Comments on: People Matter http://worshipwhileitswarm.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/06/17/people-matter/ Just another Reclaiming the Mind Ministries weblog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:10:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: djohn http://worshipwhileitswarm.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/06/17/people-matter/#comment-86 djohn Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:10:45 +0000 http://worshipwhileitswarm.reclaimingthemind.org/blogs/2008/06/17/people-matter/#comment-86 I recently wrote about this here: http://djohn9.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/positional-perspective/ and this article written in our local paper: Model father behind bars http://search.freep.com/sp?eId=109&gcId=98316068&rNum=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2008806120357&siteIdType=2 about a father behind bars at ryan correctional facility our pastor and care evangelist outreach progam have worked and ministered with this young man and others at the facility but it really drives home the point that Paul is making in the Philippians. I send out to my customers and friends inspirationals each day. Then about a month ago I stopped because I had a couple people tell me I was overdoing it. So I allowed them to discourage me. 3 days ago one of my longtime customers called me up to buy a car, but also to chastise me because I stopped she told me that because of what I was doing I not only encouraged her but also her son who is now overly excited to call his mom and talk about what he's just read in scripture and is now preparing to start a family of his own. Our positions in life are as more about others than most times about us. I recently wrote about this here: http://djohn9.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/positional-perspective/ and this article written in our local paper: Model father behind bars http://search.freep.com/sp?eId=109&gcId=98316068&rNum=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freep.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2008806120357&siteIdType=2 about a father behind bars at ryan correctional facility our pastor and care evangelist outreach progam have worked and ministered with this young man and others at the facility but it really drives home the point that Paul is making in the Philippians.

I send out to my customers and friends inspirationals each day. Then about a month ago I stopped because I had a couple people tell me I was overdoing it. So I allowed them to discourage me. 3 days ago one of my longtime customers called me up to buy a car, but also to chastise me because I stopped she told me that because of what I was doing I not only encouraged her but also her son who is now overly excited to call his mom and talk about what he’s just read in scripture and is now preparing to start a family of his own.

Our positions in life are as more about others than most times about us.

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