A Disciple's Heart
An Introduction to Opening Your Heart to God
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A Disciple's Heart, the first book in the Keys To Understanding Life Series, looks at how each believer in Jesus Christ is His disciple. A disciple's heart (yours and ours) is to be open to the Spirit of God, especially during trials. Opening your heart to the Spirit of God involves working with Him to change what is often hidden there. A Disciple's Heart reminds you that the purpose of being discipled is to develop your ability to allow the Lord to change your heart. In so doing, you can increase how much your life and actions express who you are in Christ during trials. A Disciple's Heart examines how listening to the voice of God with your heart relates to discipleship. It challenges you to examine yourself in terms of how well you are being discipled by the Spirit of God by hearing His counsel and guidance during your real-life trials and spiritual battles.
(Note: A Disciple's Heart provides a solid introduction and overview to a number of Biblical concepts dealing with being discipled by God's Spirit during trials. If you are looking more for a step-by-step walkthrough of the concepts, in terms of the practical application and "how to," you may find it more beneficial to start with Feelings 101: Pain to Peace.)
If you are ministering to others in a personal, one-on-one way, then you will likely find the discussions in A Disciple's Heart useful to you. It talks about why this aspect of discipleship is, by necessity, often very personal and challenging! Whenever we work to minister to believers by "walking with them" through their battles, then fundamentally we are actually trying to point to The Teacher, the Holy Spirit within them. By "walking with them" during their battles, we mean it's about something more than just passing on an encouraging word or praying for them. This particular aspect of discipleship involves being involved in a person's life during their battles. Not everyone feels called to do that. To be truthful, some believers aren't ready for that kind of support; however, many seek it. It can be tough providing that aspect of ministry to others. It takes time and energy. It also takes great care to help others discern the guidance that God's Spirit is seeking to communicate to them in their hearts, but without telling them what we (as ministers) think they should do! That's a big role, a big commitment, and big responsibility - the role is one of a "human teacher," i.e., a teacher that points to THE Teacher, the Holy Spirit. God uses us "human teachers" as one way to strengthen believers in their walks when they are really looking to grow more deeply in Christ.
- A Disciple's Heart not only examines what it means to open our hearts to God, but challenges readers to examine themselves as to how well they open their own hearts to hearing the counsel of His voice within.
- A Disciple's Heart looks at what it means to interact personally with the Spirit of God Who was given to us, and why this is so critical to our walk with Christ during spiritual battles. It also talks to key responsibilities we have, as disciples of Christ, during trials in terms of participating in being discipled by The Teacher, the Spirit of God Who Christ secured for us through His sacrifice.
- A Disciple's Heart presents a realistic discussion about what it means to be a disciple of Christ. It looks at why the Spirit of God's counsel and guidance deals with transformation during trials. It examines the relationship of the Spirit of God's instruction to experiencing, or being, "who we are in Christ" during a trial.
- A Disciple's Heart highlights critical spiritual "skill sets" we can and should expect to develop or enhance by being discipled beyond the basics as disciples of Christ, and why continual improvement in them is vital to continual growth in the new self.
- A Disciple's Heart compares and contrasts being discipled in the elementary teachings of Christ (the basics) and being discipled beyond those teachings. The book also looks at how important the differences are when it comes to practical application in normal everyday living for Christ. (Hebrews 5:11-6:3)
- A Disciple's Heart identifies the kinds of settings or environments in which we can be discipled beyond the basics, and it looks at Scriptural examples of them. The book also looks at the challenges and strengths of each, as well as how Satan may attack believers in each.
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