Broken People…(These are the traits you do want!)
—are overwhelmed with a sense of their own spiritual need.
—are compassionate; can forgive much because they know
how much they have been forgiven.
—esteem all others better than themselves.
—have a dependent spirit; recognize their need for others.
—are willing to yield their right to be right.
—are self-denying.
—are motivated to serve others.
—are motivated to be faithful and to make others a success.
—desire to promote others.
—have a sense of their own unworthiness; are thrilled that Yahweh would use them at all.
—are eager for others to get the credit and rejoice when others are lifted up.
—have a heart attitude that says, “I don’t deserve to have a part in any ministry”, know that they
have nothing to offer Yahweh except the life of Yahshua flowing through their broken lives.
—are humbled by how very much they have to learn.
—are not concerned with self at all.
—are willing to risk getting close to others and to take risks of loving intimately.
—accept personal responsibility and can see where they are wrong in a situation.
—receive criticism with a humble, open spirit.
—are concerned with being real; what matters to them is not what others think but what Yah-
weh knows; are willing to die to their own reputation.
—are willing to be open and transparent with others as Yahweh directs.
—once broken, don’t care who knows or who finds out; are willing to be exposed because they
have nothing to lose.
—are quick to admit failure and to seek forgiveness when necessary.
—are able to acknowledge specifics when confessing their sin.
—are grieved over the cause, the root of their sin.
—are truly genuinely repentant over their sin, evidenced in the fact that they forsake that sin.
—take the initiative to be reconciled when there is misunderstanding or conflict in relationships.
—compare themselves to the holiness of Yahweh and feel a desperate need for His mercy.
—walk in the light.
—realize they have need of a continual heart and attitude of repentance.
—continually sense their need for a fresh encounter with Yahweh and for a fresh filling of His
Holy Spirit.
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