tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post502362412975836169..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: Have Everything, Possess NothingGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-75647499010001335702012-08-19T09:37:17.856-05:002012-08-19T09:37:17.856-05:00Ah yes, Jabez. I remember him well. There was that...Ah yes, Jabez. I remember him well. There was that interesting Sunday morning when a copy of that book mysteriously appeared in the mail slot of every member of our pastoral staff. I read it through and tossed it, as did the rest of the staff. And actually we were a little concerned about the guy who stuffed our boxes and his over-the-top excitement about this small volume. Sadly, he died by his own hand several years later, enmeshed in financial mismanagement, strangling in his 'stuff.' It was one of the most heartbreaking things our community ever walked through. I'm not blaming the book for that. But I am naming it as a negative influence on a broken man, one whom I loved and cared about. Thank you for calling this what it is - and for contrasting the solid teaching of Tozer with it. Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778701909628887403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-34382852135989561912012-08-15T20:35:20.718-05:002012-08-15T20:35:20.718-05:00Great word Glynn!
Tozer's book The Pursuit of...Great word Glynn!<br /><br />Tozer's book The Pursuit of God is good medicine for the ails of prosperity pop Christianity, or "churchianity." <br /><br />Thanks for posting!<br /><br />RobbieRobbie Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00729231363273981119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-56645996736258936452012-08-15T11:21:39.929-05:002012-08-15T11:21:39.929-05:00Not to be a contrarian, but all scripture is God-b...Not to be a contrarian, but all scripture is God-breathed and we can learn from it. Because people take and twist it doesn't mean, that Jabez, his prayer, and life can't speak to us. Now, if it leads to our complacency and apathy, it's obviously not the heart of God and we need repentance. I'm not a huge fan of the book, but when I read it, I didn't seem to get the central message of "give me more stuff" that a lot of people did.<br /><br />All that said, I still don't think it's just about stuff. It's about stuff having and controlling our lives. We can live in a mud hut and still be greedy and covetous. God does the surgery that removes the blight from our minds, hearts, and spirits. That's my prayer for myself, those around me, and our nation--that we allow Him to cut out what moves Him out of first place.<br /><br />Good discussion. Thanks Glynn.jasonShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420776820764592085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-20879857759350007802012-08-15T10:31:59.672-05:002012-08-15T10:31:59.672-05:00Possess nothing.
That is quite a heart change.
Sl...Possess nothing. <br />That is quite a heart change.<br />Slowly the fingers begin to unclench<br />opening like the petals of a rose<br />from ground to air<br />the fragrance is set free<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-91846883707860836542012-08-15T07:43:24.126-05:002012-08-15T07:43:24.126-05:00Thanks Glynn for being so open about Jabez. I fel...Thanks Glynn for being so open about Jabez. I felt after reading it one time that I just read more pablum from the name-it-claim-it crowd. I read it once and threw it away. i also liked your point about Abraham: he had everything but possessed nothing.Bill (cycleguy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09082407231475058958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-18790992511208492762012-08-15T05:32:29.331-05:002012-08-15T05:32:29.331-05:00We have everything when the Lord is the Lord of ou...We have everything when the Lord is the Lord of our lives!<br />Great insights here, Glynn.Martha Jane Orlandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620499267401065780noreply@blogger.com