Abba...woke up @.1/2 hour ago all anxious because of a dream @ being asked to fix 2 closet walls that were too short and so I told the owner that I never did that before and didn't know what I was doing and felt anxious / fearful / awkward / totally incompetent so I didn't want to do it and they should get someone else who knows what they are doing to take care of their need...
SOUND FAMILIAR?
you mean the Evangelism class?
YES...THE THOUGHT OF GOING UP TO STRANGERS AND ENGAGING THEM IN CONVERSATIONS @ JESUS IS FRIGHTENING...LOTS OF ANXIOUS IMATIONATIONS...IT'S NORMAL TO FEEL THAT WAY...LEARNING SOMETHING NEW - ESPECIALLY A SKILL THAT TAKES PRACTICE...THAT STRETCHES ONE'S PERSONALITY IS DAUNTING AND MAKES YOU WANT TO RUN THE OTHER WAY...
so...how do we deal with it? We're at Encounter Ministries because we want to grow in knowledge / Gifts of the Holy Spirit and get practical instruction to put into practice what we've been taught...but it's all so daunting...
SO...MY ANSWER IS REALLY SUMMED UP IN ONE WORD...GRACE...I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL YOU NEED TO LOVE THE ONES TO WHOM I BRING YOU TO SHARE THE GOSPEL / MY LOVE...SO...ASK...SEEK...KNOCK...IT IS SO EASY AND NORMAL FOR MY CHILDREN WHO LOVE ME AND WHO WANT TO SERVE ME BUT WHO ALSO HAVE FALLEN NATURES AND AN ENEMY WHO WANTS TO DESTROY THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU SO AS TO PREVENT YOU FROM GROWING IN YOUR GIFTS AND SPEAKING A WORD TO THEM THAT WILL LEAD THEM TO ETERNAL JOY IF THEY ACCEPT IT AND OPEN THE DOOR TO PERFECT LOVE..SO AGAIN...ASK..SEEK..KNOCK FOR THE GRACE TO LOVE THE OTHER...TO FOCUS ON LOVING / SERVING THE OTHER AND NOT ON YOURSELF...THERE IS GRACE FOR YOU NEED...DESIRE...WHETHER THAT'S ZEAL...LOVE...BOLDNESS...MERCY. ..KINDNESS...DISCERNMENT...WHATEVER YOU NEED
MY GRACE IS SUFFICENT FOR YOU FOR MY POWER IS MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS
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