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Relationship with yourself

These questions can help you become response-able for yourself:

• What kind of person am I?
• Who knows me?
• Who do I love, and how vulnerably do I love?
• Am I emotionally and spiritually genuine with God and a few others?
• Do I use my mind to articulate the truths of my own heart?
• Can I seek forgiveness, offer mercy, and forgive?

Christianity is truly a religion of growth. Jesus said, “The thief come only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10, NIV)

Christianity is a religion of living fully. This is unlike other religions in the world:

• Jesus refers to Himself as a “Good Shepherd” in John 10.
• Jesus will lead us and grow us into becoming shepherds, ourselves.
• Through Jesus we give our hands, heads, and hearts to a “mission” that is worth whatever is required to live fully.
• Through the Spirit of God that indwells Christians, we can live fully through loving fully and leading well. This life leaves plenty of fruit behind.

Relationship with one’s self refers to the connection between the “heart” and “head.”

Sadly, many of us are taught to defend ourselves rather than become ourselves.

We use our thinking and reactions to hide the truth of our feelings, needs, desire, longings, and hope, rather than use the development of our minds to identify, explore, and express “truth in the inner parts . . . wisdom in the inmost place,” (Psalm 51:6, NIV)

We are created to live fully, but to do so, we must feed the roots, so that the fruits can grow in abundance.

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