Sabbath, March 7th, 2026 | Sis. Terase Wallace | The Root of the Matter

But why am I telling you that? It's because I realized that I see what I saw in myself. I also see it in others and wondered what if they too have been through similar experiences. What if what I see are their coping mechanism? Then I felt a sense of empathy, a sense of pity. For the first time, I came to a deeper understanding of the text that says what? Bear each other's burden, forbear with one another, pray for one another. I realized that we have a common enemy, and it's not each other. [01:50:46] (41 seconds)  #BearEachOthersBurdens

Jesus prayed for us all. His entire mission for was for us even though we crucified him. And do you notice a common thread? The same ones, Moses, David, Daniel, Jesus, they all went through traumatic events, and but they were still willing to supplicate on behalf of others. So this has taught me to take responsibility for each other, to be my brother's keeper and not to be like Cain, ever ready to slew my brothers and sisters, but instead to lift them up when they fall, to encourage them not to tear them down, and this is what Christ has done for us and what is expected of us. [01:52:02] (45 seconds)  #LiftEachOtherUp

It is ever so easy to find defects and fault in each other. Right? So easy. But rest assured that what we see in them is also in us. So bring that soul to Christ, not to each other. Satan is uniting his army against us while using us to divide God's army, but God will have a remnant. Let us ask ourselves, am I the remnant or am I the foe? The bottom line is we will not see Jesus as these defects are not addressed and removed by the cleansing stream. [01:52:48] (39 seconds)  #UniteNotDivide

We blame the child. We blame the spouse. We blame the dog for what we cons what I would consider the beast within us. So let us ask ourself, how can they make us do something that was not already in us to do? And so we talk about we're gonna talk a little bit about root problem or root causes because that's where it comes from. Right? It's underneath in the root. So essentially, problems are negative cultivated tendencies in our character that develop as a result of trauma, as a result of adverse experiences, or neglected training. [01:30:15] (46 seconds)  #HealTheRoot

In these scenarios, we realize that what comes out of the cup comes out of the cup because of what's in the cup. The illustration is where it actually began for me. If the child was playing and there was nothing in the cup, when he knocks it over, nothing would come out. The same goes for the other scenario. The only thing that can come out of our vessel, it's what's already in our vessel. [01:28:37] (31 seconds)  #VesselShowsContents

And my question to you is, do you have serious defect of character? Do you sometimes get frustrated? Do you have self doubt? Do you become fearful, become angry, become impatient, defensive, or even combative? Do people sometimes get on our last nerves? Right? Where is that coming from? [01:27:24] (24 seconds)  #ExploreYourTriggers

It's a topic that I did for myself. So that's a disclosure. It wasn't for you. But I know that what a lot of times what I'm going through, many are going through the same thing. Right? Because we have one Satan, one devil, and world around us and I'm faced with the reality of the imminent return of our lord and savior Jesus Christ. I began to look at my own life and to ask the question that many of us at some point in our life has asked, what if I am lost? [01:24:20] (50 seconds)  #PersonalFaithCheck

I was easily irritated, easily frustrated, impatient. I was fearful and wondered, where is this coming from? And so as many Christian, we pray and we pray and I prayed some more, and at times, my attitude and behavior was altered but not fully changed, and so quickly I revert to the same old me. This has taken me on a journey to examine my own life on a deeper level and to find figure out why I am the way that I am and how do I become an overcomer. [01:26:39] (39 seconds)  #JourneyToOvercome