tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390765772869855301.post7706441750705338143..comments2017-10-07T10:25:44.134-07:00Comments on Going deeper: My own little trinity (Me, Myself, and I)motherloversisterfriendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016346995719192647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390765772869855301.post-66288752408285007102012-04-20T11:39:48.619-07:002012-04-20T11:39:48.619-07:00thanks for sharing Laura! I'm glad it blessed...thanks for sharing Laura! I'm glad it blessed you!!motherloversisterfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016346995719192647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390765772869855301.post-2878879083497164472012-04-20T07:04:07.459-07:002012-04-20T07:04:07.459-07:00Love it! Never quiet thought of it like that. I ...Love it! Never quiet thought of it like that. I do agree! Our life is a challenge daily and we are so lucky to have God and our savior Jesus walking with us. God Bless you Carrie. Love Yall!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696091554583479003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390765772869855301.post-22238040817391035532012-04-18T21:01:46.450-07:002012-04-18T21:01:46.450-07:00I like that perspective of laying down His life at...I like that perspective of laying down His life at the point of baptism. Yes, His ministry was an extension of His compassion and that is what ours should be. Our purpose is to follow and be consumed with His heart. But that can happen in hidden places, far from the eyes of people and should not worry us. We are to be consumed with His heart, as mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, daughters and sons. Our ministry may never be in the lime-light but it is no less a ministry and a calling and if we are consumed with passion for Him then we will find ourselves in the middle of His will. And right where we need to be for our "internship".motherloversisterfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016346995719192647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390765772869855301.post-31091157759595396092012-04-18T18:27:31.351-07:002012-04-18T18:27:31.351-07:00Is the pursuit of ministry also not part of wantin...Is the pursuit of ministry also not part of wanting to be like Jesus? I understand what you are saying and fully agree...I agree we need to realize that ministry is not about us (as you say), it is about others. <br /><br />I find myself asking the question, "When did Jesus lay down his life?" and I see now that it was not at the cross. It was when He was baptized by His cousin. It was when He proclaimed that "the Spirit of the Lord is upon Me". It was when He stepped forward and said, "Here I AM. Come to me! I will give you rest!" At that point, His life was no longer His own. <br /><br />His life was consumed with His ministry. People were so hungry that they followed Him everywhere -- even to His home! Why were there people out in the middle of no where without anything to eat? Because they followed Him and found Him even when He was trying to find just a little bit of solitude to talk to His Daddy and mourn the murder of His cousin, John. <br /><br />It was at that point that His life was no longer His own. It gives a whole new meaning to taking up our own crosses and following Him! If we truly want to pursue a ministry like Jesus', then we must count the cost and not complain when there is not enough time for our own personal pleasures.<br /><br />I am sure that Jesus got tired. He was in a body just like ours. But the gospels constantly say that He was moved with compassion when He saw the multitudes. His life was no longer His own. He already knew that. He knew why He was here -- to pour Himself out even before dying on the cross. <br /><br />All I can say is, "Wow." I want a compassion for people like Jesus had.Mr. Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17567858369451879543noreply@blogger.com