Comments on: Overwhelmed With Joy http://stormented.com/2010/05/overwhelmed-with-joy/ A reflection of God's activity in our lives. Sun, 06 May 2012 02:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Zack Blaisdell http://stormented.com/2010/05/overwhelmed-with-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Zack Blaisdell Sun, 16 May 2010 18:24:24 +0000 http://stormented.com/?p=1141#comment-640 Thank you for this message Jonathan :} I'm sure their friends, families, and associates probably thought they were crazy banking on Jesus like that. It flies in the face of our culture that thinks the only thing that's real is what you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands. But faith says only what you can't see now is the real reality. And that is what Matthew teaches in his story of Jesus. That's what the shepheards teach us when they sought after and found the Pearl of Great Price, Jesus. Indeed He is worth the risk, He is worth every cent we give up to be His. I'd say the 12 disciples would say the same thing, because they all gave up all they had and knew to follow Him too. Thank you Jonathan for sharing this story and your thoughts with us. God bless you and family as y'all close up your time at Richland Hills and transition to a new ministry and role at Highland. I'm so excited for you, Leslie, and your children. Grace and Peace. Zack http://zackblaisdell.wordpress.com Thank you for this message Jonathan :} I’m sure their friends, families, and associates probably thought they were crazy banking on Jesus like that. It flies in the face of our culture that thinks the only thing that’s real is what you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands. But faith says only what you can’t see now is the real reality. And that is what Matthew teaches in his story of Jesus. That’s what the shepheards teach us when they sought after and found the Pearl of Great Price, Jesus. Indeed He is worth the risk, He is worth every cent we give up to be His.
I’d say the 12 disciples would say the same thing, because they all gave up all they had and knew to follow Him too.
Thank you Jonathan for sharing this story and your thoughts with us. God bless you and family as y’all close up your time at Richland Hills and transition to a new ministry and role at Highland. I’m so excited for you, Leslie, and your children. Grace and Peace.
Zack
http://zackblaisdell.wordpress.com

]]> By: Jonathan Storment http://stormented.com/2010/05/overwhelmed-with-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-633 Jonathan Storment Fri, 14 May 2010 15:39:23 +0000 http://stormented.com/?p=1141#comment-633 That's good Jeff. Sometimes when I read through what God is going to do at the end of our story (or rather it's new beginning) I am overwhelmed by His goodness and value. Thanks for that. Peace, Jonathan That’s good Jeff. Sometimes when I read through what God is going to do at the end of our story (or rather it’s new beginning) I am overwhelmed by His goodness and value. Thanks for that.

Peace,

Jonathan

]]> By: DecaturJeff http://stormented.com/2010/05/overwhelmed-with-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-631 DecaturJeff Fri, 14 May 2010 04:23:30 +0000 http://stormented.com/?p=1141#comment-631 "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." A statement we often live by but Jesus is the exception. Jesus is the flip side of this statement because someone dying for me so that I can live in Heaven is too good to be true. Yet, it is true. “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” A statement we often live by but Jesus is the exception. Jesus is the flip side of this statement because someone dying for me so that I can live in Heaven is too good to be true. Yet, it is true.

]]> By: Jonathan Storment http://stormented.com/2010/05/overwhelmed-with-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Jonathan Storment Thu, 13 May 2010 21:24:58 +0000 http://stormented.com/?p=1141#comment-630 Thanks Wes, good to hear from you on here. That's one of the greatest things about the upside down Kingdom that we fail to talk about. The joy of it all. Thanks for the Willard recommendation, I love everything he's got out right now, but I haven't quite finished Omission. Thanks Wes, good to hear from you on here. That’s one of the greatest things about the upside down Kingdom that we fail to talk about. The joy of it all. Thanks for the Willard recommendation, I love everything he’s got out right now, but I haven’t quite finished Omission.

]]> By: Wes Kohring http://stormented.com/2010/05/overwhelmed-with-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Wes Kohring Thu, 13 May 2010 20:14:54 +0000 http://stormented.com/?p=1141#comment-629 Thanks Jonathan. Great insight. There is so much in the gospels about the cost of following Jesus. But the joy experienced by the wisemen and the man who sells all he has for the pearl sheds light on the cost of NOT following the true King. When we don't risk everything, we lose the only thing that was worth gaining in the first place. (If you haven't already read it, DWillard has great thoughts on this in his book "The Great Omission") Thanks Jonathan. Great insight.

There is so much in the gospels about the cost of following Jesus. But the joy experienced by the wisemen and the man who sells all he has for the pearl sheds light on the cost of NOT following the true King. When we don’t risk everything, we lose the only thing that was worth gaining in the first place. (If you haven’t already read it, DWillard has great thoughts on this in his book “The Great Omission”)

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