Comments on: Learning a life lesson from a pre-born! http://johnmpalmer.agblogger.org/2007/12/26/learning-a-life-lesson-from-a-pre-born/ from the desk of the General Secretary Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:03:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: Melba Mackey http://johnmpalmer.agblogger.org/2007/12/26/learning-a-life-lesson-from-a-pre-born/#comment-37 Melba Mackey Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:12:12 +0000 http://johnmpalmer.agblogger.org/2007/12/26/learning-a-life-lesson-from-a-pre-born/#comment-37 A timely word, fitly spoken - thank you! So glad all is well with Amy and little Grant. We will continue to pray while we wait on his arrival. A timely word, fitly spoken - thank you! So glad all is well with Amy and little Grant. We will continue to pray while we wait on his arrival.

]]> By: Larry Steller http://johnmpalmer.agblogger.org/2007/12/26/learning-a-life-lesson-from-a-pre-born/#comment-36 Larry Steller Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:57:06 +0000 http://johnmpalmer.agblogger.org/2007/12/26/learning-a-life-lesson-from-a-pre-born/#comment-36 I am so sick and tired of waiting for patience to develop in my life! Seriously, thanks for the great thoughts and illustration. So happy that mother and baby are doing o.k. so far. Love and prayers… Brian’s dad. I am so sick and tired of waiting for patience to develop in my life!

Seriously, thanks for the great thoughts and illustration.

So happy that mother and baby are doing o.k. so far.

Love and prayers… Brian’s dad.

]]> By: Jim Lemberg http://johnmpalmer.agblogger.org/2007/12/26/learning-a-life-lesson-from-a-pre-born/#comment-34 Jim Lemberg Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:15:41 +0000 http://johnmpalmer.agblogger.org/2007/12/26/learning-a-life-lesson-from-a-pre-born/#comment-34 I suspect that the patience domain is one area in which God's Spirit most wishes to work on us U.S. Christians. Especially those of us who know and rely upon the Spirit in our lives and arenas of service. Very timely thought for me personally, John. I need to invent a mechanism to balance several interacting dynamics: A) a personal yearning to see Him break through in individual lives & in the Body within which I serve; B) a willingness to wait for Him to act in His own good time; and, C) a holy boldness to act in an intelligent & sensitive manner as He leads. I also suspect that the art of living patiently is found in a better understanding of what waiting does & does not consists of (excuse the poor grammar). In some rare cases it seems to me that waiting means doing pretty much nothing in the domain of concern. Yet, in other cases, I've found that responsible waiting requires me to remain actively engaged, yet not acting as though this is the moment at which God's Spirit chooses to dramatically act. Sometimes, too, I lose sight of the fact that the Spirit can (and does) work over time, gradually bringing a person or group to a crisis point of commitment / decision. Wow... life would be so much easier if I could just have my way! You think? I suspect that the patience domain is one area in which God’s Spirit most wishes to work on us U.S. Christians. Especially those of us who know and rely upon the Spirit in our lives and arenas of service. Very timely thought for me personally, John.

I need to invent a mechanism to balance several interacting dynamics:

A) a personal yearning to see Him break through in individual lives & in the Body within which I serve;

B) a willingness to wait for Him to act in His own good time; and,

C) a holy boldness to act in an intelligent & sensitive manner as He leads.

I also suspect that the art of living patiently is found in a better understanding of what waiting does & does not consists of (excuse the poor grammar). In some rare cases it seems to me that waiting means doing pretty much nothing in the domain of concern. Yet, in other cases, I’ve found that responsible waiting requires me to remain actively engaged, yet not acting as though this is the moment at which God’s Spirit chooses to dramatically act. Sometimes, too, I lose sight of the fact that the Spirit can (and does) work over time, gradually bringing a person or group to a crisis point of commitment / decision.

Wow… life would be so much easier if I could just have my way! You think?

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