hi Kathy that's great god bless you,
lawrenceOn Tue, 3 May 2005 12:13:45 -0500, Pat Ferguson wrote:
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>Hi Kathy,
>Thanks so much for sending this one. Some how I missed it on that day. I
>love those devotionals.
>Love,
>Pat Ferguson
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>>HI Guys,
>>I receive the Purpose Driven Life devotional. Pat has also posted some of
>>the messages from this ministry to the list. anyway, I found this one very
>>encouraging right now in helping me to think of my blindness and my other
>>circumstances in life as well in a more positive light. I pray that it
>>might encourage you as well today.
>>God's peace,
>>Kathy
>>
>> Don't Give Up
>>by John Fische
>>April 27, 2005
>>
>>
>>Do you realize how privileged you are to be on a mission? That means you
>>are important to God. You are a part of His plan. You can't blow this off. You
>>can't say you are worthless, and for God's sake, you can't take your life,
>>because you are important to God, to us, and to the mission. In fact, if you
>>are having severe problems and struggles right now, that means you are
>>needed even more. Your perseverance will give many others hope.
>>
>>Somewhere we have gotten the wrong idea that the best, most powerful
>>Christians are the ones who sail over life's problems those with great
>>stories to
>>tell over and over again about how God delivered them sometime in their
>>distant past. This kind of "ministry" is not really helpful, because in
>>reality,
>>no one sails over anything in life. We only think they do. So those people
>>with their "perfect" lives only perpetuate a myth that, in the long run, isn't
>>helpful to anybody.
>>
>>I often think of Joni Eareckson-Tada, a quadriplegic on a mission since her
>>diving accident in 1967, and what would have happened if God had healed her
>>30 years ago. I'm sure that would have been wonderful for her, but not for
>>the countless number of people since then she has emboldened by her everyday
>>example of courage and dependence on God. The ones who can help are the
>>ones who are toughing it through their own difficulties. They are the ones
>>whose
>>mission grows out of their own challenges.
>>
>>I have a friend who goes through some stretches of depression so intense
>>that his idea of a good day is the fact that he didn't take his life. And he's
>>a pastor! Now some would say he shouldn't be a pastor until he gets himself
>>fixed. I say that if he were "fixed," he wouldn't have anything to say to all
>>those people he is ministering to now who struggle with depression. He's
>>got an incredible mission field, and he is, every day, a living, breathing
>>testimony
>>to the power of God not to the power of God ten years ago when God fixed
>>him, but the power of God today that gets him out of bed, gives him words to
>>speak, and a reason to go on.
>>
>>You see this is the type of mission no one is excused from. Deeper struggle
>>only makes surviving that much more crucial. Remember? This isn't about you.
>>We're not only talking about you making it. We're talking about the mission
>>that you will have, making it the reach your experience will have into the
>>real lives of others struggling with the same things.
>>
>>Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and
>>salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort
>>you. Then
>>you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.
>> (2 Corinthians 1:6)
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>>HI Guys,
>>I receive the Purpose Driven Life devotional. Pat has also posted some of
>>the messages from this ministry to the list. anyway, I found this one
>>very encouraging right now in helping me to think of my blindness and my
>>other circumstances in life as well in a more positive light. I pray that
>>it might encourage you as well today.
>>God's peace,
>>Kathy
>>
>> Don't Give Up
>>by John Fische
>>April 27, 2005
>>
>>
>>Do you realize how privileged you are to be on a mission? That means you
>>are important to God. You are a part of His plan. You can't blow this off. You
>>can't say you are worthless, and for God's sake, you can't take your life,
>>because you are important to God, to us, and to the mission. In fact, if you
>>are having severe problems and struggles right now, that means you are
>>needed even more. Your perseverance will give many others hope.
