tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19051874.post3566156067218358293..comments2024-03-26T02:12:57.833-05:00Comments on Arloa Sutter's Blog: Outward Ministry Driven By Inner GrowthArloa Sutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01458323313949717653noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19051874.post-9946948013589963182007-08-19T09:09:00.000-05:002007-08-19T09:09:00.000-05:00It is important for us to reach out to others in t...It is important for us to reach out to others in the community and world. And yet, the deepest challenges for ministry are often those which occur within our own lives and our families. It is easier to minister to people who see you as a minister. It is more difficult to work with those who see you as their daughter, sister, brother, cousin, or some other family or social relationship that is not tied to ministry. <BR/><BR/>So, we must ask ourselves does my family see the love I have for God? Is this love shown to them whenever we gather and talk? Do I listen or preach to them? Do I value or judge them? Do I encourage or remind them of their inadequacies? Who we are when we are with our families, creates an image for them of who God is or will be to them. Who are we SHOWING them that God is? Are we reflecting acceptance and the notion that you are "good" and valued. Or a we reflecting judgement and the notion that you will never be good enough? These are the thoughts that I have and live with each day, though not always consciously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com