CeCe Winans – Falling Forward

We can enjoy that Sunday service, but what do our lives look like throughout the week? I have learned we have to teach people how to live this abundant life, how to live a life that’s pleasing to God, and you do that by making choices that will bring God glory on every level every day—if that means paying your taxes or saying, “I’m sorry,” or being faithful to service.

I’m a shepherd now. I have to set the example for those who are coming behind me. It’s no longer about me. It’s funny, even since the record has been out, every time something happens, I call my son and I’m so happy for him. I forget that it’s my record. I have a church full of Millennials, ages between 20 and 30, and so I want them to understand that you don’t have to compromise to succeed in life. If you’re going to have good success, then live a life that’s pleasing to the Father—your relationships, how you speak to people, how you treat people.

God paid the price so that everybody would be saved. We are here to represent Him, and that’s a heavy responsibility, so we’re here to give you God’s Word and only God’s Word. If you like it, great. If you don’t, hey, I’m praying for you. His Word offends all of us sometimes, but we have to be wise enough to say, “Yes, You’re God. You’re the potter and I’m the clay.” When you listen to “Lowly,” that’s me encouraging somebody…

CCM: … to be humble. That is a super hip track, but I thought, “She’s just telling it like it is.” We live in this culture of what I call, “one-way communion.” We post something or update our status, but we often miss out on a face-to-face relationship with one another. How do we achieve humility, if we’re just strangers in the night?
CeCe: You don’t. The word “submission” is almost a bad word in this generation. Submission is protection. Submission is wisdom. Growing up, I owe everything to the part we allowed mothers and ministers to play in our lives. When they would say, “No, you’re wrong.” “Sit down.” “You need to do this.” And I listened. Thank God I listened and submitted, and because of that, God has protected me. He’s honored me.

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