>>
>>Somewhere we have gotten the wrong idea that the best, most powerful
>>Christians are the ones who sail over life's problems those with great
>>stories to
>>tell over and over again about how God delivered them sometime in their
>>distant past. This kind of "ministry" is not really helpful, because in
>>reality,
>>no one sails over anything in life. We only think they do. So those people
>>with their "perfect" lives only perpetuate a myth that, in the long run, isn't
>>helpful to anybody.
>>
>>I often think of Joni Eareckson-Tada, a quadriplegic on a mission since
>>her diving accident in 1967, and what would have happened if God had healed her
>>30 years ago. I'm sure that would have been wonderful for her, but not for
>>the countless number of people since then she has emboldened by her everyday
>>example of courage and dependence on God. The ones who can help are the
>>ones who are toughing it through their own difficulties. They are the ones
>>whose
>>mission grows out of their own challenges.
>>
>>I have a friend who goes through some stretches of depression so intense
>>that his idea of a good day is the fact that he didn't take his life. And he's
>>a pastor! Now some would say he shouldn't be a pastor until he gets
>>himself fixed. I say that if he were "fixed," he wouldn't have anything to
>>say to all
>>those people he is ministering to now who struggle with depression. He's
>>got an incredible mission field, and he is, every day, a living, breathing
>>testimony
>>to the power of God not to the power of God ten years ago when God fixed
>>him, but the power of God today that gets him out of bed, gives him words to
>>speak, and a reason to go on.
>>
>>You see this is the type of mission no one is excused from. Deeper
>>struggle only makes surviving that much more crucial. Remember? This isn't
>>about you.
>>We're not only talking about you making it. We're talking about the
>>mission that you will have, making it the reach your experience will have
>>into the
>>real lives of others struggling with the same things.
>>
>>Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and
>>salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort
>>you. Then
>>you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.
>> (2 Corinthians 1:6)
>>
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>Hi Kathy,<br><br>
>Thanks so much for sending this one. Some how I missed it on that day. I
>love those devotionals.<br><br>
>Love,<br>
>Pat Ferguson<br><br>
><br><br>
>At 11:37 AM 5/3/05, you wrote:<br>
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>HI Guys,<br>
>I receive the Purpose Driven Life devotional. Pat has also posted
>some of<br>
>the messages from this ministry to the list. anyway, I found this
>one very<br>
>encouraging right now in helping me to think of my blindness and my
>other<br>
>circumstances in life as well in a more positive light. I pray that
>it<br>
>might encourage you as well today.<br>
>God's peace,<br>
>Kathy<br><br>
> Don't Give Up<br>
>by John Fische<br>
>April 27, 2005<br><br>
><br>
>Do you realize how privileged you are to be on a mission? That means
>you<br>
>are important to God. You are a part of His plan. You can't blow this
>off. You<br>
>can't say you are worthless, and for God's sake, you can't take your
>life,<br>
>because you are important to God, to us, and to the mission. In fact, if
>you<br>
>are having severe problems and struggles right now, that means you
>are<br>
>needed even more. Your perseverance will give many others hope.<br><br>
>Somewhere we have gotten the wrong idea that the best, most
>powerful<br>
>Christians are the ones who sail over life's problems those with
>great<br>
>stories to<br>
>tell over and over again about how God delivered them sometime in
>their<br>
>distant past. This kind of "ministry" is not really helpful,
>because in<br>
>reality,<br>
>no one sails over anything in life. We only think they do. So those
>people<br>
>with their "perfect" lives only perpetuate a myth that, in the
>long run, isn't<br>
>helpful to anybody.<br><br>
>I often think of Joni Eareckson-Tada, a quadriplegic on a mission since
>her<br>
>diving accident in 1967, and what would have happened if God had healed
>her<br>
>30 years ago. I'm sure that would have been wonderful for her, but not
>for<br>
>the countless number of people since then she has emboldened by her
>everyday<br>
>example of courage and dependence on God. The ones who can help are
>the<br>
>ones who are toughing it through their own difficulties. They are the
>ones<br>
>whose<br>
>mission grows out of their own challenges.<br><br>
>I have a friend who goes through some stretches of depression so
>intense<br>
>that his idea of a good day is the fact that he didn't take his life. And
>he's<br>
>a pastor! Now some would say he shouldn't be a pastor until he gets
>himself<br>
>fixed. I say that if he were "fixed," he wouldn't have anything
>to say to all<br>
>those people he is ministering to now who struggle with depression.
