Comments on: What Do I Have to Offer?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:33:45 +0000

Jennifer
I have come to realize that I don’t give my “100%” to God. I need to work towards being more like the poor widower. God gave up everything for me and yet I at times don’t or can’t seem to find the time to honor and praise Him.
Thursday, April 30, 2009 – 09:06 AM

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:33:11 +0000

EMOORE 2
Jesse I was touched by your Transparency. Thanks so much. I agree with what you said. Money is so much an idol. Great word!!!
Thursday, April 30, 2009 – 08:04 AM

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:32:34 +0000

Jesse
For many years I used the passage in ch. 10 on the rich young ruler to judge others. I assumed that since I didn’t have Bill Gates’ money, or even as much as the yuppie in the BMW in the lane next to me on his flip phone (when flip phones were new) I must not be rich. And when it comes to fiscal policy, my politics tend to the left. So surely I’m not one of THOSE people. It wasn’t until I did my 4th step in AA that I really looked honestly at how privileged I am. I had an elite private-school education and all sorts of opportunities that most people only dream about. Even beyond that, pretty much anyone living in America right now is rich by the standards of Jesus’ day. I’d make a fair bet that my standard of living is as good as, maybe better than, that of whoever was emperor of Rome at the time. I have central heat and air conditioning, for starters. So in the grand scheme of things, I’m forced to admit that I AM in the rich young ruler’s class. I found this very humbling. It forced me to deal with just how big an idol money had become for me, even though I often didn’t have any. God has really worked with me over the past few years on my relationship with money, and my attitude towards it has changed a great deal. I think most of us in the U.S. need to look at how our “stuff’ gets in the way of our walk. I know it’s a struggle for me.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 – 09:01 PM

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:32:06 +0000

EMOORE
It’s interesting in all three verses Jesus talked about giving everything. He also talked about our Hearts, Loving, Understanding… he used All. The Poor Widow gave little but it was evrything thing she had. Think about that in our christian lives today. Jesus never said give 99.9%. I love the verse “It’s better to give than to scrafice”. In these verses Jesus never referred to Sacraficing Everything. If we “Give” everything it’s not a sacrafice. God is longing for ALL of us not a portion. Work, Marriage, Relationships, Parenting, Prayer, Worship ect.. It’s not about being a good person, that occurs when we give our “All” to God. We should strive everyday in every decision to offer it all to God. 100%.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 – 01:34 PM

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:31:28 +0000

Katy
Jesus mentions again in this passage about putting yourself last and becoming a servant in order to lead. These are things we can take with us everyday. Even in this day and age the best leaders, managers, supervisors are the ones who have worked their way up through the ranks. I think Jesus is telling us not to put ourselves on pedestals as christians but to stay true to the word and make sure we are spreading his word to all people not just amongst ourselves. We also need to make sure we are not turning our faith into a competition, to often we use our good deeds to impress others rather than doing good deeds to pass along the good news.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 – 10:05 AM