Pastor John Collins, Evangelist, Montana Tour of Love That Cross Ministries: How much do you really need?
How much have you REALLY trusted God to
provide what it is that you need? Do you go to church on Sunday and parrot the
prayers and the order of worship like you do every week, or
every time you go, yet during the week, ignore that God is right there and really,
truly gives you what you need? Do you
even notice?
Pastor John Collins, Evangelist once said that people who lived more simply, closer to poverty have more faith.
Those who are wealthy
or who are upper middle class who really have not had to struggle
financially or who seem to have it all think that they DO have it all and
likely have it because they made it happen, not that they trusted God to make
it happen, to let it happen. A
phrase that is popular among pop-Christian culture is "God's got this." But, how many of us truly let God handle for
us. Truth is, very few of us really
do. Those who have had to struggle see
the works
of God and provision for what is needed more easily than those who have
much.
How much is enough?
Pastor John Collins, Evangelist and Pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and John Collins Ministries.
In the fall of 2016 a revival series was
launched in Montana. Traveling across the United
States, Pastor John Collins, brings a fresh view of revival of the Gospel and faith.
Pastor John Collins is a leading evangelist in the United States today.
His vibrant,
no nonsense style of preaching
brings the Word of God, the
teachings of Jesus
to life. He reaches the hearts of those who hear
him. Inspirational Faith Magazine has selected Pastor John Collins as a leading pastor and evangelist living in the United States today for the second year in a row.
Pastor John Collins strives to bring God back to the United States.
He often preaches that we as a country turned our
backs to God, one
person at a time, one
church at a time. It’s time to
change that and bring God back into our lives, to bring hope to ourselves and
to our country, one person at a time, one church at a time. Through our own choices to serve our own
will, not God’s, we as a whole have turned
away from God. The result is that
our country is in the turmoil
it is in now. As the Holy Bible says, if
we turn back to God with all our hearts and cry out to Him, He will hear our
plea and heal our country. More than
ever, we need God. Pastor
John Collins is answering his call by God to bring the gospel to as many
people as he can reach with the words that he preaches.
Pastor John Collins preaches hope, and the salvation of Jesus Christ, seeking to bring souls to Christ through his revivals and his messages.
Excerpts from Pastor John Collins’ revivals speak to the issues
that we face in the United States. We
have turned our backs to God,
taking Him out of our schools, our government, our families and our
churches-and as a result our society is hurting badly for hope.
Pastor John Collins says:
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.’” Matthew 19:23-24 (NKJV).
How much money does it take for a person to be
considered rich? How big does their home
need to be? How much does their car need
to cost? And how
much clothes and how many pairs of shoes does a person need to own in order
to be considered
rich? What about computers, cell
phones and other pricey conveniences of today,
are these considered when thinking
about wealth?
We live in a world that has
created generations
of entitled, demanding and
unsatisfied people. Does anyone even
know the difference
between what we want and what we need today?
You may want a new car, a big house, plenty of changes of clothes and
shoes as well as a phone and all the toys that are available today. You may want to eat filet mignon and drink
fancy coffee in the morning but do you need it?
Do you need closets
full of clothes? Do you ever think about
the huge difference between your wants and your needs? Take a minute to look around you and ask
yourself if you even need what you already have and then ask yourself if you
are wanting more.
God will
provide what you need. God will test
you to see if you can be content with those needs being met. In a world of excess it is necessary to stop
for a moment and find some Godly perspective.
We have been raised to believe that more is more and that more will make
us happier people. It is also a misunderstanding
to believe that our existence is a pursuit of happiness. That is just not true.
Genuine happiness
comes from living a life that is of service to our Lord which will result in
entry to heaven which is where the true prize awaits your soul. The goal is to make it home to heaven and the
only way to meet that goal is to become Christ-like and serve God with
submission and joy. Life is full of
bonuses and huge rewards but having a lot of stuff is not one of them. Some people do have great wealth in this life
and believe me that is a test of its own.
Learn to be content with your needs being met and learn to be a great servant. This will produce a life that is truly rich
and will leave you satisfied and at peace.
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth
and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth, nor rust destroys and where
thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart
will be also.” Matthew 6:19-21 (NKJV).
PASTOR JOHN.
Just how
much “stuff” do we really need?
Jesus taught us to care for those who were widows and orphans and the
poor. Today’s poor live on the streets, are our elderly, single parents
living with children
and struggling to keep it together. Food, shelter, clothing, safety are at risk
for those who do not have enough. So many
of us in the United
States live in our cushioned homes, complaining about too many channels of nothing on cable, while there
are those who don’t even have decent shelter to sleep in. Look around you where you live. Women hide the fact that they are struggling
or living in their vehicles. People are proud and don’t admit they need
help, especially in small towns where opinions
kill reputations of
those who are trying hard to succeed against terrible situations
that keep knocking them down. Instead of
moving to the other side of the street, driving past, walking by, or simply
turning our eyes down or away, Pastor John
puts it right in front of us to reach out and give a hand up to those who need
it. Do we have clothes that can fit the
woman who is on kidney dialysis and lost 60 pounds and her clothes fall off of
her because she doesn’t have money to buy even used clothes? What about the guy who had his bedding stolen
by another homeless guy for the
sixth time this month? Is there a spare
sleeping bag in your attic? Food….no one
in this country should be hungry….nor should anyone who is hungry be turned
away from a soup
kitchen, a church, a mission. Everyone should have the opportunity to have
something to eat. We are so out for
ourselves in this country…the me generation has spread far and wide. Look out your window, reach out to those who
are in need. Jesus Christ taught it,
Pastor
John Collins reminds us. We need to
act like the Christians we say we
are.
