MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
BACK IN THE DAYS -MANY OF US USE TO PLAY GAMES THAT JUST CONSUMED US
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WAS BORN AFTER 1980
YOU MIGHT BE TO YOUNG TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I`M TALKING ABOUT
BUT BACK IN THE DAYS WE USE TO PLAY GAMES CALL
RED LIGHT -GREEN LIGHT
HIDE AND GO SEEK
KICK BALL , DODGE BALL AND FOOTBALL
AND THEN ON RAINY DAYS
WE USE TO PLAY GAMES IN THE HOUSE LIKE
JACKS
MONOPOLY
CHECKERS
DOMINOES
PITY PAD WITH DUECES WILD
BUT OUT OF ALL THE GAMES WE PLAYED ON RAINY DAYS
SPADES IS MY FAVORITE
AND THE REASON I LIKED SPADES IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET A GOOD HAND YOU CAN TALK NOISE TO YOUR OPPONENTS
BUT IT`S THRU MY EXPERIENCE OF PLAYING SPADES
THAT I`VE DISCOVERED THAT EVERY HAND YOU GET IS NOT A GOOD HAND
AS JUST AS YOU TALK NOISE WITH A GOOD HAND
YOU HAVE TO BE QUITE AND JUST PLAY THE BAD HAND
AND AIN`T IT AMAZING HOW SOMETIMES LIFE WILL DEAL YOU A BAD HAND
YOU SEE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IT`S A BAD HAND
WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF WITH MORE BILLS THAN MONEY
IT`S A BAD HAND
WHEN YOUR JOB DECIDES TO DO CUT BACK AND CUT YOUR HOURS
BUT SOMEONE FORGOT TO NOTIFY YOUR CREDITORS OF THE CUT BACK
AND NOW YOU DON`T KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING TO PAY THEM
IT`S A BAD HAND
WHEN YOU INVEST SO MUCH IN YOUR CHILDREN AND IN RETURN THEY THINK YOU`RE THE CHILD AND THEY ARE THE ADULTS
BUT EVEN THOUGH LIFE SOMETIMES DEAL US A BAD HAND
I STOP BY THIS MORNING /EVENING TO ENCOURAGE YOU
THAT WE CAN STILL WIN WITH A BAD HAND
IN THE TEXT BEFORE US
JAMES THE HALF BROTHER OF JESUS GIVE US SOME BIBICAL INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO WIN WITH A BAD HAND
NOTICE ---NOTICE ---- NOTICE WHAT JAMES SAYS
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
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AND THE 1ST THING JAMES LETS US KNOW THAT IF YOU WANT TO WIN WITH A BAD HAND
(IT ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW AND WHAT YOU KNOW)
FOR HE SAYS KNOWING THIS –WHICH MEANS BY EXPERIENCE
AND EACH OF US SHOULD KNOW THE LORD BY EXPERIENCE
IN OTHER WORDS EVERY BLOOD BOUGHT SON AND DAUGHTER SHOULD KNOW
WHO KEPT US WHILE WE WE`RE SLEEP LAST NIGHT
LET US SOME OF US WATCH A MOVIE IN OUR SLEEP AND DID`NT CHARGE US A DIME
THEN TOUCH US WITH A FINGER OF LOVE AND ALLOWED US TO SEE A DAY WE WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN
BLESSED US ALL DAY YESTERDAY
HEAL US WHEN WE WE`RE SICK
SAVED US WHEN WE WE`RE LOST
FED US WHEN WE WE`RE HUNGRY
WE SHOULD KNOW WHO
BROUGHT US OUT OUR LAST STORM
AND CARRIED US THROUGH OUR LAST VALLEY
GAVE US STRENGHT WHEN WE WAS WEAK
DIED FOR US WHILE WE WAS YET SINNERS
WE SHOULD KNOW BECAUSE HE IS
TOO STRONG TO BE WEAK
TOO FAITHFUL NOT TO FORGIVE
TOO RESPONSIBLE TO FAIL US
TOO GOOD TO BE BAD
TOO SWEET TO BE SOUR
TOO KIND TO BE MEAN
TOO LOVING NOT TO CARE
TOO GRACIOUS NOT TO PROVIDE
AND TOO PERFECT TO MAKE A MISTAKE
JAMES SAY WE SHOULD KNOW
THAT TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS ARE NOT TO DEFEAT AND DISCOURAGE US
BUT GOD ALLOWS THEM TO PROVE US
TO MAKE US STRONGER AND PURE
AND JAMES REVEALS TO US THAT WHEN LIFE DEALS US A BAD HAND
WE CAN STILL WIN BECAUSE OF WHO WE KNOW AND WHAT WE KNOW
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WELL NOT ONLY CAN WE WIN WITH A BAD HAND BECAUSE OF WHO WE KNOW AND WHAT WE KNOW
BUT JAMES ALSO REVEALS THAT THE BAD HAND IS JUST A TESTING OF YOUR FAITH
(I KNOW THIS MAY NOT MAKE YOU HAPPY------- BUT IT WILL MAKE YOU HOLY)
BECAUSE WE CAN NEVER HAVE THE BLESSING OF THE LORD WITHOUT THE TESTING OF THE LORD
BECAUSE WE CAN`T GET ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER
IN OTHER WORDS GOD HAS TO TEST YOU BEFORE HE BLESS YOU
HE HAS TO BEND YOU BEFORE HE CAN MEND YOU
SOMETIMES GOD ALLOWS US TO GO DOWN A CROOKED ROAD
TO SEE IF OUR FAITH IS MATURE ENOUGH TO KNOW
THAT GOD IS------- ABLE TO MAKE A CROOKED ROAD STRAIGHT
JAMES SAYS THE TRYING OF YOUR FAITH
NOW THE WORD TRYING MEANS TO TEST SOMETHING FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROVING IT
AND THE PURPOSE FOR THE TESTING IS TO ESTABLISH GENUINE FAITH
BECAUSE OUR FAITH IS PROVED BY OUR TRIALS
WHICH PRODUCES PATIENCE
AND I KNOW THEY HURT
BUT THEY HELP US TO BECOME ALL THAT GOD WOULD HAVE US TO BE
BUT THE GREAT NEWS ABOUT OUR TESTING IS THEY DON`T LAST ALWAYS
AND THE SHOUTING NEWS IS IT`S AND OPEN BOOK TEST
SO ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS STUDY AND OBEY THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE BOOK
APPLY THEM TO OUR LIFESTYLE
AND WHEN LIFE DEALS YOU A BAD HAND
WE CAN WIN WITH A BAD HAND
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WELL NOT ONLY CAN WE WIN WITH A BAD HAND BECAUSE OF WHO WE KNOW AND WHAT WE KNOW
NOT ONLY IS THE BAD HAND IS TESTING OUR FAITH
BUT JAMES ALSO REVEALS THE RESULTS OF THE TEST
NOTICE WHAT JAMES SAYS
BUT LET PATIENCE HAVE HER PERFECT WORK THAT YOU MAY BE PERFECT AND ENTIRE WANTING NOTHING
AND THE RESULTS ARE THAT YOU MAY BE PERFECT AND ENTIRE WANTING NOTHING
