Clarissa Rojas
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But the moment people started to sit me down, um,
But the moment people started to sit me down, um,
my mentor at the time sat me down and then Amoye sat me down and they were just like look we got to be honest with you here and that's what changed me was so kind and compassionate and it was people who had the authority to call me out and all these randos on the internet that's a big one they were able to see my fruit and they were able to see my relationship with God unlike all these people on the internet and I think another area where I was really ignorant for a
my mentor at the time sat me down and then Amoye sat me down and they were just like look we got to be honest with you here and that's what changed me was so kind and compassionate and it was people who had the authority to call me out and all these randos on the internet that's a big one they were able to see my fruit and they were able to see my relationship with God unlike all these people on the internet and I think another area where I was really ignorant for a
also living a part of the world and listening to a lot of secular music. That, because that played a huge part in my faith. And then also like going out and hanging out with people who weren't really edifying my walk whatsoever. It's like people were telling me, throwing stones at me to not live this lifestyle. Stop listening to that music. Why are you making TikToks to that sound?
also living a part of the world and listening to a lot of secular music. That, because that played a huge part in my faith. And then also like going out and hanging out with people who weren't really edifying my walk whatsoever. It's like people were telling me, throwing stones at me to not live this lifestyle. Stop listening to that music. Why are you making TikToks to that sound?
I'll just be like, I can listen to whatever I want. I don't have to accept that. Did all these things. And then the moment I actually got sat down and met the compassion of God, I was like, I realize, oh, man, like I actually am wretched and I suck. And but but but the tone does matter. Yeah, because you see, like, do you think Jesus was yelling at the prostitutes?
I'll just be like, I can listen to whatever I want. I don't have to accept that. Did all these things. And then the moment I actually got sat down and met the compassion of God, I was like, I realize, oh, man, like I actually am wretched and I suck. And but but but the tone does matter. Yeah, because you see, like, do you think Jesus was yelling at the prostitutes?
No, like he sat and ate with them, but he told them the truth.
No, like he sat and ate with them, but he told them the truth.
Yeah, but it's like there's a way to do it.
Yeah, but it's like there's a way to do it.
People don't understand the context of when he flipped the tables. Like everyone who set up the temple to be a marketplace, they knew they shouldn't have done that. So what's that? Like these prostitutes and the tax collectors, like they were in sin and it was like, they didn't understand like the full entirety of who God is versus these people who've been in the temple their whole entire lives.
People don't understand the context of when he flipped the tables. Like everyone who set up the temple to be a marketplace, they knew they shouldn't have done that. So what's that? Like these prostitutes and the tax collectors, like they were in sin and it was like, they didn't understand like the full entirety of who God is versus these people who've been in the temple their whole entire lives.
You send it upstairs. Right. And it's like, God's like, Jesus is like y'all. If anyone should know better as y'all. Yeah. So if anything, there is like a higher conviction for those who are deeply invested into Christ. Yeah. Because,
You send it upstairs. Right. And it's like, God's like, Jesus is like y'all. If anyone should know better as y'all. Yeah. So if anything, there is like a higher conviction for those who are deeply invested into Christ. Yeah. Because,
which is why whenever Moses hit the dang rock out of water or with this stone and the water came out, it took one moment for Moses to drop the whole entire ball because God was like, you should know better out of everybody else. It's not a, there's a lack of grace. No grace is always there. God could have fully taken Moses off the planet or after he did that, but he didn't.
which is why whenever Moses hit the dang rock out of water or with this stone and the water came out, it took one moment for Moses to drop the whole entire ball because God was like, you should know better out of everybody else. It's not a, there's a lack of grace. No grace is always there. God could have fully taken Moses off the planet or after he did that, but he didn't.
But it's a responsibility, which is what James writes about in chapter three. He says, teachers, understand what you do is highly responsible work because you know better. So it's like when you don't know better, there's a grace for that. And it shouldn't be met with condemnation. It needs to be met with a conviction married with compassion, right?
But it's a responsibility, which is what James writes about in chapter three. He says, teachers, understand what you do is highly responsible work because you know better. So it's like when you don't know better, there's a grace for that. And it shouldn't be met with condemnation. It needs to be met with a conviction married with compassion, right?