Great article. Thanks for the research and info on the different ideas, beliefs, and scriptures about this topic. This is something I'm always trying to understand better. As I've had the chance to serve on my church's safety team and interact with some angry people, I'm realizing that I've had an incomplete view of how to serve in this …
Great article. Thanks for the research and info on the different ideas, beliefs, and scriptures about this topic. This is something I'm always trying to understand better. As I've had the chance to serve on my church's safety team and interact with some angry people, I'm realizing that I've had an incomplete view of how to serve in this ministry. I think I've subconsciously assumed that the nice, Christian part of me welcomes and greets people, and then I need to switch to a warrior (non-Christian) part of me to deal with threats. However, I'm starting to realize that as a Christian, with the Holy Spirit's help I can love people in the middle of their anger and help them de-escalate, and that if I need to protect others I can do so out of love as well. I certainly haven't reached the destination of where I want to get to, but I'm on a journey of learning how to be an integrated person who finds my identity in Christ and trusts Him in all parts of my life. Thanks for the helpful info, I really appreciate and enjoy all you do to serve and bless so many of us who care about protecting others. God bless you.
Great article. Thanks for the research and info on the different ideas, beliefs, and scriptures about this topic. This is something I'm always trying to understand better. As I've had the chance to serve on my church's safety team and interact with some angry people, I'm realizing that I've had an incomplete view of how to serve in this ministry. I think I've subconsciously assumed that the nice, Christian part of me welcomes and greets people, and then I need to switch to a warrior (non-Christian) part of me to deal with threats. However, I'm starting to realize that as a Christian, with the Holy Spirit's help I can love people in the middle of their anger and help them de-escalate, and that if I need to protect others I can do so out of love as well. I certainly haven't reached the destination of where I want to get to, but I'm on a journey of learning how to be an integrated person who finds my identity in Christ and trusts Him in all parts of my life. Thanks for the helpful info, I really appreciate and enjoy all you do to serve and bless so many of us who care about protecting others. God bless you.