Where your treasure is...
I have MANY friends that set the bar in giving. One family, they wont let me tell you who they are but they live on very little of their income, shop at thrift stores and I'm pretty sure they give away more money then we even make. They are just one couple that God has used to convict and help transform Dean and I. I want to be more like them in so many ways.
The other day Evangeline and I were talking about how we don't get to eat out as much, go to the movies, or go shopping like we used to. I told her that I could put Steele in day care, her back in public school, and in after care and I could go back to work.But then we would also have to stop volunteering at After school, she wouldn't be able to do Homeless outreach or Volunteer at the Dream Center on Fridays and we would probably be too tired or have to much homework to do much volunteering at night. Yea, like it was before when I worked outside the home.
She immediately said she did not want to go back to that even if it meant being able to shop more, go to more movies and out to eat all the time. She said she never wanted to stop going to Homeless outreach and to the Dream Center on Fridays. I couldn't agree more. We know THIS is what we are all meant to do.
It's weird when your values change. Now, I just don't value what I used to. I pray I never do again. I pray my kids love the poor way more and things way less then I. I pray they always want to help Orphans, the needy, the hungry. I pray they always live in the give and not in the hoard, the take, the "me".
The other day Evangeline and I were talking about how we don't get to eat out as much, go to the movies, or go shopping like we used to. I told her that I could put Steele in day care, her back in public school, and in after care and I could go back to work.But then we would also have to stop volunteering at After school, she wouldn't be able to do Homeless outreach or Volunteer at the Dream Center on Fridays and we would probably be too tired or have to much homework to do much volunteering at night. Yea, like it was before when I worked outside the home.
She immediately said she did not want to go back to that even if it meant being able to shop more, go to more movies and out to eat all the time. She said she never wanted to stop going to Homeless outreach and to the Dream Center on Fridays. I couldn't agree more. We know THIS is what we are all meant to do.
It's weird when your values change. Now, I just don't value what I used to. I pray I never do again. I pray my kids love the poor way more and things way less then I. I pray they always want to help Orphans, the needy, the hungry. I pray they always live in the give and not in the hoard, the take, the "me".
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nicely done.
I e-mailed Mr. Fine to ask if it was ok to use his collage, haven't heard back from him yet...
I did my myspce with it too.
Lesley :-)
Carole, you would LOVE Tim Keller's sermons on Social Justice, Radical generosity, and any of the stuff he has on money and possessions. Check them out. There's a link from my blog to his site. Also quite a bit of free stuff out there by him.
This post really resonates with Truth. Good stuff! Just be careful to not be proud of yourself:) THE great sin.