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Comment on Wisdom or no? by Charlotte

Charlotte — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:26:33 +0000

Wow- That is good stuff. You always said she was a special woman!

Comment on Mooney Report LXXXVIII: The Book by johnny

johnny — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:08:45 +0000

UwdrF4 Thanks for good post

Comment on New Spiderman … Japanese? by Steve Froeber

Steve Froeber — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:48:32 +0000

Holy crap! That is awesome! I hope that’s spiderman singing…cause man, he’s got some vibrato!

Comment on New Spiderman … Japanese? by Matt Miles

Matt Miles — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:07:30 +0000

What about the Korean Spiderman? He imitates the style of the Japanese Spiderman but really hates him.

Comment on Serving Under Nebuchadnezzar #7 — Intercession by Matt Miles

Matt Miles — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:32:49 +0000

I remember the prayer warrior designation in my home church growing up as well. I felt as if I prayed too much I was taking some poor senior citizen’s job from them.

If only we joined them, and truly anticipated the difference He makes.

Comment on Serving Under Nebuchadnezzar #6 — Waiting for True Restoration by Matt Miles

Matt Miles — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:56:54 +0000

We can also observe that Daniel had this desire for the restoration of Israel as he searched the Scriptures which reflect it as God’s desire. Do we truly search the Scriptures enough to know what His desires are, that they become ours as well?

Comment on Serving Under Nebuchadnezzar #5 — Willful Disobedience by Amber

Amber — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:28:07 +0000

I have contemplated willful disobedience a bit as I tend to have a stubborn personality who feels that a little willful disobedience is sometimes necessary. For me, when I am contemplating willful disobedience, I ask myself and the Lord… Am I willfully disobeying out of love for my Father? Or is it for myself?

Comment on Serving Under Nebuchadnezzar #2 — Refusing to Bow by Amber

Amber — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:12:29 +0000

I believe selfishness is one of my biggest idols. I think of myself a lot and how what I do and others do affects me. I bow to my flesh, instead of the spirit in me.
Living in a house full of troubled teens I see this a lot. The idol of self. I see in in the Littles, in the Bigs, in MYSELF.

Comment on Serving Under Nebuchadnezzar #1 — The King’s Delicacies by Amber

Amber — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:04:43 +0000

I have been thinking of life and things and what our balance should be in America where so many things are so convenient and available. Being in Korea and now being here a Shelterwood with less space and things than in Korea, I am just realizing the freedom there is in not owning a lot of things. As I think about next year and how easy it could be for me to get distracted by a lot of things, as I will be making decisions about possessions and how I want to live, I have thought about this concept you are talking about and how some of the things I desire seem foreign and strange to people–even Christians.

Also, this same concept is applied to my time. Though my life here has minimal “free time”–my life is simple outside of my work. I am almost debt free. I don’t have a lot of things to distract me. I don’t have a significant other. I have good relationships with my family members. I don’t have time for TV and don’t miss it. I am not used to being able to call people whenever I want so I am not a slave to my phone (as I once was), etc.

This simplicity allows me to invest in people in my free time. It allows me to pursue God and not run out of time in the day. TV can be a huge distraction to me. The internet as well. Reading is an addiction at times that affects relationships with others. I don’t really have time for much of these things this year, but will I keep my life this way when I do have the freedom to do these things? Or do I want to purpose in my to be set apart–even when others don’t understand.

I don’t know that I really shared anything new, these are things I have just been contemplating as I do have decisions to make about next year and I connected with this entry!

Comment on Serving Under Nebuchadnezzar #5 — Willful Disobedience by Steve Froeber

Steve Froeber — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:19:06 +0000

And thus the whole reason why I have particularly distanced myself from politics in general.
Perhaps I’m going a little too far…
But as far as I can see right now…God has brought me to a place of disconnect with American culture, and more pointedly, the American political system.

He has certainly mellowed me on my anger towards America, and shown me some areas of pride and anger that I need to deal with.
But overall, I see this as merely one of many nations that are pursuing earthly goals. My calling in all of this is to live the love and truth of Christ to those that He has placed me with.
The world is spiraling into destruction. I know this. In a way, I take hope in this, because it brings us closer to our Lord on many levels.

Since this is truth, then the decisions that America makes as a whole are not going to change whether or not I am listening to the voice of God and following the Spirit.
Do I vote? Yeah. I want to uphold righteousness whenever possible.
But I’m also not blind to the fact that my vote will play very little part in the direction that we are headed.
My prayers and the prayers of all of the saints will play a pivotal role in the direction that things are going.
That’s where I play my cards.

Admittedly, I sometimes lean towards anger in my flesh towards the political system. I think it stems back to my particular background of Republicans and Christians being mutual terms.
All I can say is that Christ has set me free from the bondage of religion, and I rejoice with no turning back.