Emotionally Healthy Discipleship: Be before you Do
Main Scripture: Luke 10:38-42
Additional Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7, Philippians 4:6, Psalm 139, Proverbs 3:12
POINTS:
A Christians spiritual maturity is directly linked to their emotional maturity (Peter Scazzero)
Emotional Infant: they look for other people to take care of them emotionally or spiritually.
Emotional Child: Takes things personally and is easily offended..
Emotional Adolescent: Unteachable and unforgiving.
Emotional Adult: Values being loving over being right.
The true sign of spiritual maturity is not what we do it’s how we love.
What or who do you recognize when you are with the Lord? Everything that is wrong? The many tasks? Or Who He is?
When our doing informs our being, we will believe the lie that we only matter to God when we do things for God.
When you recognize who Jesus is, you will respond with thanksgiving and humility.
We must express our feelings to God.
Our feelings are meant to inform us, not define us. They can inform us that something is amiss.
We must listen to God for correction.
We must make the adjustment He is calling us to make.