being like unto the "Son of God." Faith is like film, it develops in the dark. Unshakable faith comes from having your faith shaken. May the Forth (Jesus) be with you!

1st Peter 1:7-9, “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.”