Comments on: Looking Back At 2007 http://wordnverse.com/2007/12/30/looking-back-at-2007/ Glorifying Christ; Edifying and Warning the Flock Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-RC1 hourly 1 By: Sicarii http://wordnverse.com/2007/12/30/looking-back-at-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1999 Sicarii Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:46:27 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/12/30/looking-back-at-2007/#comment-1999 Oh dear, <b>Carol</b>... are you troubled by some matters that have left you deprived of sleep? If so, do let me know and I'll help pray for you, sister. I guess I was on a rant there and squeezing too much into one post, my apologies for the fuzzy head. :) You are right about what I was trying to say there in my post. I do agree with what you said about ambition and all. As for me, I think I won't be able to give it all up if I should be that rich. I believe you know yourself really well to be able to say what you said about being rich. Personally, I believe I'd be similar to you, and therefore I believe I shouldn't be rich to that extent. Then again, I don't want to be either because there's nothing much that catches my fancy nowadays. No idea why, but I've lost that materialism for some time now. Amen to what you said about true riches! Totally, totally agree with you! Shalom Aleichem! Oh dear, Carol… are you troubled by some matters that have left you deprived of sleep? If so, do let me know and I’ll help pray for you, sister.

I guess I was on a rant there and squeezing too much into one post, my apologies for the fuzzy head. :)
You are right about what I was trying to say there in my post. I do agree with what you said about ambition and all. As for me, I think I won’t be able to give it all up if I should be that rich.

I believe you know yourself really well to be able to say what you said about being rich. Personally, I believe I’d be similar to you, and therefore I believe I shouldn’t be rich to that extent. Then again, I don’t want to be either because there’s nothing much that catches my fancy nowadays. No idea why, but I’ve lost that materialism for some time now.

Amen to what you said about true riches! Totally, totally agree with you!

Shalom Aleichem!

]]> By: Sicarii http://wordnverse.com/2007/12/30/looking-back-at-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1998 Sicarii Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:39:25 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/12/30/looking-back-at-2007/#comment-1998 I shall pray that for you and all of us too, <b>Lance</b>. Don't wallow in self-pity, my brother. I have often done that too, but when you think about it and count your blessings, there are so many who are worse off than you and I. Let's count our blessings and be thankful for them. :) Shalom Aleichem! I shall pray that for you and all of us too, Lance. Don’t wallow in self-pity, my brother. I have often done that too, but when you think about it and count your blessings, there are so many who are worse off than you and I.

Let’s count our blessings and be thankful for them. :)
Shalom Aleichem!

]]> By: Sicarii http://wordnverse.com/2007/12/30/looking-back-at-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1997 Sicarii Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:37:28 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/12/30/looking-back-at-2007/#comment-1997 Thank you for sharing so much, <b>Deborah</b>. I totally get what you mean. Sometimes we see some folks around us -- friends, relatives, loved ones -- all successful and we want some of that. I think its human nature to want to be with successful people and be successful like them. And that's what makes the prosperity gospel such a strong draw for many. The oft-quoted verse is that, and I partly paraphrase here, "if God be with us, who can be against us". That's what drives people to those sermons and those churches. They now think they have some vending machine where you put a few coins in and out pops success in due time. You're not alone with what you face at work, trust me. I am one who doesn't keep quiet either, and my human pride gets the better of me often. What you've learned in the past year surely serves as a reminder to me too, soon as I land a new job, that is. ;) Thank you for the prayer, and thank you for reminding me of those lessons that Jesus taught. Shalom Aleichem! Thank you for sharing so much, Deborah.

I totally get what you mean. Sometimes we see some folks around us — friends, relatives, loved ones — all successful and we want some of that. I think its human nature to want to be with successful people and be successful like them.

And that’s what makes the prosperity gospel such a strong draw for many. The oft-quoted verse is that, and I partly paraphrase here, “if God be with us, who can be against us”. That’s what drives people to those sermons and those churches. They now think they have some vending machine where you put a few coins in and out pops success in due time.

