More Than What You Know! 9-14-25

Welcome to the word for the week. Imagine wanting to do something really special for someone. Your reasons for wanting to do so are just because you love them. You want to surprise them with a ton of things but you know you cannot give everything to them at once. There are a variety of reasons why you cannot do that. One could be that perhaps it would be overwhelming for the person, another could be that they do not currently have room for everything you want to give them, and yet another reason could be that you do not want too many things to become a distraction to them. Keep in mind that in the midst of all you want to do for them, they truly do not have any idea of everything you have planned for them. All you need them to do is to stay in a certain place and everything will work out perfectly. Now, imagine that they move out of place and because they have no idea just how much is waiting for them they never return to their right place. That would hurt you beyond belief.

That is what happens when we get out of place with God. We have no real idea just how much He has in store for us. All we see in our daily lives are the things that are in front of us. Some people do consider that the things they do not see are also important. The question is what about you? To put everything on the table this week, let me be clear that God wants to bless you. The problem is if that is what you really want. It is easy to say of course you want Him to bless you but do you really understand what that means? Do you understand that the blessings of God in a physical sense are the results of your relationship with Him in the spiritual sense? The reason some things do not happen as they should or when they should is because we drift away from God. Sometimes we drift away at the very point of our breakthrough! The objects in the mirror are closer than we think. That means to be prepared for things to be closer than you think. Imagine if we could live like that in our thinking towards God.

This week is far more than just about material things that God wants to bless you with. Those things are fine but the closer you get to God, the more you realize that you need Him more than anything. There are things that money cannot change. There are times when the new outfit or the new car will not matter. There are moments in your life where you cannot even see the things you have because of the weight of your trials and troubles. There are times when you have to know that God has not forsaken you and usually those times are when you feel lonely, left alone, or even abandoned. There will be times when you will do more than just shed tears. There will be times when you will weep. There will be times when you will even weep all night long. But, joy comes in the morning. That is not a maybe unless you simply do not believe. That is not something that is for others and not you unless you are not walking with God. The promises of God are yea and amen which simply means that they are certain. If God says it, then put a pin in it as we used to say!

We go through seasons of ups and we go through seasons of downs. If you read Ecclesiastes you will see that everything has an opposite in chapter three. One thing for certain is that none of those seasons last forever. Take your pick on how you want to look at it. There is a time to weep and there is also a time to laugh. There is a time to laugh but there is also a time to weep. Either way you look at it, there is a time for everything. You may wonder what do we do since we cannot control anything. This is where we reach the whole point of this word. We submit ourselves to God and we do things His way. His thoughts and ways are higher than ours so see yourself as not having any other options in this. If you want to see things turn around in your life there is no other way than the way of the Lord. If you want to see your breakthrough than you are going to have to break free from your own way of doing things. If you want to go higher in God you are going to have to go lower in yourself. Everything He has promised is waiting for you. The question is where are you Adam? Does God have to look for you because you are hiding or can He count on finding you at the proper meeting place? The question is never what does God have in store. It is always are we ready?

May the Lord continue to bless and keep you in His grace,
Bishop Carlos J. Lennon