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102:1 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And let my cry come unto thee. 102:2 Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress: Incline thine ear unto me; In the day when I call answer me speedily. 102:3 For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand. 102:4 My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread. 102:5 By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh. 102:6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am become as an owl of the waste places. 102:7 I watch, and am become like a sparrow That is alone upon the house-top. 102:8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; They that are mad against me do curse by me. 102:9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,
Having recently read Mikes Post kind of made me think of my own experiences looking for a home church. I carried with me some faulty conclusions concerning "organized religions." As well as a some what faulty thought process. In my search for the perfect fellowship.
First of all we have the faulty line of thinking that see that yes indeed Aristotle is a man, and since Aristotle has a beard all men must have beards. Somewhere in my life a church member didn't live up to "my " expectations, Therefore I just branded all Christians as unloving.
Actually this was just the mortar in the wall that I built to protect me from being hurt. The folks in my home church didn't try to crack that wall all at once. they just started to love my in a slow steady way. That wall is still there but it;s much thinner. After having a little 3 in 1 oil but on the hinges I found that the door to my heart opens with a little less effort.
The next time I see some one standing behind the last row of seats I'll try to reach out, and if they try to draw back to protect there frail and abused hearts I respect there space but look to the next opportunity to reach out.
Maybe there hurting but with time we can reach out and chip away at that wall of loneliness. Or maybe hand the next guy a can of 3 in 1 oil. Just a few thoughts that was an excelent point Mike.
Blessings,
David.
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| February 21, 2008 |
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| I went to a differant church last sunday and i'm really no stranger there i use to go there years ago but any who the only ones who ever say anything at all to me are the ones i've known for years the new people there just stand back and look at me....I say hi but i feel like i forgot to comb my hair sometimes they way they look at me.....just my two cents.........But now that i think of it i get some of those same looks in my church ...maybe i did forget to comb my hair....hehehe |
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| February 21, 2008 |
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I think it's sort of the sign of the time. where more used to interacting with a computer or a video game that face to face.
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| February 21, 2008 |
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"The next time I see some one standing behind the last row of seats I'll try to reach out, and if they try to draw back to protect their frail and abused hearts I respect their space but look to the next opportunity to reach out." Excellent blog. |
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| February 21, 2008 |
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"If we are the Body..." your post reminds me of the Casting Crowns song! I try to say hello or at least smile at everyone I come in contact with inside and outside of church. There are lonely people, not just in the services, but outside of them too. Sometimes I think there are Christians who also need that can of 3in1 oil.... Great post, Dave! You are growing, growing, growing!!
Blessings! |
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| February 21, 2008 |
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| Great post, Dave! Yes, some people do draw back (recoil is more like it) when we reach out to them, but we mustn't let that little sting of rejection prevent us from moving on! I used to fear that rejection more than anything and thus never reach out. But you know, since I couldn't change myself, God ended up doing a work in me, giving me strength to do things I was uncomfortable doing before - including reaching out. God's love is THAT powerful! It changed me! It can change any/all of us if we're willing to surrender to it, rather than hold on to our comfort. Again, great post Dave!! |
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| February 21, 2008 |
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| Great blog Dave! |
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| February 21, 2008 |
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| Hi, Dave--I, too have trouble feeling and getting connected. It's weird how God can suddenly open up opportunities to reach out and make a new freind if we will just put our self-interest and prejudice asside. I don't get my feathers ruffled if someone doesn't want to respond in kind--God's teaching me tolerance. God bless. |
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| February 21, 2008 |
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| Great blog Dave!~ |
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| February 21, 2008 |
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Thanks; One and all faithfulness comes to mind. Walking with Christ is just thattrustin in his Love and His Power. |
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| February 23, 2008 |
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| Great post Dave. Thanks! |
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| February 23, 2008 |
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| great post!Thanks, |
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