tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010663855553878264.post1425997808535064130..comments2024-01-04T16:42:00.771-08:00Comments on My Little Corner of the World: Materialism...David Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594244647778062784noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010663855553878264.post-25783973070992791292009-01-10T23:00:00.000-08:002009-01-10T23:00:00.000-08:00What encouraging comments! Thank you both, you roc...What encouraging comments! Thank you both, you rock.David Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594244647778062784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010663855553878264.post-84941275951334877002009-01-10T22:08:00.000-08:002009-01-10T22:08:00.000-08:00Okay, nothing I say can compare to the great co...Okay, nothing I say can compare to the great comment above. Oh well... :)<BR/><BR/>In church the other night, they spoke about Joseph in Egypt, and about how he made the best use of the times of blessing to be prepared for the hard times. I think we should do the same: enjoy the blessings, be grateful for them, and use them wisely so that when the hard times come (and they will) we have something to carry us through.<BR/><BR/>There is nothing wrong with enjoying the life God has blessed you with...unless you do so selfishly and arrogantly. I too complain about my current lot in life (and, honestly, I do have some valid things to complain about); but I also try to remember how very blessed I am. God has provided me with more than anything I could provide for myself right now. Whatever good comes to me now, I know without a shadow of a doubt that came from Him. He is teaching me, but I regret how slowly and sometimes petulantly I learn.<BR/><BR/>I love your blog, Dave. You have odd quirky thoughts that make complete sense...because I think them too :D<BR/><BR/>PS Sorry this comment turned into a blog of its own!havahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369953248075213051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010663855553878264.post-66409761355819524452009-01-10T20:31:00.000-08:002009-01-10T20:31:00.000-08:00This is the blog that Dave wrote.This is the heart...This is the blog that Dave wrote.<BR/><BR/>This is the heart that felt the things that made the blog that Dave wrote.<BR/><BR/>This is the keyboard that created the words that filled the heart that felt the things that made the blog that Dave wrote.<BR/><BR/>This is the God that provided the keyboard that created the words that filled the heart, that felt the things that made the blog that Dave wrote.<BR/><BR/>This is the Love that is the God that provided the keyboard that created the words that filled the heart, that felt the things that made the blog that Dave wrote.<BR/><BR/>I like to look at the blessings we receive as talents from a Loving Master, given to us according to our ability; and that we are entrusted to use those talents wisely.<BR/><BR/>So then the question is not whether we should enjoy those blessings or feel guilt at having received them, but whether or not we have shared them, as you have here.<BR/><BR/>Well done, my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com