Today in church I got a chance to talk in some length with one particular elderly man who clearly is sold out for the Lord as His Word in his real life experience is a testimony. It is refreshing to hear someone who challenges me at times; especially after about 20 minutes of small talk with the rest of the crowd.
Another guy who spoke tonight started attending regularly with his music ministry last year. He was talking about different forms of greed; not just material that included the concept of someone wanting others time and attention on them rather narcissistically.
All this makes me think of my own life in terms of my hobbies and other ventures. I am in the hope that I can possibly team up with my one friend who isa struggling artist and do some sales of things; which would include some coins the dealer isn't interested in but of course others where I could make some profit; as well as a lot of other stuff eventually that formerly belonged to my parents once I am able to sell them. I would appreciate prayer on that subject if that is meant to be; I need to seek God's direction and continue to work on my friendship. It would be a venue where Gospel tracts could be on display along with his book and artwork and also a way potentially he could offer me a cut on some of the profits to pay for the venue.
I guess my point here from the first part of this post is that there is no substitute for in person communication with other believers. This site; as helpful as it is doesn't have direct online video conferencing; but that also is limited. It should be an aide rather than the end all unless we are truly living away from the grid.
My second point is that I will have balance as to investments; I am sort of treating it like a part time job in terms of how much I can realistically make and selling some to help finance my friend. I want to keep some for emergencies but not have a hording mentality.
Another guy who spoke tonight started attending regularly with his music ministry last year. He was talking about different forms of greed; not just material that included the concept of someone wanting others time and attention on them rather narcissistically.
All this makes me think of my own life in terms of my hobbies and other ventures. I am in the hope that I can possibly team up with my one friend who isa struggling artist and do some sales of things; which would include some coins the dealer isn't interested in but of course others where I could make some profit; as well as a lot of other stuff eventually that formerly belonged to my parents once I am able to sell them. I would appreciate prayer on that subject if that is meant to be; I need to seek God's direction and continue to work on my friendship. It would be a venue where Gospel tracts could be on display along with his book and artwork and also a way potentially he could offer me a cut on some of the profits to pay for the venue.
I guess my point here from the first part of this post is that there is no substitute for in person communication with other believers. This site; as helpful as it is doesn't have direct online video conferencing; but that also is limited. It should be an aide rather than the end all unless we are truly living away from the grid.
My second point is that I will have balance as to investments; I am sort of treating it like a part time job in terms of how much I can realistically make and selling some to help finance my friend. I want to keep some for emergencies but not have a hording mentality.
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