Week 8 | "Personal Ministry" | Dan

“Personal Ministry”

            There were some heavy issues that were addressed in this reading. First of all, I need to stop judging others out of anger and hate. Scripture tells me not to judge because I will also be judged.

            The Law  of Increase says the longer my sin goes unrepented, the more I’ll be judged. This makes me think, “How long ago in my childhood were these roots of sin planted in my life?”

            I really liked the comparison between PM goals and religious goals. PM is about being totally honest about my sinfulness, destrying the flesh, and being transformed only by the power of God. It’s not about putting on a nice image and trying  to get healed. To be santified means to daily die at the cross, and it’s a life-long process.

            The section on bitter root judgments was insightful, but it didn’t really apply to me. However, I felt the part on the heart of stone and inner vows was more relevant to me. Feelings of isolation and loneliness, difficulty opening up, and a general sense that people don’t understand me are all characteristics that I have. I’m not sure how much of this is due to a sinful response to hurtful experiences from my childhood. I’ll have to do some searching and praying, and if God reveals a sinful structure that is operating in me, I’m going to have to repent and be set free in Jesus’s name.