The Worth of Children

Joe B over at God even loves idiots like me had a post which touched my heart. It reminded me in a vivid way that children are a blessing from the Lord.


Father help me to always remember your blessings and grace given to me in my boys

OUCH!

I found this on the Servant-Leadership Blog. Apparently this was a bunch of employees who finally had it with their boss. . I don't know the story behind this letter, but I bet I could probably write one that wouldn't be too far from the truth.

The environment/system created by the owner/boss did not take the employees seriously and eventually it crashed. Maybe the boss was unapproachable. Or maybe he felt that he didn't need to do anything about the issues which they expressed as important to them. Maybe He didn't know what to do.

In a graphic way, they expressed the very thing that they probably never had the opportunity to do in the work environment.

This was a reminder to me to always be a people person, to look out for others because they are valued human beings like me, not just robots doing a job. I too think this would pay off in the long run, although it may seem to take more work. It's worth it.

I'm Listening Lord

It is amazing how the Lord brings up things that He is trying to teach you all over the place. I was reading through the book Celebration of Discipline. Meditiation was the first discipline described. At the same time I had to read 2 books by the Dalai Lama for school in which he spoke greatly about Buddhist meditation. My previous post on meditation spoke of the difference between the two types of meditation. I understand a little more now of what Foster meant. The whole purpose of Christian meditation is to hear God's voice. It is to open yourself to Him to hear and obey.

Christian Meditation allows you to create a space through imagination, visualizing things as they really are; not as what your eyes/senses tell you. This is so different from the Buddhist view because it is not an altered state of consciousness that you are seeking. You are not seeking to develop yourself through the meditation. You are seeking to be led by the Holy Spirit, allowing him to direct your thoughts and imagination. And in the leading to obey his voice.

I have been meditating on the verses in the book of Proverbs. Seeing in my minds eyes images of what the verse states. In some of the images I am the subject, in others I am watching the another subject of the verse from a close distance. It is amazing the insight that you get by watching. I can't explain how I know, but I do know that He is showing me the things I need to "see." My responsibility is the response to His voice. Yes Lord, I hear you...