"AskPastorWalter"

There are SO MANY "fair-weather saints" who feel justified in their actions, which are actually contrary towards God and His Word, BUT, other people applaud, support and sanction their choices; so it's ALL GOOD!?! The Bible says, "And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation." (Hebrews 9:27-28) As a Christian, it breaks your heart to see your friend or family member choose a course, path or relationship that's not in their best interest.  But, is it "your place" or mine to make their choices "for them", or "judge them" about the choice they made?  Absolutely, NOT!  Our role, is to simply choose to live and to die for Christ (if need be), no matter what others decide is best for them.. You may feel concerned, grieved, or even worrie...

Mandated "quiet times" have great meaning and purpose, but they shouldn't replace or subtract from your normal devotion time with The Lord.. When you're really in a spiritual battle for the plan and purpose of God, the focus on "gaining new territory" often  distracts you from "maintaining what you've already accomplished and acquired"; which is why "the fort or base (quarter-master) is always protected - even when the front-line soldiers are sent out to war!" The Apostle Paul said it this way: "I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, ...

Being "anointed" doesn't mean YOU don't need to be polished, pruned, refined or QUIET, till you've received the proper discipling, educating and training under established spiritual leadership that both honors and teaches the whole counsel of God's Word! If you have little to no depth of understanding in theology, in hermeneutics, in eschatology, or in soteriology, YOU need more than a "calling", BEFORE you attempt to assume LEADERSHIP; because YOU could be doing more harm than good! Having "all kinds of revelations" about things you have yet to actually experience, means that you're still in training, so be thoughtfully led by the Holy Spirit; AND focus on YOU and YOUR FAMILY, before you seek to go forth to reach the world. Full-time ministry, for those who are actually "doing it" and "living it", isn't about walking around every day looking for someone to "share your revelations with...

"BIBLICAL SUFFERING is.." DENYING YOUR FLESH - when the opportunity to choose any "thing" that you know disagrees with HIS Word and HIS Will concerning you! MISSING THE FUN - when God clearly tells you to stay away from those former associations and relationships! PERSECUTION FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS SAKE - when you've stood the test of time with a proper attitude or representation to your peer group, although everyone else is compromising and running your name in the dirt! DEMONSTRATING LOVE ANYWAYS - when your backs against the wall, "friends" lie on you, and your co-workers mischaracterize your performance - to draw attention away from you to them! LISTEN: God needs you to LET HIM, "prepare a table for you, in the presence of your enemies"!  Until some people look at YOU, "and SAY" - "Blessed is he/she that comes in the name of The Lord"; GOD WILL NOT LET THEM PROSPER! It's NOT abo...

"Street Justice" seeks retribution through reckless and sometimes even vain pursuits, because of a feeling, perception and undeserved outcome in being powerless and unfairly subjected to a law enforcement system traditionally known for bias, injustice and prejudice that's disproportionately perpetrated on a certain group of people (black folks) which have historically been marginalized, profiled and targeted by inaction, unjust laws, and "hit and miss" attempts at "justice". And to make the situation worse, the bleeding wounds of the community that further exacerbates "the slow wheel of justice", produces a paralyzing immobility — where the correct application of the law, is grossly lacking, arbitrary and insufficient to heal the past, present or future wounds and battle scars, which emboldens more anger, hurt and defeat in communities that can't afford unnecessary RIOTS.. Am I personally disappointed by the riots? A...

LGBTQ — So, why did you write The Father’s Heart On Homosexuality… Q :   Pastor Walter L Smith III :  What's your personal reason for writing #TFHOH, since you have never struggled with homosexuality yourself? A :  As a survivor of multiple childhood molestations by adolescent females, I KNOW the battle associated with sexual trauma, identity crisis, and pervasive fear, struggle and intimidation.  As an adult, an experience from twenty-six years ago that led to the transformation of an LGBT youth, as well as a blog that went viral in West Hollywood nearly thirteen years later -- God just kept dealing with me; giving me favor with hurting people in the LGBTQIA+ community; and helped me to identify with their struggle through my own childhood molestation and struggle in my early adolescence; with adolescent masturbation, promiscuity, and fear. WS-3 WHAT IS THE “FATHER’s HEART” FOR LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY? 1. To devote all of your efforts, energy and allegiances that hav...

So many people feel judged by the "church" and have a hard time acclimating to the current demonstrations of "Kingdom community" — which is supposed to be the representative face of the Kingdom of God "on earth", in the fellowship of Agape Love, Truth, and the Word of God. The church's influence is mostly known by the leadership of the local church that is responsible to biblically steward both the ministry, prayer, teaching, and discipleship assignments of the local body (for every person) that shows interests through attendance in investigating, studying, serving, and sanctifying themselves beneath Christ's Finished Work at Calvary on all our behalves. And, because we've all encountered certain communities of well-meaning people, who range from deeply self righteous, super spiritual, and religiously hostile, sometimes with a partial-but sincere understanding of what the true advancement of the Government of the Kingdom of God should look ...