Stages of faith

Tonight in SOP, we learned ....

Stages of faith

Stage 1: life changing awareness of God- ayou are born again ( honeymoon stage)

Stage 2: discipleship ( love and curiousity for the word of God)

Stage 3: the active life( serving and ministry) reaching out to evangelize and being fruitful

Stage 4: the wall- what was working before us not working, lose the joy of serving, burn-out, problem with leadership-corworkers, problem with insecurity, personal issue get in the way. Seems like losing faith

Stage 5:journey inward

Looking for new ways to have relationship with God and people

Searching for direction

Focus more on being with for rather than doing things for God

Lots of questions

Sometimes it looks and feels like losing faith

Stage 6: journey outward

Learning to live out of a new foundation

Surrendered to God’s purpose

Sense of calling

Confident of God’s acceptance and love

Concerned for other people’s best interest 

Calm and stillness

Stage 7: transformed to love

living in obedience to God

Not striving, just evolving

Love God, love self, love others

Wisdom and compassion 

Many people in the Bible went through the wall

The wall: to take care of the hearts

How to get through the wall

Usually uncomfortavke and looks weak

Awareness of your negative aspects 

Being really honest with yourself

Conversation with God / reflection 

Molding and breaking 

Community of people that supports you ( trust that you are a good Christian. Not judging. Listening) 

Ask those question : why do I have this feeling? 

God wants your heart, spirit, emotion to be healthy

Psalm 13

God is truly truly amazin that what Mary taught was right on, was something right on my heart~ the wall in me and Henry’s life we so vivid, so much frustration, so much unforgiving, so much of blaming church... 

Jesus just wants us to treat Him as God!

Lord, once again, I trust in your love. My heart is happy because you saved me. I sing to the Lord because he has taken care of me.