Comments on: Missing Out http://blog.compassion.com/missing-out/ Releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:27:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mary http://blog.compassion.com/missing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9306 Mary Fri, 29 May 2009 03:05:17 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=5451#comment-9306 Great post. Thank you for the reminder. Great post. Thank you for the reminder.

]]> By: Katy http://blog.compassion.com/missing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9291 Katy Thu, 28 May 2009 20:56:54 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=5451#comment-9291 Hi Everyone, Yes, Barbara, I definitely recommend reading her article. It truly inspired & challenged me... also made me uncomfortable with the way I live my life! And I think we all know that out of discomfort often comes change! Dave, I like what you had to say about the things we see as blessings often becoming obstacles. I've noticed that so much in my own life! Sometimes all of our "creature comforts" take us away from the heart of Jesus. I'm so thankful that our Creator knows our hearts, our weaknesses, and offers grace in the midst of it all. :) Hi Everyone,

Yes, Barbara, I definitely recommend reading her article. It truly inspired & challenged me… also made me uncomfortable with the way I live my life! And I think we all know that out of discomfort often comes change!

Dave,
I like what you had to say about the things we see as blessings often becoming obstacles. I’ve noticed that so much in my own life! Sometimes all of our “creature comforts” take us away from the heart of Jesus.

I’m so thankful that our Creator knows our hearts, our weaknesses, and offers grace in the midst of it all. :)

]]> By: Chris Giovagnoni http://blog.compassion.com/missing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9284 Chris Giovagnoni Thu, 28 May 2009 16:54:33 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=5451#comment-9284 <a href='#comment-9281' rel="nofollow">@Barbara M.</a> - You can read it <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rzim.org/USA/USFV/tabid/436/ArticleID/10295/CBModuleId/1133/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">here</a>. @Barbara M. – You can read it here.

]]> By: Barbara M. http://blog.compassion.com/missing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9281 Barbara M. Thu, 28 May 2009 15:38:49 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=5451#comment-9281 Wonderful post! Can you tell us how to find her article in full? I would love to read it. Thank you. Wonderful post! Can you tell us how to find her article in full? I would love to read it. Thank you.

]]> By: compasion dave http://blog.compassion.com/missing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9266 compasion dave Thu, 28 May 2009 12:24:23 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=5451#comment-9266 The truth of the matter is that most of the things we claim as being blessings from God are the very same things that become obstacles in our faith walk and we spend a great deal of time explaining to ourselves that this is not the case. As far as I can see there is only one solution and we all know what it is. The truth of the matter is that most of the things we claim as being blessings from God are the very same things that become obstacles in our faith walk and we spend a great deal of time explaining to ourselves that this is not the case. As far as I can see there is only one solution and we all know what it is.

]]> By: Stacey http://blog.compassion.com/missing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9260 Stacey Thu, 28 May 2009 06:51:28 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=5451#comment-9260 These definitely are words of wisdom. I have been really thinking about this issue too. I wrote on my blog recently about seeing a commercial where the narrator was saying something like, "Your house can look like a magazine too." And it showed so many different views of lavish living. The thought came to my mind, "Is this all we're concerned with?" I was so turned off. I mean, I believe the Lord wants us to have nice things. But, I don't think He wants us to be consumed by them so that we don't see those around us who are in need. This post was awesome. These definitely are words of wisdom. I have been really thinking about this issue too. I wrote on my blog recently about seeing a commercial where the narrator was saying something like, “Your house can look like a magazine too.” And it showed so many different views of lavish living. The thought came to my mind, “Is this all we’re concerned with?” I was so turned off. I mean, I believe the Lord wants us to have nice things. But, I don’t think He wants us to be consumed by them so that we don’t see those around us who are in need. This post was awesome.

]]> By: Cathy Swan http://blog.compassion.com/missing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9253 Cathy Swan Wed, 27 May 2009 23:53:20 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=5451#comment-9253 Hit the nail on the head! Materialism is like an infectious disease in the western world. Enough is not enough, and the more we see the more we want. I need to be reminded I have so much when the majority of the world has so little. Thanks for your post. Hit the nail on the head! Materialism is like an infectious disease in the western world. Enough is not enough, and the more we see the more we want. I need to be reminded I have so much when the majority of the world has so little. Thanks for your post.

]]> By: Lori http://blog.compassion.com/missing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9243 Lori Wed, 27 May 2009 20:05:54 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=5451#comment-9243 Ah I read your heart here and hear your struggle loud and clear. So much so I wrote a post on envy on Tuesday. Thanks for your words of wisdom. Ah I read your heart here and hear your struggle loud and clear. So much so I wrote a post on envy on Tuesday. Thanks for your words of wisdom.

]]> By: Kate http://blog.compassion.com/missing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9238 Kate Wed, 27 May 2009 17:05:49 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=5451#comment-9238 I just returned from a weekend mission trip in Seattle run by Youth for Christ. We took 9 Jr. Highers to serve in various shelters and missions around the city. What an amazing thing it is just to see the poverty and pain here at home, never mind around the world in countries much less well off than the USA. I'm so thankful that our kids came away with a new mindset about what they really need verses what they "think" they need! How pervasive the sinful obssession with things is in our culture! I praise God everyday for the genuine joy my Compassion girls share in their letters that reminds me of what Jesus Christ considers important needs!! I just returned from a weekend mission trip in Seattle run by Youth for Christ. We took 9 Jr. Highers to serve in various shelters and missions around the city. What an amazing thing it is just to see the poverty and pain here at home, never mind around the world in countries much less well off than the USA. I’m so thankful that our kids came away with a new mindset about what they really need verses what they “think” they need! How pervasive the sinful obssession with things is in our culture! I praise God everyday for the genuine joy my Compassion girls share in their letters that reminds me of what Jesus Christ considers important needs!!

]]> By: Sara Benson http://blog.compassion.com/missing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-9237 Sara Benson Wed, 27 May 2009 16:35:22 +0000 http://blog.compassion.com/?p=5451#comment-9237 <a href='#comment-9230' rel="nofollow">@Amy Wallace</a> - I have noticed the same thing. I have never been one to spend a lot of money but after being a sponsor and especially since I have had the chance to take missions trips to some of the poorer parts of the world, possessions do not seem to be that important. I do occasionaly find myself spending more money than I need too, but my perspective has changed. @Amy Wallace – I have noticed the same thing. I have never been one to spend a lot of money but after being a sponsor and especially since I have had the chance to take missions trips to some of the poorer parts of the world, possessions do not seem to be that important. I do occasionaly find myself spending more money than I need too, but my perspective has changed.

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