tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post5867708873498817934..comments2023-08-11T03:53:22.827-04:00Comments on Breath of Life: Eyes Wide OpenMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06975604185902947297noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-60700775161933599472010-12-16T22:15:11.628-05:002010-12-16T22:15:11.628-05:00I've often had the same thoughts, growing up i...I've often had the same thoughts, growing up in South Africa and face to face with what the racist system of apartheid perpetrated on my fellow South Africans. And all I know is this - that one cup of water, that one sponsored child, that one family supported - they are what God has given me to do. They are my special area of service in the Kingdom. Christ has assigned others to labor next Lisa-Jo Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05085393066898328168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-14245792900597938122010-12-16T22:01:41.297-05:002010-12-16T22:01:41.297-05:00The needs are overwhelming, aren't they? And t...The needs are overwhelming, aren't they? And the questions can be ceaseless. When I lived in Africa I used to wonder why God created me to be white, American, and female. What did/does he expect from me because of it? There aren't easy answers. May the God of all Peace and Comfort show you the answers you need.Sherylhttp://www.sherylobryan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-7328733675849513262010-12-16T20:51:11.601-05:002010-12-16T20:51:11.601-05:00I have been dealing with this same issue. Not just...I have been dealing with this same issue. Not just for myself, but I want my children to understand that there are people out there who don't have nearly anything close to what we have. But, I also don't want my kids to feel guilty about what they do have. It's a tight rope walk, for sure.Melissa_Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378109828025866012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-466293707786390042010-12-16T20:09:26.689-05:002010-12-16T20:09:26.689-05:00God stirs our heart in such a way that we are prom...God stirs our heart in such a way that we are prompted to give what we have out of the abundance of our hearts. This year was a "hard" year of stripping and stripping some more and yet, know that we have very little, I want to give so much. So I do and by anyone's standards it's pennies but to God it's riches. He sees more than the amount - he sees the heart and that is whatMelissahttp://www.madabella.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-43572075632510797922010-12-16T18:30:15.016-05:002010-12-16T18:30:15.016-05:00May God continue to bless you in your new discover...May God continue to bless you in your new discoveries, Melissa. Thanks for sharing this moment from your journey in the jam today!Bonnie Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331275947237285245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-60470393560099517152010-12-16T18:17:49.416-05:002010-12-16T18:17:49.416-05:00I wrote about this very thing today as well..so co...I wrote about this very thing today as well..so comforting to know I am not alone!Melissa, Multi-Tasking Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552463538625125742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-87850483425929560972010-12-16T17:53:15.958-05:002010-12-16T17:53:15.958-05:00Yes. I sense God moving in my heart to change how...Yes. I sense God moving in my heart to change how I think about and approach Christmas and my life in general.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05860887792107209615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-10286807805699929502010-12-16T14:21:48.131-05:002010-12-16T14:21:48.131-05:00So now I'm curious...How come you don't do...So now I'm curious...How come you don't do Christmas Cards?tonyandnikkihahn@yahoo.comhttp://www.thehahnhuntinglodge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-32630744226580683472010-12-15T15:15:35.510-05:002010-12-15T15:15:35.510-05:00We share the same heart, Melissa. But you know wha...We share the same heart, Melissa. But you know what? Part of our problem is this: we think we do not have enough to give, so we do not give. And a hundred of us feel the same way, and so, we do not give. And a thousand, 10 thousand, a million of us think the same way, and so we don't give. And the world remains just as it is.<br /><br />Let's do what we can--and let God do the rest. Just Christinhttp://joyfulmothering.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-73833068225970570712010-12-15T14:52:02.334-05:002010-12-15T14:52:02.334-05:00I agree. Reading Ann's Guatemala stories are i...I agree. Reading Ann's Guatemala stories are incredibly painful. But it's important not to insulate ourselves from that pain, because then complacency prevails. <br /><br />Your words resonate deeply here today, Melissa. <br /><br />And your Advent Altar and the way you are using the Jesse Tree concept is brilliant. I love it!Michelle DeRushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658349105535790020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298005.post-15015096676971002862010-12-15T11:48:56.033-05:002010-12-15T11:48:56.033-05:00I ponder this, too, Melissa. I don't always kn...I ponder this, too, Melissa. I don't always know exactly what to do with the information and the resources I have. May the Lord bless us with clarity...Lisa notes...http://lisanotes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com