Comments on: Compassion http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/2009/04/07/compassion/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:31:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Greg Muger http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/2009/04/07/compassion/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Greg Muger Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:55:45 +0000 http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/?p=154#comment-588 Man.... I work for Compassion International. I should have somethig to say regarding this. The only thing that is clicking is pushing myself to be like a satelite dish... ready to pick up signals from the Holy Spirit to be Christ's expression to others... as well as to myself. Man…. I work for Compassion International. I should have somethig to say regarding this. The only thing that is clicking is pushing myself to be like a satelite dish… ready to pick up signals from the Holy Spirit to be Christ’s expression to others… as well as to myself.

]]> By: Philip DeVries http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/2009/04/07/compassion/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Philip DeVries Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:23:55 +0000 http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/?p=154#comment-41 I concur with you completely Jill that it is easy to be so focused on ourselves that we lack compassion for those around us. I have recently been considering how necessary it is for us, as Christians, to have an overabundance of compassion for those we might not otherwise be inclined to be compassionate to. We too often look to our friends and those we enjoy to show compassion to, while ignoring or making light of others. I feel that we need to as a group unite and help those that are hurting. The first step in that would be to actually look around and maybe within our own group and see who is hurting. We have a responsibility to change and are commanded by God to love our neighbors. I concur with you completely Jill that it is easy to be so focused on ourselves that we lack compassion for those around us. I have recently been considering how necessary it is for us, as Christians, to have an overabundance of compassion for those we might not otherwise be inclined to be compassionate to. We too often look to our friends and those we enjoy to show compassion to, while ignoring or making light of others.

I feel that we need to as a group unite and help those that are hurting. The first step in that would be to actually look around and maybe within our own group and see who is hurting. We have a responsibility to change and are commanded by God to love our neighbors.

]]> By: John Selbak http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/2009/04/07/compassion/comment-page-1/#comment-39 John Selbak Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:08:36 +0000 http://blogs.exoduspodcasts.com/?p=154#comment-39 Jill wrote: "How easy is it to become frustrated with people who make poor decision after poor decision; how simple is it to condemn friends and family who don’t make the changes we feel they should make?" Very wise words indeed. I'm so often guilty of this very thing. Even when I put on the outward appearance of patience, often it's because I've simply given up on them and lowered my expectations accordingly. Jill wrote: “How easy is it to become frustrated with people who make poor decision after poor decision; how simple is it to condemn friends and family who don’t make the changes we feel they should make?”

Very wise words indeed. I’m so often guilty of this very thing. Even when I put on the outward appearance of patience, often it’s because I’ve simply given up on them and lowered my expectations accordingly.

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