tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post8497938078775064259..comments2024-01-20T06:33:12.603-08:00Comments on Created to Give God Glory: Permanent Solutions for Temporary ProblemsCreated to Give God Gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298394573836878999noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post-20490935847208505042013-06-11T17:02:57.655-07:002013-06-11T17:02:57.655-07:00Ah, a well written piece. Although I did get point...Ah, a well written piece. Although I did get pointed to Judas, his betrayal and his dying committing suicide, from time to time, I have not thought how it could possibly be, had he waited a couple of days to know that Jesus did resurrect.<br /><br />Talking about capacity to cope with stresses and afflictions of life, there are many among us, not coping well, and when they take things into their own hands, or close themselves in, without someone they could consult with, they may mess up things even more. Such people need to be provided with godly counsel, and helped. Perhaps, too few of us are bothered with other people's welfare, to lend a helping hand or to give ear to another. <br /><br />Our church, is it cold or is there enough warm and help, that people with problems would not keep to themselves, but seek help from godly brothers and sisters? What about the church leadership, is the team just interested in doing the week-end services only, where there is hardly any interaction, especially for the bigger churches, or it is interested in people's lives? Does your church has home cell groups? What is the level of participation; in other words, what percentage of the congregation is in home cells?<br /><br />Of course, there are so many outside of the church, we cannot reach and help, still we should NOT stop helping some, even when we cannot help them all. No one, including God, expects you to help them all, but we should not turn a blind eye and excuse ourselves saying, "we can help them all-meh?!" When everybody does a little more, be loving, be charitable, the world becomes a better place a little more.<br /><br /><br />Anthony Chia, high,expressionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4594466655926701168.post-5020374442333379702013-06-11T12:25:54.547-07:002013-06-11T12:25:54.547-07:00"...a permanent solution to a temporary probl..."...a permanent solution to a temporary problem..."<br /><br />Twenty-five years ago (Yes, I'm that old.), I began speaking that very phrase to clients who were suicidal. It almost always brought the physical response of widened eyes or raised eyebrows. <br /><br />Hearing it used these days always blesses me because until I used it, I hadn't heard anyone else use it. I heard it for the first time when Jesus spoke it to me. :} So...I, of course, am certain that I got that particular discriptor of suicide started. (Well, okay, maybe not.)<br /><br />Seriously, tho, the first rule of counseling is to instill hope. Planing the idea that what is going on right now is NOT permanent, but temporary brings great hope, especially when you can hook that idea with the wonder working love of Jesus.<br /><br />Great stuff.<br /><br />DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com