Been thinking about this question in light of my prep for "In Search Of Truth" this week.
The first that comes to mind is "a genuinely transformed perspective". It's one thing to affirm a bunch of truths academically. I do that all the time. But it's another to trust in the reality of those truths so much that it changes the default, reflexive way you view the world. I'm taking about that place beyond where you're trying to trust and believe in what you know is true. The place where it is an obvious truth to you.
When I see a Christian handle an inconvenience with contented trust in God's sovereignty, or when they endure personal attacks with nothing but concern for their attackers, it's amazing to me. I'm so blessed to be in a church community where I get to see, in real life, how some strikingly mature believers navigate the messes of daily life. I'd love to be more like them.
How about you? What traits come to mind in other believers that you really admire?
The first that comes to mind is "a genuinely transformed perspective". It's one thing to affirm a bunch of truths academically. I do that all the time. But it's another to trust in the reality of those truths so much that it changes the default, reflexive way you view the world. I'm taking about that place beyond where you're trying to trust and believe in what you know is true. The place where it is an obvious truth to you.
When I see a Christian handle an inconvenience with contented trust in God's sovereignty, or when they endure personal attacks with nothing but concern for their attackers, it's amazing to me. I'm so blessed to be in a church community where I get to see, in real life, how some strikingly mature believers navigate the messes of daily life. I'd love to be more like them.
How about you? What traits come to mind in other believers that you really admire?