"It is important that we are diligent in the assignments that are small and that go unnoticed by others" - Mike Bickle. I understand the promise of God to those who are faithful: "To those who are faithful over a few things will rule over many" - Mt. 25:21. The biggest tension with this is the longing to be great. I want to be noticed, but I understand the necessity to do things in secret. God simply wants my eyes on Him alone and to live under His approval in what I do. In light of my tutoring ministry, the Lord said the exact same passage from Mt. 25 reminding me that this is true faithfulness. Teaching a person how to get to know the Man (through reading) is very important to Him. It's given me a renewed strength to focus my tutoring times in teaching the Bible while also teaching how to read.
The 4th chapter in Truth and Transformation was astounding. The whole story with Sheela and the way her parents viewed her was troubling, upsetting, frustrating, and a mix of many more emotions. I'm glad that the author brought it back around to the point that what Sheela's parents did is no different than abortion. The same thought process is behind both of their actions, its just 1 of them is hidden while the other is not. I recently read some information that said people don't have any memories before the age of 2 or 4 years old. I thought to myself, "Well, since they don't remember anything before that time, it's as if they never lived it right? So you could kill a baby at age 2 and it wouldn't change anything in that babies life." (I am speaking from the perspective of a non-Christian). That kind of thought process scares me into thinking that it's possible that America could end up killing living babies. That is why we need our minds renewed (within the church and outside) to see the dignity and value of human beings in God's sight.
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