It sure does make a difference when we get in a hurry.  Glad I'm not the
only one.  Smile.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad D" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Partiality, not just fiscal


> I've noticed my offending this principle more often  in the past couple
> years. Usually generated by my higher standards of efficiency  when I fall
> short, being too busy to get everything done on time, and more importantly
> often times when I don't take the time to put works to my faith and stuff
> any fears in the enemies yap, and boot him in the backside out the
> door.  I agree, when I need to be mmost aware of this principle is  before
> it is violated.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
>
>
> on 01:45 AM 8/13/2005, Vicki and The Rors said:
> Thanks Brad for sharing your thoughts out loud with us.  You reminded me
> of
> the way I regard people sometimes too.  I had difficult people to deal
> with
> in my day today.  If I would have stopped to consider, but all I saw was
> their selfishness.  So, I need to take more care to regard people.  Those
> of
> whom I was referring today were different from me in culture and language.
> I really should have said, what can I learn from this instead of getting
> my
> bristles up.  Thanks for the good thoughts.  Praying the Lord brings this
> Scripture to mind again, just when I need it.
>
>
>
> Vicki
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad D" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:37 PM
> Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] Partiality, not just fiscal
>
>
>  > Some thoughts as I read  this afternoon, or other wise one of my
>  > bababababababababababablings. Read it for what it is worth, or delete
> it,
>  > no matter. I think best when writing cause I have to slow down long
> enough
>  > to consider things, and thought to send it.
>  >
>  > "My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ
>  > with an attitude of personal favoritism. For if a man comes into your
>  > assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also
>  > comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, and you pay special attention to
> the
>  > one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good
>  > place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down
> by
>  > my footstool," have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and
> become
>  > judges with evil motives? Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God
> choose
>  > the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom
> which
>  > He promised to those who love Him? But you have dishonored the poor
> man.
>  > Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?
> Do
>  > they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called? If,
>  > however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture,
> "YOU
>  > SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well. But if you
> show
>  > partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as
>  > transgressors. --James 2:1-10
>  >
>  > I've read this scripture over and over many times and felt reasonably
>  > confident I had treated folks the same regardless of their fiscal
> stature.
>  > In fact, if I felt off sides on this scale it was probably more so
>  > treating those with money and stature less so than the more common
> folks
>  > of which I am a member. Recently I had attended a convention, a meeting
> of
>  > fellow blind vendors to be more specific to my point. I was walking
> down
>  > the maze of halls to the conference room and saw a man, appeared to me
> to
>  > be dressed in a suit, and he was hurriedly looking for the rest room
>  > before the meeting began. I knew this because I had caught the tail end
> of
>  > his question to another in passing. There was really no one else around
>  > and so I thought it might be a good idea to do business there myself
> prior
>  > to the meeting, so I checked out the rooms and etc. and found the rest
>  > room for the gentleman. I first noted he didn't say "Oh hey thanks". I
>  > expected something as such and perhaps a "Are you here for the vending
>  > meeting? Yeah? Oh. Where you from. Hi my name is so and so, glad to
> meet
>  > you and glad you could make it". And so forth. Instead he asked "Who
> are
>  > you?" I told him and he just disappointedly said "Oh" and quickly dried
>  > his hands, tossed his dirty used hand towels on the countertop and
> walked
>  > out. Later I saw him in the bustle of a large over pass skywalk area
> which
>  > also had a bar and an eating facility and tables and etc. I followed
> and
>  > watched him as he hollered for his wife like a lost puppy and when
> someone
>  > else recognized him; off he went playing the big shot walking and
> talking
>  > with no regard to his wife again. Who knows where his wife wound up.
> This
>  > man, as I watched him through the meetings, seemed to be only in the
>  > relationships and acquaintances  for his own benefit and not a genuine
>  > concern or experience. This to me is a living example of the above
>  > scripture. I lost respect for him very quickly and therefore need to be
>  > careful not to regard him in the same  manner as he did me only with
>  > opposing motivations. This however is a blatant violation of
> partiality.
>  > There are other ways it can be done with much more subtlety. I played
> on a
>  > worship team at our church in Texas for quite some time. We were
> getting a
>  > new leader who was an organ player and loved the keys. First I noticed
> how
>  > attention to detail and stresses in the songs we practiced were only
> aimed
>  > at organ and piano. There was very little and mostly no direction of
> how
>  > he wanted guitar to sound or be accented. However the true partiality
> came
>  > through when at one practice time, he must have noticed it himself so
> felt
>  > need to make it a point to pat me on the back a bit, and proceeded to
> tell
>  > me how good the guitar was sounding and so forth. Little did he know
> that
>  > someone borrowed the cord to my direct input box and so I wasn't even
>  > plugged in and coming through the system at that practice. Oh, oh,
> busted
>  > lol. I didn't have the heart to tell him. I've always wanted to be one
> of
>  > those people who made you feel welcome right off, no matter who you
> were.
>  > Ever met one of those people? They stand out so clear. They ask you
>  > questions as an acquaintance or initial meeting and you can tell just
> from
>  > their  tone and attention that they genuinely care and you feel totally
> at
>  > home in their company. . My problem is I'm too busy reading the
> person's
>  > personality upon meeting them I couldn't tell you their name five
> minutes
>  > after leaving their company. That is something I really need to work
> on,
>  > and really try to conquer. So point being that  partiality I don't
> think
>  > in this scripture is limited to fiscally minded motives but  general
>  > caring and not letting anything else get in the way of treating that
>  > person as you would treat yourself or would like to be treated. I am in
>  > much need to treat others that way, especially when things do not go
> the
>  > way I would like in my day. I trust I'm reminded of my selfishness when
> I
>  > read this scripture from this point out.
>  >
>  > Brad
>  >
>