The goal is NOT to make people like me.
Transformation means that we are regularly becoming more like Jesus in our relationships, our intellect, our experiences, the desires of our hearts, in the shedding of those elements of our lower nature and the embracing of the fruit of the spirit.
Helping people get to transformation is the key to spiritual formation or mentoring. The place to start is where people are and not where we think they should be.
The quote above is from the blog of a ministry friend. The link below will take you to that post so that you can read the rest of his thoughts. I think he hits the nail on the head in describing the difference between what many of our churches consider to be “discipleship” and what God really wants to accomplish in the lives of his children.
In searching out God's perfect will, we must be willing to see what most others miss:the subtle messages God leaves in our way. Bottom line we must ask God what he wants. Invoking Him in everything we find challenging or difficult. Sometimes it's as simple as saying, "Help me Jesus".
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