tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329716486904556829.post1521445930328605876..comments2023-06-20T06:15:13.504-05:00Comments on The Manne Family News: A Great WeekendMegan Mannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03486259584707938247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329716486904556829.post-29671504216619531822007-11-13T07:37:00.000-06:002007-11-13T07:37:00.000-06:00Thank you....I didn't feel condemned by you at all...Thank you....I didn't feel condemned by you at all.....but your comments did make me think through it some more, which is a good thing....really!Megan Mannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486259584707938247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329716486904556829.post-35343626679321572672007-11-13T07:18:00.000-06:002007-11-13T07:18:00.000-06:00Megan,Please don't take my comments as condemning....Megan,<BR/><BR/>Please don't take my comments as condemning. I myself struggle with keeping the positive attitude while serving. My hope was to encourage you. I love the way you express your true feelings in your blog. It is that ability to express your feelings which makes you approachable by those you serve. <BR/><BR/>Stevestevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301734666203943528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329716486904556829.post-64639003112630159742007-11-12T20:40:00.000-06:002007-11-12T20:40:00.000-06:00Steve, I appreciate your comment alot. I re-read ...Steve, I appreciate your comment alot. I re-read my blog because I didn't want to sound in any way like people who serve outside of their non-ministerial jobs don't give 110% and have a lot of pressures on them as well. I think it's obvious that I was just in a place that particular day where I was....well.....tired. Life has just been crazy lately and I guess I've been getting lost in the calendar dates and not been able to focus on the actual service we've been doing. Thank you for reminding me that being able to serve God is a PRIVILEGE. When that becomes something that's just expected of you because of the position you're in, it loses its flavor and I think I start thinking of doing things for people rather than God.....and some days I just really don't want to serve people. Anyway, I do appreciate your comment so much and find that i really need to work on putting it all in perspective....God's perspective rather than my own.Megan Mannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486259584707938247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3329716486904556829.post-88206746234870647002007-11-09T08:41:00.000-06:002007-11-09T08:41:00.000-06:00Megan,Please believe me when I say that I can see ...Megan,<BR/>Please believe me when I say that I can see both sides. I have seen the stress of ministry in my brothers lives and I myself have been the nine to fiver who serves in my church. It is so easy to view ministry as a chore, from both sides of the coin, but if we change our view of service as a privilege I think our perspective changes. From the view of privileged, you become more thankful for the time you get to serve Him. Sometimes I am envious of the ones who are able to serve full time. Then comes the realization of my role - Through giving, I work to help serve the role of the ones in full time ministry. We all play a role in God's perfect plan.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301734666203943528noreply@blogger.com