>He's<br>
>got an incredible mission field, and he is, every day, a living,
>breathing<br>
>testimony<br>
>to the power of God not to the power of God ten years ago when God
>fixed<br>
>him, but the power of God today that gets him out of bed, gives him words
>to<br>
>speak, and a reason to go on.<br><br>
>You see this is the type of mission no one is excused from. Deeper
>struggle<br>
>only makes surviving that much more crucial. Remember? This isn't about
>you.<br>
>We're not only talking about you making it. We're talking about the
>mission<br>
>that you will have, making it the reach your experience will have
>into the<br>
>real lives of others struggling with the same things.<br><br>
>Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort
>and<br>
>salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly
>comfort<br>
>you. Then<br>
>you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.<br>
> (2 Corinthians 1:6)<br><br>
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>HI Guys,<br>
>I receive the Purpose Driven Life devotional. Pat has also posted
>some of the messages from this ministry to the list. anyway, I
>found this one very encouraging right now in helping me to think of my
>blindness and my other circumstances in life as well in a more positive
>light. I pray that it might encourage you as well today.<br>
>God's peace,<br>
>Kathy<br><br>
><font size=4><x-tab> </x-tab>Don t
>Give Up<br>
>by John Fische<br>
>April 27, 2005<br><br>
><br>
>Do you realize how privileged you are to be on a mission? That means you
>are important to God. You are a part of His plan. You can t blow this
>off. You<br>
>can t say you are worthless, and for God s sake, you can t take your
>life, because you are important to God, to us, and to the mission. In
>fact, if you<br>
>are having severe problems and struggles right now, that means you are
>needed even more. Your perseverance will give many others hope.<br><br>
>Somewhere we have gotten the wrong idea that the best, most powerful
>Christians are the ones who sail over life s problems those with
>great stories to<br>
>tell over and over again about how God delivered them sometime in their
>distant past. This kind of "ministry" is not really helpful,
>because in reality,<br>
>no one sails over anything in life. We only think they do. So those
>people with their "perfect" lives only perpetuate a myth that,
>in the long run, isn t<br>
>helpful to anybody.<br><br>
>I often think of Joni Eareckson-Tada, a quadriplegic on a mission since
>her diving accident in 1967, and what would have happened if God had
>healed her<br>
>30 years ago. I m sure that would have been wonderful for her, but not
>for the countless number of people since then she has emboldened by her
>everyday<br>
>example of courage and dependence on God. The ones who can help are the
>ones who are toughing it through their own difficulties. They are the
>ones whose<br>
>mission grows out of their own challenges.<br><br>
>I have a friend who goes through some stretches of depression so intense
>that his idea of a good day is the fact that he didn t take his life. And
>he s<br>
>a pastor! Now some would say he shouldn t be a pastor until he gets
>himself fixed. I say that if he were "fixed," he wouldn t have
>anything to say to all<br>
>those people he is ministering to now who struggle with depression. He s
>got an incredible mission field, and he is, every day, a living,
>breathing testimony<br>
>to the power of God not to the power of God ten years ago when God
>fixed him, but the power of God today that gets him out of bed, gives him
>words to<br>
>speak, and a reason to go on.<br><br>
>You see this is the type of mission no one is excused from. Deeper
>struggle only makes surviving that much more crucial. Remember? This
>isn t about you.<br>
>We re not only talking about you making it. We re talking about the
>mission that you will have, making it the reach your experience
>will have into the<br>
>real lives of others struggling with the same things.<br><br>
>Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and
>salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort
>you. Then<br>
>you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.<br>
> (2 Corinthians 1:6)<br>
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