Pastor Hosea Collins - I ALMOST SLIPPED - August 2, 2026

Main message: Prayer's primary purpose is to change you from the inside so your outer circumstances will eventually conform; pray "until a shift happens" — not simply for God to move, but for God to change your perspective, attitude, and identity.

Key points:

• The psalmist Asaph (Psalm 73) — a gifted, mature worship leader — almost "slipped" into envy when he compared his life to the seeming prosperity of the wicked; comparison steals joy (2 Corinthians 10:12).
• Getting back into God's presence/prayer gives revelation and shifts your perspective even if external circumstances remain the same; the inward shift is the first step toward outward change.
• Life "matches" internally to externally: if you think, feel, speak and behave like your circumstance, it will keep repeating; change the inner narrative God gave you and the outside will follow.
• Biblical examples: Asaph's return to the sanctuary for understanding; David encouraging himself in the Lord and recovering what was lost; the boxer (Cassius Clay) who kept "dancing" by faith until his sight/advantage returned — keep moving and praising even when you can't see the way.
• Practical call: stop comparing, get back in the presence of God, pray until your mind/joy/peace/attitude shift, then live as the vision God gives you.

Scriptures mentioned: Psalm 73, 1 Chronicles 16, 2 Chronicles 29-30, 2 Corinthians 10:12, Genesis 2, Genesis 16