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"My son in the faith"...
||June 17, 2007|564 reads
 

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Mike n Laura
June 18, 2007
Jason, I think I may have responded to your previous blog about this, but to answer, no unfortunately I do not have a "father in the faith". Wish I did. Not even my real life father is in what I would consider such a role. On the flip side, I might have a few sons in the faith. I actively exhort and encourage my brothers (and sisters) in Christ, and I facilitate (lead) several ministry groups where my fellows are not necessarily as spiritually mature. Other than my own children, I have not directly led anyone to Christ in a long time. Although I am aware of one person who came to Christ recently as a direct result of my (at least partial) intervention in their life. I feel the Lord prompting me to reach out further to this person, perhaps to disciple him.

You ask good questions, Jason!  ~mike
Jason Arnold
June 18, 2007

It's a somewhat personal topic, one that (it's kinda sad to say) not many people in the Body are comfortable talking and sharing about.  Sometimes that's because we don't want to seem like we're bragging or anything, but more often it's because we're kinda convicted that we're not making as much of an impact as we know we should be making.

I don't want us to be people afraid of answering questions like these.  We should make adjustments if necessary, re-prioritize some things, and then proceed forward in discipling and being discipled. 

Mike, thanks for responding.  Yeah, you did share in the prior blog, but thanks for sharing here too!  I enjoy hearing more details about peoples' discipleship experiences...it's in my opinion probably one of the most edifying things we can share together.

If only more people would take the time to pull back a bit from their ever-busy schedules for five minutes and ponder the "better part" things...nothing rejuvenates like sharing, edifying, being built up by the testimonies of their brothers and sisters.

12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.