[Faith-talk] blind sence child birth.

[Poppa Bear]

Thanks for your words Debbie, and sharing about that none who impacted your 
life in such a powerful way. You know I find that much of the time I become 
disappointed and disenchanted with the Church it is because of something 
that is going on inside of me. I can say I am trying to lean on the Lord, 
but if I am honest with myself during those times I feel that I am really 
harboring some disappointment inside of me, some sin or stubbornness. When I 
am right with the Lord it doesn't matter if there is ten feet of snow 
outside, I just want to be in a building where somebody loves the name of 
Jesus, where I can hear one sentence read from the Bible, one song sung 
together in public/corporate worship. At that moment, I want to show God how 
thankful I am for all the blessings I do have, I want to sacrifice my 
discomforts, inconveniences and all of my silly hang ups, I want to bring 
them to his alter, I want to bare my crosses. I want to be in a place where 
I know that somebody has had that encounter with the Savior, even if I don't 
talk to them, just to know that they have been at the same feet. Just to be 
in a place where there are hurting people, scarred and broken just like me, 
full of regrets, mistakes and shame that can only be taken away by the 
Blood, that is what I want the crystallization of my worship to consist of, 
that and so much more, things that I can't put into words, but things I don't 
get sitting at home fault finding my Lords bride. It is like we are all 
mother-in-laws finding faults with our Sons brides to be sometimes, there 
isn't any bride or groom good enough for parents, but through faith and love 
we press on and still give our blessings.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debby Phillips" <semisweetdebby at gmail.com>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] blind sence child birth.


> Pospa Bear, you make so much sense.  I guess I'd like to just say that 
> nobody except the Lord can judge whether a brother or sister is "on fire" 
> for God.  One of the most "on fire" people I ever knew was a Benedictine 
> nun.  She loved Jesus with all of her being, but she didn't make huge 
> ripples in the world, and many of you would say that because she's 
> Catholic she couldn't possibly be Christian.  But I watched her as she 
> loved the other nuns in her community, as she loved me (she was one of my 
> readers) but it wasn't just reading that she did for me.  She encouraged 
> me when others didn't, she loved everybody.  She showed kindness when it 
> would have been easy to be mean-spirited.  She just quietly went about her 
> day, doing what she had to do.  She was in remission from cancer, and 
> eventually she got sick again.  I visited her in her room.  It was a place 
> of peace, filled with the Presence of God.  To my knowledge, she didn't 
> protest anything, didn't go on the Internet and write petitions or 
> whatever.  She just loved God and loved the people that God put in her 
> life.  When she died, I know there were tears, but there was great joy, 
> too.  I knew a housemother at the School for the Blind in Oregon.  She was 
> a kind, loving, wonderful woman of God.  She loved the Lord and that love 
> that she received from Him was poured out on us students.  She truly loved 
> us.  Yes, she cared for us because it was her job, but it wasn't just "a 
> job" to her.  She actually cared with her heart.  I know that many of my 
> friends from that school who are Christians are so because of her.  So 
> please, let's not judge each other about whether someone is "on fire" for 
> the Lord, or not, whether someone is "interpreting Scripture truly".  Not 
> even Bible scholars agree about everything.     Blessings,    Debby
>
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