Comments on: Matthew 10:29-39 http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/01/30/matthew-1029-39/ reading the bible as a community Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:55:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pam http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/01/30/matthew-1029-39/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Pam Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:28:51 +0000 http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/01/30/matthew-1029-39/#comment-160 Hi Jen, For me it's been all too clear. When I first "found Jesus" at about 18 years old, my mum HIT THE ROOF. She was screaming at me and trying to ban me from going to prayer meetings, and saying it was a load of ******** and that I was obviously going to some sort of "cult" and that the next thing, I'd be "turning Catholic" and we couldn't have THAT in our family.... etc. It was PAINFUL. None of my family understand my faith and they think I'm an over-religious nut (I hardly EVER speak about my faith to them). They simply are on the outside and I'm on the inside and the gulf is almost tangible. My sister has echoed my mum's words from 20-odd years ago quite recently. I can never have a spiritual closeness with any of them like I can with my Christian "family". It hurts, but I HAVE to choose Jesus. Also, I know a woman who IDOLISES her only child and I mean IDOLISES. God is very very definitely in the back seat and if it came to the choice - she has already stated that God would be out on the hard shoulder. It is, I know, difficult ....when your child is say, being bullied at school, to get so angry that you say the wrong things to him/her about the bully ... not Godly things. That's another example of making sure you put God before your Child's feelings, choose HIS way of dealing with it, which may take longer, than instantly soothing your child by pointing out the shortcomings of another...... just some examples, I hope this helps! Hi Jen, For me it’s been all too clear. When I first “found Jesus” at about 18 years old, my mum HIT THE ROOF. She was screaming at me and trying to ban me from going to prayer meetings, and saying it was a load of ******** and that I was obviously going to some sort of “cult” and that the next thing, I’d be “turning Catholic” and we couldn’t have THAT in our family…. etc. It was PAINFUL. None of my family understand my faith and they think I’m an over-religious nut (I hardly EVER speak about my faith to them). They simply are on the outside and I’m on the inside and the gulf is almost tangible. My sister has echoed my mum’s words from 20-odd years ago quite recently. I can never have a spiritual closeness with any of them like I can with my Christian “family”. It hurts, but I HAVE to choose Jesus. Also, I know a woman who IDOLISES her only child and I mean IDOLISES. God is very very definitely in the back seat and if it came to the choice – she has already stated that God would be out on the hard shoulder. It is, I know, difficult ….when your child is say, being bullied at school, to get so angry that you say the wrong things to him/her about the bully … not Godly things. That’s another example of making sure you put God before your Child’s feelings, choose HIS way of dealing with it, which may take longer, than instantly soothing your child by pointing out the shortcomings of another…… just some examples, I hope this helps!

]]> By: Jen http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/01/30/matthew-1029-39/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Jen Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:37:01 +0000 http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/01/30/matthew-1029-39/#comment-157 The bit about cutting through relationships etc... what does that mean? Is it that we can be distracted from God by our family? I always find bits like this really hard to get my head around. The bit about cutting through relationships etc… what does that mean? Is it that we can be distracted from God by our family? I always find bits like this really hard to get my head around.

]]> By: Bethan http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/01/30/matthew-1029-39/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Bethan Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:03:35 +0000 http://dream.uk.net/wpblog/2007/01/30/matthew-1029-39/#comment-153 "Don’t think I’ve come to make life cozy. I’ve come to cut" This is what I meant yesterday by faith being disquieting!! "If your first concern is to look after yourself, you’ll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you’ll find both yourself and me". That's what I need to remember when I'm looking into careers etc., not what would be the most lucrative/ secure, but where does God want me? "So don’t be intimidated by all this bully talk. You’re worth more than a million canaries.” Going to try to remember this when doing a presentation to lots of scary doctors and nurses tomorrow!!! “Don’t think I’ve come to make life cozy. I’ve come to cut” This is what I meant yesterday by faith being disquieting!!

“If your first concern is to look after yourself, you’ll never find yourself. But if you forget about yourself and look to me, you’ll find both yourself and me”. That’s what I need to remember when I’m looking into careers etc., not what would be the most lucrative/ secure, but where does God want me?

“So don’t be intimidated by all this bully talk. You’re worth more than a million canaries.” Going to try to remember this when doing a presentation to lots of scary doctors and nurses tomorrow!!!

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