Whether I was right to do so some people
have disputed, as I have shared the story with
them. And perhaps they are right. My thinking was that because God is real we can
afford to be real with him. I must stress
though, it very much needs to be done in a
humble way.
John Benton, Editor
I was a novice in the ministry when ‘being
real’ got under my skin to challenge me. In
God’s great grace our call to the church had
been unmistakable for my wife and me. In fact
we were certain about what would happen
months before the church was. That was not
foolish self-confidence on our part, but all to
do with God’s kind reassurance to frail people.
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Being real
I had set the Lord a deadline.
Whether I was right to do so some people have disputed, as I have shared the story with them. And perhaps they are right. My thinking was that because God is real we can afford to be real with him. I must stress though, it very much needs to be done in a humble way.
I was a novice in the ministry when ‘being real’ got under my skin to challenge me. In God’s great grace our call to the church had been unmistakable for my wife and me. In fact we were certain about what would happen months before the church was. That was not foolish self-confidence on our part, but all to do with God’s kind reassurance to frail people.
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