tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226866706193608466.comments2010-12-25T22:19:17.598-08:00Mark J. MartinMark Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01370897529460302242noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226866706193608466.post-9486503811526235842010-12-25T22:19:17.598-08:002010-12-25T22:19:17.598-08:00Theae were tremendous thoughts, Mark! Thanks for s...Theae were tremendous thoughts, Mark! Thanks for sharing them. Thankful to have friends in ministry pressing on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226866706193608466.post-8989087703371098832010-12-17T04:34:36.430-08:002010-12-17T04:34:36.430-08:00Mark, I love that God has taught you all these thi...Mark, I love that God has taught you all these things, and I am especially pleased with #1 (not, mind you, to make it the most important in the list). I remember many a fretful time (on my part) during your growing-up years in relation to said tendencies. :) Glad things have improved.<br /><br />God has taught me/is teaching me several things:<br /><br />1) He is the dearest/best/closest friend I could ever have. After 54+ years of chasing friendships here on earth, He is teaching me that my relationship with Him is that friendship I've been longing for. No one on earth can satisfy as He can. This has been a REALLY hard lesson for me to learn, for over the years I've placed too much value on wanting that "perfect" earthly relationship. Many hurts, many disappointments, many rejections, many "you didn't meet my needs" later, I feel like the scales have fallen from my eyes in this area. Not that I have arrived, you understand . . . .<br /><br />2) For many years, even though saved, I placed too high a value on the "externals." I could echo everything you said in #5. Suffice it to say that He is teaching me about relationship with Him. Too much to write here. Wow. :)<br /><br />3) Don't assume that the elder always teaches the younger. I could write a book about all that my six children have taught me this year. Mostly about grace. I was a hypocritical, self-righteous parent who was only concerned with how things looked on the outside, and the three of you who grew up in our home "have every right" to be bitter young adults who rejected God. But because of your own relationships with Him, you have patiently loved me and shown me grace in forgiving me for those years. <br /><br />The learning from y'all is ongoing . . . let's just say I'm watching and soaking it all in. :)<br /><br />4) Somewhat related to #2, but deserving of a separate mention -- when we put down the "checklist" that we use to make sure someone is living up to the standards we measure their "spirituality" by, we discover a host of people who love God and His Word, and who want to talk about who He is and what He's done/is continuing to do in their lives. Don't mistake this as me saying that we don't need standards. We just need to be mighty careful about where we place the emphasis. <br /><br />Like you, son, I could go on. Thanks for getting my brain and my "thanker" working this morning. <br /><br />He truly is our "All in All."Barbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978877135316178433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226866706193608466.post-5364520054034897982010-02-12T23:43:08.163-08:002010-02-12T23:43:08.163-08:00Greetings in the name of our lord Jesus Christ,
W...Greetings in the name of our lord Jesus Christ,<br /><br />We are from a local church here in the philippines,we would like to request if possible the lyrics for Ron Hamilton's Then Jesus Came"(sung by Ptr. Ricky Guarina...we tried every possible websites and found no results, we would like to use it in one of our recent activity in the church, could you please send the lyrics to me in my email address: mykosemper@yahoo.com<br /><br />we would really appreciate it if you could send it as soon as possible<br /><br /><br />god bless<br /><br />Gromyko semperUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330740744655022622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7226866706193608466.post-53403957367497947362009-11-06T14:06:40.371-08:002009-11-06T14:06:40.371-08:00"I must take a serious look at my need for re..."I must take a serious look at my need for revival." <br /><br />Amen!Brian Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841501179457977754noreply@blogger.com