The Journey of Many-Mini Steps: Heart Barriers

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Jesus is love. Family, as a follower of Jesus, the love of Jesus is forever in our hearts in a process of a personal relationship that is too big to keep to ourselves. God calls us to share that love from Jesus. There are barriers on the journey towards making a decision for Jesus Christ. Those barriers are the will to surrender, the barrier of the mind, and the barrier of the heart. Let us read our biblical scripture text from John 4: 4-26. This is so much more than a conversation at a well. For this woman, this is a turning point. It can be a turning point for us in understanding Jesus and what Jesus came to do. It was and is today good news from Jesus for responding to emotional barriers of the heart. Jesus took the direct route through Samaria avoided by most Jews because of religious, racial, and political tension. The Good News is that Jesus came to destroy barriers. The Good News is that Jesus came to redeem and restore. The Good News is that Jesus came to inaugurate the Kingdom of God. The Good News is that Jesus came to reveal God with us. Family and friends, as followers of Jesus, we are commissioned to go and tell the Good News message of Jesus. Jesus came to show us the method of how to share the Good News. Let’s review three practices we learn from Jesus that serves to soften hearts and emotional barriers along the journey of many mini steps: 1)in responding like Jesus, be curious and stay open to the conversation. 2)in responding like Jesus, be compassionate and invite their story with empathy. 3)in responding like Jesus, be consistent as a safe and steady presence. Similarly, the Application for Activation for us today is curiosity (I see you), compassion (I hear you), and consistency (I’m not going anywhere else).