Saturday, March 29, 2008
New Thoughts
Lately I have been feeling that even if we successfully change the standard of living for our whole area it will still leave people unsatisfied and miserable. If my joy and peace doesn't come from what I have then why should I think theirs will? If Christ is real than He is the only thing of lasting value that I have to give to people. So I have started to get up early and walk through my community praying that God would meet people in the places that they are in. That they could experience real peace and joy where they are at. I have been praying for Jobel (my neighbor with cerebral palsy) that God would heal is mind and body, standing him up out of his wheel chair. That his healing could be a testimony to the advancing kingdom of God. At the same time one needs to be able to be generous with what God has given. If our things are not our own then we should live like we believe it. Apparently giving of resources is a tricky thing and has caused great issues here. Jealousy, resentment, expectation, and dependancy to name a few. When facing these thoughts it kind of makes us step back and go hmmmmm where can we start???
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Miss you... a lot these days...
I definitely felt judged for my wealth in the Philippines, the word they used to describe me sometimes was socy (pronounced saucy) and it meant society, like high society… I think. It was really hard to come back here, to see how much I had, how much North America had. I tried to live generously over there, one of the reasons was because I had received my plane ticket from a friend and his generosity informed mine.
I struggle with the concept that we're to be conduits of capital because it assumes we, as north american wasps, know exactly where the money or resources should go. Sometimes I felt the need to just bring extravagant beauty to my friends' lives. I suppose I bypassed material ownership that way and bought experiences instead.
Love the questions, love the blog
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