tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629495239759840142.post8540811964206371264..comments2023-10-18T06:15:45.356-04:00Comments on Titus 2 In Action: Are your thoughts LACKING?Sonya Lee Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10784256044418169518noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629495239759840142.post-39589991787604689952010-01-08T22:57:04.310-05:002010-01-08T22:57:04.310-05:00Excellent thoughts Stacy!
This is something I re...Excellent thoughts Stacy! <br /><br />This is something I remind myself of daily. It's kind of like counting your blessings. Whenever I go over the times in my past that God provided in a difficult situation, it builds my faith and confidence in Him, and drives out the fears.<br /><br />I think we also place too much confidence in our employers, retirement plans, and insurance policies as our source of provision. Not that we shouldn't have these things if it is possible, but we have become dependent on them and forget that God can take care of us even when we lack these things.<br /><br />This has been great encouragement to me today Stacy. It is easier to say these things than it is to live it out, but that Faith muscle must be worked out if it is to be strengthened.Ediehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11154092288646304188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629495239759840142.post-63984590690431086162010-01-08T22:13:21.651-05:002010-01-08T22:13:21.651-05:00I love that line in the feeding of the 5,000 story...I love that line in the feeding of the 5,000 story in which the first thing Jesus wants the folks to do is to sit down.<br /><br />We all need to sit down ("be still" if you'd rather) and just be before God with whatever it is in front of us. We are so quick to act--and act in our own way--that we don't see that there's a huge Presence before us that wants to act on our behalf!<br /><br />Quick to find fault. Quick to find "inadequacy." Quick to judge. Quick to think. But are we quick to pray, seek, sit before Him?....<br /><br />Nice thoughts, Stacy!Sue J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08668691234427771146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629495239759840142.post-87447768713528425612010-01-08T20:01:10.607-05:002010-01-08T20:01:10.607-05:00What a confirmation of what God has been putting i...What a confirmation of what God has been putting into my life and my thoughts! I recently delivered this basic thought to a group. <br /><br />God's Word is forever established!The Equipped Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305560678198629005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629495239759840142.post-12170529133131035002010-01-08T14:58:50.828-05:002010-01-08T14:58:50.828-05:00Seems like spammers have figured a way around the ...Seems like spammers have figured a way around the word verification. I got 5 spams yesterday, and now Titus 2 has one.<br /><br />Stacy, this was a great post and reminds me of Phil 4:8, "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458659497370768232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629495239759840142.post-29371852332985956472010-01-08T13:00:34.784-05:002010-01-08T13:00:34.784-05:00Amen! Sometimes we lack just because we lack the...Amen! Sometimes we lack just because we lack the faith to ask!<br />We as a nation has focused way too much on things instead of placing our priorities where they belong, on God and others.<br /><br />I truly enjoyed your post today, well written my sister! Have a great day and may God bless it!!!Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629495239759840142.post-87640226571325190492010-01-08T10:07:19.612-05:002010-01-08T10:07:19.612-05:00I like your term "man's economy." We...I like your term "man's economy." We do rely too much on our perceptions, thoughts, wants, etc. in financial areas, and not enough on God's.<br /><br />It is interesting to think of money from God's economy vs. man's economy. In the OT God forbid Israelites from loaning money at interest to each other, although they could loan at interest to foreigners (Gentiles). As we know in America today, interest becomes a form of enslavement. What if we were to go back to a non-interest form of money in our country? I don't just mean doing away with credit cards, I mean removing interest on the very isssuance of the money to begin with (our paper dollars enter society already debt-attached). We could free our people of huge financial burdens in the form of taxes for government debt payments.<br /><br />I've thought about this a lot since teaching an American history course last school year and reading about how we used to have a more God-economy type of financial system.<br /><br />Good post.Warren Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956713921509659993noreply@blogger.com