tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549729028323673314.post2871961351265385872..comments2016-03-01T14:16:00.831-06:00Comments on Birds in the Treetops: Don't envy the rose garden if you are blessed to be a dandelionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07996994078621643193noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549729028323673314.post-52674873380739608782012-10-27T23:19:19.455-05:002012-10-27T23:19:19.455-05:00Marysol, thank you. I think of the conversations ...Marysol, thank you. I think of the conversations we had so often. You have a much-needed unique perspective on this subject and what you share here is exactly what I am getting at! Well said!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996994078621643193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549729028323673314.post-34736177563194751272012-10-20T00:26:30.207-05:002012-10-20T00:26:30.207-05:00Refreshingly good! When people visit South Africa ...Refreshingly good! When people visit South Africa they are shocked by the rampant poverty right next to the absolute wealth. The gucci designer baby bathing suits and the naked kids on the beach. The tension is hard to miss. They think we are ONLY here for the poor. Not true. God called us to this nation. While we may have a specific area of reach, everyone you encounter has a need for Jesus. Its forced me to flesh out a lot of my rich/poor worldview. I recently heard a comment (regarding a clearly wealthy person) that well you can imagine all the people they trampled on to get there and that she was so glad to have less and not have that on her conscience. I was stunned. While that really does exisist here as a part of this nation's history, did she just start from.a worldview that says the wealthy are wealthy because they trampled on others to get there?!?!?! This post was excellent!Marysolhttp://blomerus.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549729028323673314.post-14484594270403778522012-10-17T13:16:52.869-05:002012-10-17T13:16:52.869-05:00Etta! Yes! That is it exactly!! Thank you, friend...Etta! Yes! That is it exactly!! Thank you, friend, for sharing your experience!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996994078621643193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549729028323673314.post-82465421304241539862012-10-17T12:08:55.903-05:002012-10-17T12:08:55.903-05:00Michael and I dealt with this struggle when we wer...Michael and I dealt with this struggle when we were living in Houston. A lot of people would give us "the eye" when we told them we were ministering in wealthy apartment complexes and planting a church in the suburbs. As though it wasn't true, sacrificial ministry because we weren't feeding the homeless or selling everything we had to go live in a hut in Africa. But we were convicted that those "rich" people needed Jesus just as much as the poor. And sometimes it was harder to reach them because there was no real "tangible" need for us to meet. They didn't feel they needed anything we had to offer, including our God. <br /><br />It all comes down to, as you said, surrender and obedience to go where God calls. He places some in the wealthy suburbs of Houston, and some in the huts in Africa. And then sometimes he calls you from the wealthy suburbs of Houston into the lower socio-economic middle of nowhere Texas. And surrender means being okay with that. :)Ettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221055318424865278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549729028323673314.post-76989879541039423062012-10-17T08:00:57.373-05:002012-10-17T08:00:57.373-05:00Kristin, that is such a great point! Good steward...Kristin, that is such a great point! Good stewardship is KEY to being able to go and tell when and where He calls us. Where our hearts are, our treasures will be also! We have to choose...to decide for ourselves...to make what is important to us and, hopefully, the Kingdom of God a priority. But no one else can choose that for us, and if it is not for His glory than the effort is wasted anyway. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996994078621643193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549729028323673314.post-56514192019636506682012-10-16T14:41:20.507-05:002012-10-16T14:41:20.507-05:00This post was along the line of the book I'm r...This post was along the line of the book I'm reading: Money, Possessions and Eternity by Randy Alcorn...so agree contentment is needed to combat class warfare. Anybody's possessions can possess them. And poor and rich get to choose where they put their heart treasures.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888952627166850129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549729028323673314.post-74314636879972965692012-10-16T10:43:14.109-05:002012-10-16T10:43:14.109-05:00This is something that my husband and I have been ...This is something that my husband and I have been very conflicted about. I think it is a very personal revelation laid on every Christian's heart as to what God is comanding them to do with their finances. But at the same time there are commandments such as "go and tell" that has been laid on every Christian regardless of their standing financially. People have a hard time getting over the "entitlement" lie that all America is buying into. Even Christians unfortunately. It makes me cringe when my friend tells me I don't know what it's like to work away from home because I get to stay at home. What I want to say is, "well if you and your husband wouldn't have built a 2 story mansion and both have brand new $40,000 vehicles and buy really expensive clothing for yourselves and your 2 kids, maybe you wouldn't have to go to work." But I keep my mouth shut because deep down I know she gets it without me having to throw that in her face. My husband and I decided a long time ago that everything we do and say should have eternal value, otherwise it's worthless.Katie raynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04189666362431643318noreply@blogger.com