tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31425008.post4006232302512551353..comments2008-07-06T17:12:19.762-04:00Comments on KnowYourGod: Worthy or Unworthy?KnowYourGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03987343085166932118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31425008.post-30173912259781367762007-08-29T18:06:00.000-04:002007-08-29T18:06:00.000-04:00I was complimented a while back on the success of ...I was complimented a while back on the success of a meeting I planned and replied oh so truthfully, "it was totally God". This person proceeded to tell me that he understood how God comes through for us in the harvest, but that someone has to plant the field.<BR/><BR/>Now I am a little more careful how I respond to a compliment like that. I know that I know that without God I couldn't do half the things I do...just ask my husband. However, the "impressive" things I do accomplish, is a testimony of God's strength being made perfect in my weakness. When I surrender myself to His working and let Him take over, I think He likes that I'm complimented and it doesn't take a thing away from Him.Lorettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395124796058514394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31425008.post-30937588726570490682007-08-29T10:03:00.000-04:002007-08-29T10:03:00.000-04:00I think one of the true signals of humility is bei...I think one of the true signals of humility is being able to process a compliment well. We are so mis-trained in how to respond. God is good and we get to work with Him. I heard once that people are often trying to give praise to God when they offer a compliment but they don't have the language to express it; so it comes out as praise to us. If we can hear it in that way, we can bless God and, once again, enjoy the priviledge of being allowed to work side-by-side with Him. Mike I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31425008.post-22021560979463261602007-08-28T13:19:00.000-04:002007-08-28T13:19:00.000-04:00I met a woman in ... um ... another town recently ...I met a woman in ... um ... another town recently who told me she's Hindu, but when she really needs something she asks Jesus and He always comes through. I asked why, then, she was still Hindu. She told me she wants to follow Jesus, but she feels she's not good enough. She knows she's not strong enough to "live a good life," so until she figures out how, she can't become a Christian. <BR/><BR/>I told her most of those same things and after a little conversation she got it and gave her life to Jesus.<BR/><BR/>I also (if I can just dominate the comments section, here) really like a story Tami told the worship team once about a pastor who would always defray compliments with statements like, "Oh, it's all Jesus." One congregant complimented a message one morning, got the above response from the pastor, and replied, "Well, it wasn't THAT good." This to communicate that if you do well, it's okay to take a compliment.<BR/><BR/>I'm done now.Lexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304664383287819540noreply@blogger.com