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23 Mar, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Can I tell you about a difficult conversation I had with the Lord awhile back?

*cessationists on high alert*
1/
Me: I’m helping people.

Jesus: No, you’re connecting with people who make you feel significant.

2/
How can I tell the difference?

Am I willing to leave someone alone with their Bible and the Spirit? Or do I have to be the omnipresent interpreter and guardian of their intake?

3/
Do I want people to connect with Jesus or me? If they grow in Christ and my name is never mentioned, they end up landing in a different church, and credit me with zero discipleship help (even if I did) am I okay with that?

4/
And here is one of the many ways I love Jesus. As I’m smarting over this truth and how perfectly they landed....”you don’t need this to be significant. You matter to me. You. Matter. To. Me.”

Me: *tears falling* okay, we cool. And uh....you matter to me. /end

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