tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986685703814938704.post6284416023565290634..comments2023-10-26T06:14:10.138-04:00Comments on Hope and a Future: Memorial Daygideonmommasitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749861977718391731noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986685703814938704.post-61411604962942197672008-05-27T18:08:00.000-04:002008-05-27T18:08:00.000-04:00I don't feel guilty, we just take too much for gra...I don't feel guilty, we just take too much for granted and all over blogland christians were praying for SCC and not one person mentioned all those parents that lost their babies in those disasters...that's all I'm saying dudegideonmommasitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749861977718391731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986685703814938704.post-61677844906573174832008-05-27T13:03:00.000-04:002008-05-27T13:03:00.000-04:00Overwhelmed at the poverty and living conditions i...Overwhelmed at the poverty and living conditions in these areas, even before the recent disasters, can lead us to guilt for the blessings God has given us.<BR/><BR/>You're quite right about us being spoiled, but it's not because of our country's wealth (even the the 'poor' in the US are among the richest in the world, for example average YEARLY income in Haiti is $240). We are spoiled because not only do we pause, if we even start, praising God for His blessings and mercy, but we dare to believe that we somehow deserve what He gives us and then demand more.<BR/><BR/>God blesses us that we may bless others. How did Christ use the authority and position afforded Him as the Son of God? He praised His Father and served others. I know my flesh continually desires to praise and serve myself, but I pray, by His grace, that I may be more like Jesus.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815114197701025452noreply@blogger.com