http://cravesomethingmore.org/2010/03/01/an-ascent-from-tragedy/ There's so much more to life and faith than this. And we know it. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:04:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://cravesomethingmore.org/2010/03/01/an-ascent-from-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Krista Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:31:03 +0000 http://cravesomethingmore.org/?p=1543#comment-926 What you write is true Chris. We do see the "descent" all the time--even in our homeland and our immediate neighbors. I have to believe that God has placed me right where God wants me and can use me. We cannot beat ourselves up about the need of the world, or we will go nuts. We can get trapped thinking that we can never do enough. I do not use that as an excuse. I am a stay at home mom, with little kids. So in this season, I DO need to hold strong to that. I pray for those of "great tragedy." I pray they will receive what they need through those that God can send to their locale. And if I feel that my "in-home location" is not a need, I can ask God to use me to help a friend, a neighbor on my block or a stranger in a store. Again, not to negate the enormity of tragedies like the flooding in Southern US and the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, but to remember to "Be kinder than necessary. Everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle." What you write is true Chris. We do see the "descent" all the time–even in our homeland and our immediate neighbors. I have to believe that God has placed me right where God wants me and can use me. We cannot beat ourselves up about the need of the world, or we will go nuts. We can get trapped thinking that we can never do enough.
I do not use that as an excuse.
I am a stay at home mom, with little kids. So in this season, I DO need to hold strong to that. I pray for those of "great tragedy." I pray they will receive what they need through those that God can send to their locale. And if I feel that my "in-home location" is not a need, I can ask God to use me to help a friend, a neighbor on my block or a stranger in a store.
Again, not to negate the enormity of tragedies like the flooding in Southern US and the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, but to remember to "Be kinder than necessary. Everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."

]]> http://cravesomethingmore.org/2010/03/01/an-ascent-from-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Jesse Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:28:03 +0000 http://cravesomethingmore.org/?p=1543#comment-915 Prayer, prayer, prayer... Prayer, prayer, prayer…

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