Comments on: in flesh

By: Катя

Катя — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:39:35 +0000

... Хм ...

By: amy

amy — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:37:51 +0000

this is beautiful and challenging. it really coincides with what I have been reading so far in Corbett & Fikkert’s When Helping Hurts. much to ponder. thank you.

By: deb@talk at the table

deb@talk at the table — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:39:11 +0000

So beautifully written, Tonia. You are such a blessing always.
I love that you provided so many valuable and diverse links.
This has been such a life changing season for me. Which will ripple out to my family and beyond I hope.

By: Christy B.

Christy B. — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:49:37 +0000

Thank you. Praying and waiting to see how God will use us…me…or maybe we…I… just need to step out.

By: tonia

tonia — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:44:58 +0000

aimee,

your beautiful idea has stayed with me all day….what a lovely example of true “in flesh” living. to be available in the right now to a family who needs you. how they must be blessed by your kindness. thanks so much for sharing that.

By: HisFireFly

HisFireFly — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:09:10 +0000

Breath taking post, thank you.

When we pray that our lives be vessels for our Lord we don’t always get the opportunity to choose “how” HE will use us, but it will always involve some growth, some stretching to carry the life of Christ within us.

By: Corinne

Corinne — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:51:48 +0000

Thank you not only for the beautiful words, but for the ideas as well, a starting point.

By: Aimee

Aimee — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:49:09 +0000

I welcome the call to Christmas as a reorienting. thank-you.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:01:48 +0000

I love to think about incarnational living. I loved the line about not just denying yourself a mocha and drop a toy in a box but living like Christ all year long. This year for the first time I am thinking to myself what can I do that will cost me something? Something that I can live out all year long and not just check something off my to-do list.

Thanks for the beautiful reminder.

By: Aimee

Aimee — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:16:10 +0000

How many times does my “leave a comment” say that you have left me speechless and pondering?!! Another post of yours that I will print out and ruminate over for days and months to come.

I have been thinking so much about incarnational living the last few months and what that can tangibly look like in my life. One day I was praying that I would really *see* opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus. Then I found out that a family in our church (4 young children like mine and they homeschool) was struggling…the Daddy had unexpectedly lost his job and now Mama was forced to go work full-time at the hospital as a PICU nurse 3 nights a week. Exhausting job…emotionally and physically and spiritually…plus she’s homeschools! I knew we didn’t to be some small glimpse of Jesus and support her.

So every Thursday I bring them dinner. (Right now Chili is in the crockpot!) I will continue to bring them dinner until he finds a job. I want them to really *feel* supported throughout this journey and know that we are walking it along with them. I try to give it good thought and preparation each week…and it has blessed me so much to sacrifice and give my time and resources.