Tonight in SOP, we learned ....
Stages of faithStage 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
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.
