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Balancing Act
OBrenda:
Hi Joe,
"Balancing" is such a difficult thing! I am so grateful you used that word, because thats were I can get stuck. I'm beginning to see it's the required "Road" to the Mind of Christ. No matter if we are a watcher or participant, we all feel off balance, when a situation turns sour! This is usually the opportunity to see myself the clearest, But in my past, this usually involved much thinking on making myself "Right". Or the opposite to completely blame myself.
Both must be done and examined to have balance. When we greatly esteem an enjoy someone, it's hard to see them come down a peg or two. It takes me awhile to digest it all. My carnal natures wants to fix the sadness, and rescue someone. But when God prunes out our sinful nature it is painfull and necessary to bring forth fruit. It's blind pride to rush to glue back a dead twig, to a beautiful work he will accomplish in our Brothers & Sisters. I'm learning to have more faith in God in these situations, and less in myself.
Buy meditating on the scriptures you gave, and the comments added, I will search for understanding of the weaknesses in myself. They should not only reflect in our relationships here on the forum, but also in our struggles with those we have face to face.
You are a treasure to us,
Brenda
Beloved:
Good post Joe, yes it is always hard to get that guy off the throne, we have to be right and better than the other. it it a constant battle with self.
Over the last few months these battles have become less and less important to me. I have been thinking about "how did jesus do the father's will always", he had to ask in each circumstance...each disciple that came He saw each as being sent by the Father , over time he saw who listened and obeted and knew who of them would make it till the end.
He saw the blind and hungry and knew His loving Father would help them so He did. He did not see Himself...He only saw His loving Father working.
When dealing with the Religious, He pointed out their error and saw their evil and their hate of His Father. He saw that they were blind and deaf.
He did not get into worldly arguments, with Rome or with wordly topics like money. Instead he uses parables to describe the Kingdom and the principles of the Spirit of the Law.
I have tried to go through a day like that...it was nearly impossible because my big self kept butting in like a chattering monkey.
Arguing with the Babyloneons is a waste of time and effort, arguing with your brethern is worse because you put yourself above them.
We just have to learn to present our point and then let it go, it will be recieved or it won't....if it is Truth it will be received in time.....no bible thumping needed
1Jn 4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
Thanks Joe and others for your positive comments
beloved
Heidi:
" The biggest motivation I had in bringing this topic up is how I personally feel and think when certain posts are made, I may not respond with abrupt or challenging words but at times I am thinking them, I am disappointed in myself when this anger arises, when my patience fails, when the old man rears his ugly head.
The other reason I brought this up was for the benefit of others who also may not respond with visable anger but internally they are seething, sometimes to the point where they decide they can't fellowship with others (looking out at them) rather than looking internally at their (and my own) weakness and imperfection in the flesh."
Thanks Joe...you were lead by the Spirit of God to say the above, as I was doing it myself sometimes. Getting angry in my heart.
Love in Heidi
Beloved:
Heidi,
It is all in God's will, some may not be able to walk to maturity and persevere, whether they stay here or leave.
Learning a hard subject will always be slow, the harded part 'letting go and dieing to self' this is in God's hands.
Crucifying self is what leads you to Faith and the ability to do what is right in the circumstance, even if you are rebuked, humiliated and rejected.
"A life without cause not worth dying for; is not worth living for"
Martin luter King.
Like Joe said it is a real balancing act....zeal for truth and wanting to share vs making it your own cause and responsibily. We have to constantly remind ourselves that we only exist for the cause of the Kingdom. You are the servant sent for that moment ...not the Master.
beloved
kweli:
Thanks for starting this thread Joe. Enlightening indeed. I agree with Heidi thatn you were led by the Spirit of God.
--- Quote from: Beloved on August 28, 2008, 07:50:58 PM ---He only saw His loving Father working.
--- End quote ---
Not many people can bring themselves to acknowledge the Father that way. Thank you greatly Beloved. I was going through John yesterday and I was seeing something but couldn't put it in the right words. It is always the Father working. We are but mere vessels. We must acknowledge that it is all of Him, the knowledge, the works, the miracles, everything. I've just grown up a little (spiritually). :)
All Glory to GOD
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