Comments on: Time with God http://www.zonegathering.com/2008/03/03/time-with-god/ The Online Community for the Leaders of National Community Church Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:04:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Heather Z http://www.zonegathering.com/2008/03/03/time-with-god/comment-page-1/#comment-24509 Heather Z Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:39:59 +0000 http://www.zonegathering.com/2008/03/03/time-with-god/#comment-24509 David- great thoughts. It's definitely something I struggle with as well. For many of us, I think it's easy to believe God can do more with 90% of our finances than we can do with 100%. But that trust doesn't always seem to extend to our time. Like you said, he can do more with 6 days of our time than we can with 7. It's definitely a discipline, but it teaches us about the faithfulness of God and gives us the rest we so desperately need if we are humble enough to recognize it. David- great thoughts. It’s definitely something I struggle with as well. For many of us, I think it’s easy to believe God can do more with 90% of our finances than we can do with 100%. But that trust doesn’t always seem to extend to our time. Like you said, he can do more with 6 days of our time than we can with 7. It’s definitely a discipline, but it teaches us about the faithfulness of God and gives us the rest we so desperately need if we are humble enough to recognize it.

]]> By: David http://www.zonegathering.com/2008/03/03/time-with-god/comment-page-1/#comment-24505 David Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:45:09 +0000 http://www.zonegathering.com/2008/03/03/time-with-god/#comment-24505 This is a great post and a huge challenge. I just finished transcripts of Andy Stanley’s message on the Sinai Code where he explores all of God’s Commandents. The message was powerful but specifically relative to your comments is the part on the 4th commandment…’Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy’. When we choose to take one day (24 hours) off we are completely trusting in God’s provision and having faith that he can do in 6 days what we think requires 7. While I was not thrilled with this idea when I initially read it…I have prayed about it and see how much my faith can grow if I am willing to strech in this area. Remember the Isrealites tried to find ways around this by sending their servants outside the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath to do work they wanted done so that ‘they’ weren’t personally violating the law. Every Sunday I head over to Ballston and I am reminded that trusting God by resting and remembering the Sabbath really works…it’s called Chick-Filet and every Sunday they are closed while hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue walk by…BUT GOD IS FAITHFUL and he can do in 6 days what we insistent takes 7. Thanks for the reminder… This is a great post and a huge challenge. I just finished transcripts of Andy Stanley’s message on the Sinai Code where he explores all of God’s Commandents. The message was powerful but specifically relative to your comments is the part on the 4th commandment…’Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy’. When we choose to take one day (24 hours) off we are completely trusting in God’s provision and having faith that he can do in 6 days what we think requires 7. While I was not thrilled with this idea when I initially read it…I have prayed about it and see how much my faith can grow if I am willing to strech in this area. Remember the Isrealites tried to find ways around this by sending their servants outside the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath to do work they wanted done so that ‘they’ weren’t personally violating the law. Every Sunday I head over to Ballston and I am reminded that trusting God by resting and remembering the Sabbath really works…it’s called Chick-Filet and every Sunday they are closed while hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue walk by…BUT GOD IS FAITHFUL and he can do in 6 days what we insistent takes 7.

Thanks for the reminder…

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