You’re not alone with what you face at work, trust me. I am one who doesn’t keep quiet either, and my human pride gets the better of me often. What you’ve learned in the past year surely serves as a reminder to me too, soon as I land a new job, that is. ;)
Thank you for the prayer, and thank you for reminding me of those lessons that Jesus taught.

Shalom Aleichem!

]]> By: Sicarii http://wordnverse.com/2007/12/30/looking-back-at-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1996 Sicarii Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:31:13 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/12/30/looking-back-at-2007/#comment-1996 Thank you, ChannelofHealing. :) I probably won't be in church for the cross-over night though. I'm not a big celebrant of the new year. Maybe I'm jaded, but 1 Jan of a new year is just another day for me; and I don't see any religious significance to it. Shalom Aleichem! Thank you, ChannelofHealing. :)
I probably won’t be in church for the cross-over night though. I’m not a big celebrant of the new year. Maybe I’m jaded, but 1 Jan of a new year is just another day for me; and I don’t see any religious significance to it.

Shalom Aleichem!

]]> By: Carol http://wordnverse.com/2007/12/30/looking-back-at-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1994 Carol Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:26:41 +0000 http://www.sicarii.net/2007/12/30/looking-back-at-2007/#comment-1994 Isaiah, You've got a couple of different subjects going on there - I hope I remember them all. (too tired to scroll up the page - pathetic I know!) :) I was having trouble following you (probably because I haven't slept yet and my head is fuzzy) but it seems like you've concluded that you're not worried about material things and you see nothing wrong with ambition as long as it's Christ-ward right? I definitely agree with that but I'd like to add that I don't think there's anything wrong with financial success as long and you KNOW you're willing to give it up if the Lord has deemed it. And the only way a person could know that is if they were in danger of losing everything or if they actually did yet they stood their ground spiritually. The Lord will never make me rich because I know how I am. I can spend 6 figures in an hour! (my friends used to joke with me and say I had a "credit card walk") :) I love nice things but I don't long for them because I KNOW that it will pull me away from Him. I'll be too wrapped up in planning trips with my family and friends and having WAY too much fun. So in this matter, I'm grateful for His supervision because I need it! There will always be people that have everything; money, cars, the greatest jobs and sometimes they don't deserve it. Good things seem to fall in their lap without their asking. But if they don't have Christ, they are poorer than a church mouse. (I hate that cliche but it works here) But you have Christ who is priceless and you are richer than all of them! Even richer than The Donald! :) Blessings Isaiah,

You’ve got a couple of different subjects going on there - I hope I remember them all. (too tired to scroll up the page - pathetic I know!) :)
I was having trouble following you (probably because I haven’t slept yet and my head is fuzzy) but it seems like you’ve concluded that you’re not worried about material things and you see nothing wrong with ambition as long as it’s Christ-ward right? I definitely agree with that but I’d like to add that I don’t think there’s anything wrong with financial success as long and you KNOW you’re willing to give it up if the Lord has deemed it. And the only way a person could know that is if they were in danger of losing everything or if they actually did yet they stood their ground spiritually.

The Lord will never make me rich because I know how I am. I can spend 6 figures in an hour! (my friends used to joke with me and say I had a “credit card walk”) :) I love nice things but I don’t long for them because I KNOW that it will pull me away from Him. I’ll be too wrapped up in planning trips with my family and friends and having WAY too much fun. So in this matter, I’m grateful for His supervision because I need it!

There will always be people that have everything; money, cars, the greatest jobs and sometimes they don’t deserve it. Good things seem to fall in their lap without their asking. But if they don’t have Christ, they are poorer than a church mouse. (I hate that cliche but it works here) But you have Christ who is priceless and you are richer than all of them! Even richer than The Donald! :)
Blessings

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