tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488615383401035172.post7430546911324212084..comments2014-06-02T13:07:34.352-04:00Comments on Bill Martin's Personal Ramblings: How Christlike I am NotBill Martin's Personal Ramblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03123779843237888477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488615383401035172.post-14100988482443823252009-09-26T08:59:04.284-04:002009-09-26T08:59:04.284-04:00While I get your point and know that this is somet...While I get your point and know that this is something we've talked about before .... I must make mention of the fact that you are the FIRST person to call and you are the FIRST person to pray. You care deeply about what's affecting those around you. Even tho you may not personally "feel" their pain, your empathy, care and concern for your friends is evident. Of everyone in my life, you were the one I called and leaned on the most through those very hard first few weeks. There's a reason for that. So...while I get your point, I think your "self evaluation" is a bit broken too. :) Love you Bill Martin!Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573280313039232679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488615383401035172.post-30961974638470008232009-09-15T21:14:40.990-04:002009-09-15T21:14:40.990-04:00I have found that as a Christian, the closer we ge...I have found that as a Christian, the closer we get to Christ, we see how awesome and wonderful and perfect He is because He IS, and we see how imperfect we are...but He still loves us and calls us how we are. I am glad that I don't have to have all the answers or be perfect because He is and He wants us to continually come to a place of dependence on Him. I am sure that you in that room with Carmen and her mom was a source of strength. Just being there for your friends and family, as a daddy even if you don't cry, holding them in the strength of your loving strong arms thrusts your family and friends into the very arms of Christ Himself. It is a gift to be a source of strength. If you feel the tears come, let them come, but just because they don't doesn't mean you are not Christ-like or that you are not being used of God. <br />-Much Love in ChristAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488615383401035172.post-404986773039369022009-09-12T00:14:44.451-04:002009-09-12T00:14:44.451-04:00I'm on the other side of this. It's funny...I'm on the other side of this. It's funny how we always want to be something just a little bit different than what we are. I am one that takes other people's pain too close to heart. It's actually a bit nerve wracking when someone is telling you about something that is really hurting them and you are the one crying. It upsets me that I cannot take away their pain, that I cannot do anything other than pray. In some ways I really appreciate this. However, at times- when you need to be strong, in front of co-workers- it is not always so good. I completely understand where you are coming from. Just from the opposite side of the fence. ;)Daniellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488615383401035172.post-35726608573195709472009-09-09T08:30:36.850-04:002009-09-09T08:30:36.850-04:00Ironically enough being a Christian means one thin...Ironically enough being a Christian means one thing, Loving others as Christ loves us. How simple it is for us to wave and say "I'll pray for you". That wasn't the action of Christ, he wept. It works another way too, when a believer finds themselves in the world and has only the church to turn to and the doors are shut behind them. Humans have a way with understanding others hurt; smile and wave, "I'll Pray For You"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16176015744207461465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488615383401035172.post-73804783861199545112009-09-09T07:23:46.739-04:002009-09-09T07:23:46.739-04:00I only have two words
1) WOW
2) OUCH
While not a...I only have two words<br /><br />1) WOW<br />2) OUCH<br /><br />While not as verbally accurate as your blog, I myself have wondered the same things - THE WOW.<br /><br />But your blog also hit a nerve. Where have I been when my friends and family needed me, needed me to be Christ? THE OUCH!S Himeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378626339111938889noreply@blogger.com