tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783451769580835060.post3042123758501369138..comments2024-01-26T08:09:10.275-08:00Comments on Blessing the Beloved: FlightplanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783451769580835060.post-7284348820518227142011-10-18T04:41:55.954-07:002011-10-18T04:41:55.954-07:00Thanks, Liz. I agree that we all have a ministry ...Thanks, Liz. I agree that we all have a ministry everyday. However, those in "official ministry" working in the church, etc. can sometimes deal with more emotional & spiritual warfare than most on a daily basis...so, I can see where they can get maybe "burned out" and it becomes a "job". But, that is where prayerfully they can find a balance and somehow schedule "recharge" time or take a sabbatical. I just think it's dangerous to get out of balance for any of us...then, we are not effective in our ministry and, actually we can do more harm than good. I once heard a pastor say, "if you're spending more time in your ministry than you are with God, you're headed for trouble". I know I get a little grumpy without my contemplative time with Him and His Word! ;-)Tammy Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880246076836728123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783451769580835060.post-88063478691457874392011-10-17T07:44:27.802-07:002011-10-17T07:44:27.802-07:00Tammy - As I read your post I remembered why I got...Tammy - As I read your post I remembered why I got so turned off to a lot of the "ministry" that I was involved in through the church for so many years. Ministry was treated like a task or something on a checklist or a job - but ministry should happen in our everyday life with people that we can take the time to be with, get to know and build a relationship with.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460971267048638389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783451769580835060.post-64732630828747538872011-10-16T08:21:50.460-07:002011-10-16T08:21:50.460-07:00Wow, thanks for reading and sharing, Leah. I can&...Wow, thanks for reading and sharing, Leah. I can't imagine the powerful stories you hear and the opportunities you get to see their hearts. We do tend to write-off people in all kinds of ways and then "imprison" them with no room for forgiveness and grace. Sometimes I like to think about it this way: Jesus kept hanging out with people who probably could've and should've been acting a different way when He was with them, but that didn't matter to Jesus. He saw their hearts, knew their pain and just met them where they were at. True humility by our Savior. Something I need to work on daily. Thanks again, Leah. God bless!Tammy Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880246076836728123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783451769580835060.post-68430260902004882172011-10-15T17:28:28.061-07:002011-10-15T17:28:28.061-07:00Very deep and authentic, Tammy. I love the way you...Very deep and authentic, Tammy. I love the way you put me in touch with the vulnerable inner thoughts Father is stirring in you. He does and will use simple things like films we watch, books we read, and the things others say to touch the things in us He knows need to be touched. For me, a dozen years ago, He used the words of two young men incarcerated in a youth correctional facility here in NC, featured in an ABC 20/20 story. The next thing I knew I was walking into a medium security prison on Wednesday nights to teach the Bible to 25 men...a woman, alone, learning about grace from convicted felons...some of them lifers. Subsequently, my husband was called to seven years in the same ministry. We learned not to write off anyone Jesus died for, and that the marginalized and the "unclean" often have a better handle on "consequences", "forgiveness" and "grace" than the religiously "clean".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783451769580835060.post-24121313783252668182011-10-14T06:46:24.074-07:002011-10-14T06:46:24.074-07:00thanks, ant! yes, I think I fall into the "w...thanks, ant! yes, I think I fall into the "whacky peculiar person" category quite often! ha! :-)Tammy Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880246076836728123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783451769580835060.post-28141260963056876922011-10-13T13:45:45.500-07:002011-10-13T13:45:45.500-07:00Wow, its great to hear from a person the author wa...Wow, its great to hear from a person the author was speaking about! You said "I believe I have fallen into that category. I think we all have been marginalized in some way, shape or form at some time in our lives."<br /><br />I think I'm marginalized now! I think if you're s Christian you're marginalized by default as a whacky peculiar person anyway. <br /><br />Thanks for a great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783451769580835060.post-19388181367543511382011-10-12T12:51:40.937-07:002011-10-12T12:51:40.937-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tammy Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880246076836728123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783451769580835060.post-12425710429534116752011-10-12T08:49:10.939-07:002011-10-12T08:49:10.939-07:00I agree with Jeremy. That's a strong statement...I agree with Jeremy. That's a strong statement, and I also believe it is at the heart of humility.<br /><br />-AlanAlan Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452247058550736803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783451769580835060.post-25338076424770725062011-10-12T08:31:46.515-07:002011-10-12T08:31:46.515-07:00You wrote: " I think it's looking at peop...You wrote: " I think it's looking at people from every walks of life and realizing no one is better/worse than me and I don't believe I go down or bow to anyone else's level to go and help them."<br /><br />WOW. When I read that, I felt like I got punched in the stomach. Going down to help others with a feeling of superiority is not helpful to anybody. Thank you for pointing this out. I am very convicted right now...Jeremy Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01778420126998625079noreply@blogger.com