I liked the following in today’s study: ” …I had a great surprise when I discovered that by receiving Jesus into my life I inherited His family also, and that I was to relate to the members of His family in he same way that I was to relate to Him. The difficulty was that some of them were awkward, some irritating, and some downright obnoxious. However, the interesting thing was that the more I related to them, the more real God became to me. How does that work?”
What’s your answer to Selwyn’s question?
I’m not sure that I fully understand Selwyn’s explanation. Another aspect to consider is that there are many people in ‘Church’ who are not followers of Jesus. It’s this latter group, which I often have difficulties with - there are fundamental differences in the way we each view the world; and, I have to keep reminding myself that I was once in their position. Obviously, it’s not one of my strengths to minister to people who are religious but who are not Spirit-filled Christians – there is an inescapable act of discernment which these people view, in general, as being too judgmental. To a very large extent I hand this issue over to God, to manage.
I would have to  say this would be my main prayer point, for this year – to develop with God’s help, a better class of ‘patience’, so that I can relate to this group of people in a more loving way!Â
We are not alone
I liked the following in today’s study: ” …I had a great surprise when I discovered that by receiving Jesus into my life I inherited His family also, and that I was to relate to the members of His family in he same way that I was to relate to Him. The difficulty was that some of them were awkward, some irritating, and some downright obnoxious. However, the interesting thing was that the more I related to them, the more real God became to me. How does that work?”
What’s your answer to Selwyn’s question?
I’m not sure that I fully understand Selwyn’s explanation. Another aspect to consider is that there are many people in ‘Church’ who are not followers of Jesus. It’s this latter group, which I often have difficulties with - there are fundamental differences in the way we each view the world; and, I have to keep reminding myself that I was once in their position. Obviously, it’s not one of my strengths to minister to people who are religious but who are not Spirit-filled Christians – there is an inescapable act of discernment which these people view, in general, as being too judgmental. To a very large extent I hand this issue over to God, to manage.
I would have to  say this would be my main prayer point, for this year – to develop with God’s help, a better class of ‘patience’, so that I can relate to this group of people in a more loving way!Â