Discipleship Point and Prayer
FRIDAY'S BIT OF
DISCIPLESHIP
The power of humility is seen in the way it brings change to every heart and every life in which it is found. Humble people are always changing. Their humility creates fertile ground in which growth thrives.
p.159, Prideful Soul’s Guide to Humility, Fontenot/Jones
Discipleship Point
Helps for Personal Discipleship Time
One of our goals with discipleship is that each person (like you) defines him or herself as a disciple of Jesus, believing that the mandate of discipleship is coming directly from Jesus Himself. That means you are responding to His call on your life, following Him, letting Him change you, and working with Him in His mission to help make disciples of other people along the way.
God is continually trying to speak to us, using various moments in our lives to get our attention (called ‘kairos’ moments). There are two basic questions we want to get familiar with asking daily that relate to the learning circle pictured to the right.
- What is God saying to me?
- What am I going to do about it?
We don’t expect everyone to be a mature disciple immediately, but we do expect everyone to be on the path to maturity. We are going to be learning how to listen for, hear, and respond to Jesus’ voice.
As we prepare to turn a new year, this is a good practice. Try it out.
Discipleship Prayer
Father God, help me to see and hear what you are saying to me as I experience “kairos” moments throughout my day. Then teach me how to lean into your Spirit and into fellow disciples to learn how to respond in godly ways. You have my attention now… (wait silently on the Lord giving him your heart and mind, then finish)… in Jesus’ name. Amen.