Wednesday, 23 September 2009

  • I just luv RayRays layouts..
     
    I stole this from one of my Mum's Bulgaria holiday pics..
    Nice cart..

     

    I am yet again feeling Blessed..
    I was in a friends house on Tuesday. It was a nice party. I was dressed in Shilwa Kameez. One friend asked why I didn't become a Muslim ? She said that women are protected in Islam. I was baffled, I have shared gospel conversations with her & expressed my views. I felt hurt yet mostly I felt sad for her. I did not remind her of her confessions of her husbands beatings & how women suffered in Islam etc., after all it wasn't the time or place. I am painfully aware that abuse happens in all religions/cultures. Men are told to beat the women in Islam, men are to honour their wives in the Bible. I love my ministry, but I am i feel being guided to share the Gospel & pray for & with the women I visit, not by being tactless or respectful. After all God tells us to love our neighbours. Prayer is probably as far as my ministry will go, I am not a prophet, just a woman that follows Christ. Listening & empathy are  relevant, not bible-bashing or preaching I am also aware of two phrases ; He who cast the first stone & people who live in glass houses.
    I feel blessed because I came to live with my past abuse & to forgive my abusers.This is all thanks to my Father, in whom I found peace & salvation. I will speak to the Muslim friend & remind her of the "free will" that Christ gives us. I know that she too is free to choose & will be respectful. We can't force the Gospel on people, then it would become religion. Truth is freedom. Force is slavery..

Comments (4)

  • DonnaLou@xanga
    yay!

    Thank you for sharing this. I agree with you. I have come to believe that the best way to "preach the Gospel" is to try to care for people the way Jesus did. Except for the religious leaders of His day, Jesus did not go around bashing others. He listened to them, answered their questions, met their needs, healed them and they became his disciples. When Jesus sent his disciples out, he told them to make disciples. I think it is fair to infer that he since he was the prime example of how to accomplish that, he expected his disciples follow his method. Just a thought.


    PTL for your extending forgiveness. Harboring a grudge or refusing to forgive is "like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die." (I'm familiar with the quote, but just read it again on another blog post today).


    "Preach the Gospel always. If necessary, use words". ~~St. Francis of Assisi


    "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." II Corinthians 3:17


    ~~Peace, Joy, Prayers 'n Cheers

  • Jillycarmel@xanga

    what a pretty cart and pumpkin
  • GrannyHappyNanny@xanga

    Here here!  So true.
  • DonnaLou@xanga

    I have been trying to send you a private message, but have not been successful. When I've tried your message link, the message box won't work. It won't let me type in it. When I tried to send from my message, I get an "error" one that you can't be found or your ID "doesn't exist".


    I need to ask about a prayer request here that you made 3 months ago. It was for Isaac, son of Andy & Judith. He had blood and fluid collecting, lungs & heart, and I thought he was to have surgery to stop. How is he now? I have been praying and meaning to ask for an update.


    If you can message me @ Xanga, please do so or else e-mail to me: dlrfi2005@yahoo.com


    ~~Peace, Joy, Prayers 'n Cheers

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