Comments on: Learning About Meekness by “The Kids” http://martinpalooza.com/2010/01/23/learning-about-meekness-by-the-kids/ Fri, 18 May 2012 23:07:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ken Finn http://martinpalooza.com/2010/01/23/learning-about-meekness-by-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Ken Finn Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:37:57 +0000 http://martinpalooza.com/2010/01/23/learning-about-meekness-by-the-kids/#comment-65 I work in a profession where many people make a LOT of money. (Sometimes they don't seem at all satisfied!) God has taught me to yield my expectations about income and money to Him. His Word says that HE is in charge of my income anyhow. When I was preparing to go on the 2004 mission trip to Peru with the Barn, I was worried about all the "lost" business and money that 2 weeks away could cause. Before we left on that trip, my business instead had enough "work" to completely cover the "lost" time!! When we arrived at our mission location (at 11,700 feet above sea level) I got severe altitude sickness for a day. Somehow, because I had yielded my expectations to God before the trip, I almost completely forgot the "sick day" after it was over! I like Psalm 37:25 which says, "I have been young, and now I am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, or his descendants begging bread." By the way, ask Jacob to finish the verse, "Blessed are the meek..." (I'd say that's a pretty good reward for meekness!) I work in a profession where many people make a LOT of money. (Sometimes they don’t seem at all satisfied!) God has taught me to yield my expectations about income and money to Him. His Word says that HE is in charge of my income anyhow. When I was preparing to go on the 2004 mission trip to Peru with the Barn, I was worried about all the “lost” business and money that 2 weeks away could cause. Before we left on that trip, my business instead had enough “work” to completely cover the “lost” time!! When we arrived at our mission location (at 11,700 feet above sea level) I got severe altitude sickness for a day. Somehow, because I had yielded my expectations to God before the trip, I almost completely forgot the “sick day” after it was over! I like Psalm 37:25 which says, “I have been young, and now I am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, or his descendants begging bread.”
By the way, ask Jacob to finish the verse, “Blessed are the meek…” (I’d say that’s a pretty good reward for meekness!)

]]> By: Nauna http://martinpalooza.com/2010/01/23/learning-about-meekness-by-the-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Nauna Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:17:26 +0000 http://martinpalooza.com/2010/01/23/learning-about-meekness-by-the-kids/#comment-64 we (me definately included) could say "thank God for spell check)- my thought on your topic. Many times during my work day, I have to yield want I would like to do with the agents(mostly motivation to list and sell more homes) to what I need to do with them which recently has been uncomfortable and intense discussions as to why staying with our company instead of yielding to the pressures from our competitors to go to them is the better choice. We often choose the 'more fun" task but when we do yield to the greater challenge or more difficult choice in the end (even if not successful) we feel better about ourselves. love you all we (me definately included) could say “thank God for spell check)- my thought on your topic.
Many times during my work day, I have to yield want I would like to do with the agents(mostly motivation to list and sell more homes) to what I need to do with them which recently has been uncomfortable and intense discussions as to why staying with our company instead of yielding to the pressures from our competitors to go to them is the better choice.
We often choose the ‘more fun” task but when we do yield to the greater challenge or more difficult choice in the end (even if not successful) we feel better about ourselves.

love you all

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