Sharon Sharing God: "FAN THE FLAME" FRIDAY

Friday, October 7, 2011

"FAN THE FLAME" FRIDAY - Rich

Welcome to "Fan the Flame" Friday.

This is a weekly post that will be "short and sweet" (kinda like me...)

Just a word and a phrase, a sentence or a question...just a little something to "fan the flame" of your creativity!

Today's word: rich

I know a person who is quite wealthy, but they aren't rich. Explain how that can be true.

What does it mean to you to be rich?

Let me know what you think!!

'This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you…For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline." (2 Timothy 1:6-7)

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WandaOctober 7, 2011 at 4:21 AM
I think rich is often associated with material wealth or things but it's so much more than that. I think of rich has being full. I want a life full of God's presence, love, mercy, peace, laughter and hope.
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DebbieOctober 7, 2011 at 7:11 AM
I came earlier but was waiting to copy off someone else's paper. I like what Wanda said about rich meaning FULL. That's just wonderful.

I think she's dead on. If you are full, fully satisfied, filled UP, you are rich regardless of how much "wealth" you have. I think, therefore, that richness comes from considering the treasure.

And I loved what she said about being "full" or rich in God's presence, love, mercy, etc.

Very rich response indeed.

(I like the word "indeed". It's such a rich word.)
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http://bitsandpieces-sonja.blogspot.com/October 7, 2011 at 7:32 AM
I couldn't help but think of Steve Jobs as I read this. He was wealthy... I pray that somehow he was also rich before he died. From his comments, he didn't have the peace of God in his heart, but I hope he had some quiet and honest moments to rethink who God is, and where he stood as he faced eternity during those last weeks. Life is short!
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DebbieOctober 7, 2011 at 10:56 AM
On Sonja's comment: I had the same thoughts about him, and I had a profound feeling of sadness.
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UnknownOctober 7, 2011 at 1:43 PM
Hi Sharon,
I am tired as I read this, with lots going round in my head - Thank you for your visits and prayers. However I read the above comments and I think they have said, what I would say. Being rich does mean so much more then material wealth, rich in the spirit and power and love of Christ, is what I aim for.

God Bless - Nita.
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UnknownOctober 7, 2011 at 1:44 PM
P.S. I am pleased your husband's ankle is healing too, it does seem to be a lot about feet at the moment, on here, in the family, in church.
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bettyOctober 7, 2011 at 2:28 PM
Another good word, Sharon! I'm trying to think how you come up with these words; I wonder if you get them from the back of your Bible in the dictionary section?

Rich-an abundance of something; not necessarily material wealth,but blessings and like Wanda said rich of God's things, wisdom, love, etc. In fact I wrote a blog post about this scheduled to post on my other blog come Monday or Tuesday called "good gifts"

Here's the link to that other blog if you want it

http://aweofthelord.blogspot.com/

I'm glad I'm rich in the blessings of the Lord!

happy weekend!

betty
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AnonymousOctober 7, 2011 at 2:42 PM
Interesting that you're thinking about this today. I just finished some playwriting for the holiday show at school and this was a topic I explored in the Mexican folktale, "Pepita and the Poinsettia" - where a poor little girl has nothing to bring to the Christ Child on Christmas Eve as is the tradition. She sweeps up some leafy weeds by the side of the road at the urging of her cousin who tells her "Any gift given by the humblest of hearts is acceptable to Him." She sees all the wealthy people in the village bringing their fine gifts, and shyly lays her offering before the Nativity - and - MIRACLE - the green leaves turn red and that's where the poinsettia comes from.

I included that because of her heart, she was now the richest of all the villagers.

Fanciful tale - illustrating truth. May it fare well as I sow it in a public school environment. It's getting in under the heading, "multi-cultural".

Thanks for the prayers!
Joy!
Kathy
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Saleslady371October 7, 2011 at 3:54 PM
Rich means to have a lot of. So I guess it all depends on how you finish the sentence. The rancher across from me loves horses and takes them in when others can't care for them. So when it rains, a lot of manure flows into our acreage. This makes our garden rich and our fruit trees bear a lot of plush fruit.

But if I had to be rich in anything, I would choose friendships and family.
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Chatty CroneOctober 11, 2011 at 8:52 AM
Well Steve Jobs was rich. And it couldn't save him. I was wondering if he was Christian? sandie
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MY WORD FOR 2016

GRATEFUL

Grateful: feeling or showing thanks to someone for some helpful act; appreciative of benefits received; warmly or deeply thankful; indebted; beholden.

Word origin: 1550's, "pleasing to the mind," also "full of gratitude," from obsolete adj. grate "agreeable, thankful," from Latin gratus "pleasing" – derived from the same word origin as the word "grace."

The trick to changing your behavior is to become more thankful.

The practice of gratitude involves a focus on the present moment, on appreciating your life as it is today and what has made it so.

Let us begin an eternal quest to express in new and creative ways our thanks to God.

So I'm breathing in Your grace,

And I'm breathing out Your praise.

Let our prayers be the overflow of a grateful heart to God.

Three steps in prayer:

PRAISE – praise, reverence, worship, adoration, and awe for who God is and what He does

ASK – honest, earnest, and intense requests

THANK YOU – always end with thanksgiving for everything

Pulpit commentary:

In everything give thanks.

In every circumstance – in joy and in sorrow; for everything – for prosperity and for adversity; in every place – in the house of God and on the bed of sickness.

Christians should not only be engaged in constant prayer, but in constant thanksgiving.

For this – this thankful spirit – is the will of God, His desire.

God by the gift of his Son has laid us under the obligation of perpetual thanksgiving. Our whole lives ought to be one continued thank-offering for all the blessings of redemption.

Gill's Exposition:

Thanks are to be given to him for all things…

For all temporal good things;

for our beings, the preservation of them;

for food and raiment, and all the mercies of life;

for the means of grace, the word and ordinances, and the ministers of the Gospel;

for spiritual blessings, for electing, redeeming, regenerating, adopting, pardoning, justifying, and persevering grace:

for a meetness for heaven, a right unto it, and a good hope of it;

and especially for Jesus Christ, for such a…Saviour, and advocate with the Father, as he is; and for life, peace, joy, comfort, righteousness, and salvation in him.

Thanks should be given to God in every circumstance of life; in adversity, as Job did; when not in so comfortable and agreeable a frame of soul as to be wished for…even under the temptations of Satan…since the grace of God is sufficient to bear up under them, and deliver out of them.

[Give thanks] in afflictions of every kind, since they are all for good – temporal, or spiritual, or eternal.

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Love is when you are missing some of your teeth but you're not afraid to smile because you know your friends will still love you even though some of you is missing.

By Emma K. - Age 6

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A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.

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Friday, October 7, 2011

"FAN THE FLAME" FRIDAY - Rich

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