Survey Question #8

8. What 2 or 3 things have become quite unimportant/ meaningless/ valueless to you since God ‘turned your life around’?

“Three steps to this-or-that,” principles and rules for my relationship to my Father. . . Trying to earn anything from God. . .  now I just want to receive whatever He wants to give me at this moment. . . trying to be someone in the eyes of others to please them, without being what Jesus wants me to be.  [Stefan A. Sweden]

In recent years I have known a measure of success and promotion in my career beyond what I could have anticipated. I have enjoyed those roles but the prestige that goes with them has meant little or nothing to me. In taking on such duties I felt the Lord speak clearly to me of an opportunity to express His servant heart. One of the consequences of such an approach is that I could respect those under me and those above me with the same attitude and honesty, and not be compromised as a man-pleaser. Without knowing His values I could not be like this as I would be very aware of the impression I created.

Getting older and knowing the Lord is really wonderful. Instead of frustration at my declining faculties I have a growing sense of purpose and greater appreciation of eternal values. The cares of life and personal ambition get less and less. I still have strong desires for His glory to be revealed in His people. My love walk with Jesus does make earthly things seem less important. Having said that, I do enjoy many things like hobbies and keeping in touch with what is going on in the world.   [David R.  Ireland]

The terms: responsibility, expectation, ministry, church and Christian in the context I used to see them and as they are used in the structural church to keep the focus.   [Stephen V. South Africa]

Doctrinal controversies, my own wisdom and abilities, my own reputation, notoriety or significance.  [Wayne J. USA]