There is a peacemaker's toolkit and faith is the tool we will talk about today. Atheists view faith as a cop-out and we cannot let this stand. Faith is not a denial of evidence. Neither is faith based on proven evidence - that's not how Paul described it. We need to challenge these definitions.
Hebrews 11 is all about faith. Hebrews 11:6 talks about the centrality of faith. Bad news for me :(
Faith is knowledge plus belief plus lifestyle. When we live into what we believe, we live by faith.
We can have either a closed mindset (fixed) or a growth mindset. Fixed limits and growth inspires. Fixed are defined by failures - growth learns from and builds on failures. Fixed blames others - growth takes responsibility. Good news for me - I'm definitely on growth mindset side.
You can adopt a growth mindset and your mind will change. Viewing challenges as opportunities gives you energy.
The kind of faith the Bible calls us to encourages a growth mindset.
Steps to a growth mindset:
1. Learn to hear your fixed mindset voice.
2. Recognize that you have a choice.
3. Talk back with a growth mindset. (Prayer is, for the pastor, the most beneficial tool for this.)
4. Take the growth mindset action.
Baby boomers picked up a fixed mindset from punishment. Today's generation has picked it up by not being allowed to fail.
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