a few weeks ago i sent you a question to which i wanted you to consider/respond about yourself:
"am i consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that i am better than i am? in other words, in what ways am i a hypocrite?"
i have heard from several of you (by email, phone call and even one lunch meeting), but not all...that is ok..but i want to give everyone an opportunity to respond...
these questions are meant to do several things...
1) to let you know that i feel the weight of being your leader... it is vitally important that we are growing as disciples of Christ more than we are technically (though that is important too, given that one avenue through which we serve the church)...
2) to give you an opportunity to look deep inside where you may not be looking regularly (not to beat yourself up, (because HE came so that we can experience "life to the full") but to always be striving towards holiness and obedience)...
3) so we, as followers of Christ, can come to know each other more authentically and thus be striving towards biblical community...i will not share our conversations with anyone, but encourage you to be having these same conversations with other people whom you trust and where mutual encouragement and accountability can take place...i really don't like that word accountability, but use it for lack of a better word (it's really more of a loving challenge, since you and the Lord are the only ones who can truly hold you accountable)...
so for what it's worth, here's a new question for you to consider:
It what ways have you been a testimony in the recent past to the greatness of Jesus Christ with both your words and actions? In other words, look back over the last few weeks, and describe how you have been (uncharacteristically) more like Jesus than your have been prior.
again, spend some time the next few days, praying about this...if you see nothing, ask someone close to you to respond...just like the last question was not meant to tear you down, this one is not meant to puff you up, but rather to encourage us to reach towards that "life to the full" together...
look forward to sharing with you,
love you all,
trying more and more to be unselfish (failing more than succeeding most times),
craig
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