Comments on: Facing The Lesser Pain http://www.agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/ Agent Tim's blog. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:03:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3-9826 hourly 1 By: Emily Ask http://www.agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-14455 Emily Ask Sat, 09 Dec 2006 17:49:40 +0000 http://agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/#comment-14455 Great article! It is ridicule and rejection that we fear, yet God fully says that's what we have to expect. Joh 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. Great article! It is ridicule and rejection that we fear, yet God fully says that’s what we have to expect.

Joh 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

]]> By: Detective J http://www.agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-14359 Detective J Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:29:59 +0000 http://agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/#comment-14359 WOW! What a powerful post! Thanks Tim, it really challenged me. WOW! What a powerful post! Thanks Tim, it really challenged me.

]]> By: Christine http://www.agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-14334 Christine Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:41:00 +0000 http://agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/#comment-14334 Amen! When I read your post I thought of the verse in John that says, "they loved the praise of men, more than the praise of God". It's so sad, and yet sometimes, I fear the same could be said of us. Our actions often show that we care about men's opinion more than God's commands. Amen! When I read your post I thought of the verse in John that says, “they loved the praise of men, more than the praise of God”. It’s so sad, and yet sometimes, I fear the same could be said of us. Our actions often show that we care about men’s opinion more than God’s commands.

]]> By: Tim http://www.agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-14316 Tim Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:59:56 +0000 http://agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/#comment-14316 That's certainly where I was heading as I fleshed out this article, Jaqui. It really is a profound thought, and once again helps us as we work to "hard things." We need to understand that we must take on those small things that are really hard things before we take on the great things that most first think of when they hear of "hard things." That’s certainly where I was heading as I fleshed out this article, Jaqui. It really is a profound thought, and once again helps us as we work to “hard things.” We need to understand that we must take on those small things that are really hard things before we take on the great things that most first think of when they hear of “hard things.”

]]> By: Jacqui http://www.agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-14315 Jacqui Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:49:23 +0000 http://agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/#comment-14315 Amen, and amen. sometimes i wonder that if we did do all the little "hard things" that the perceived as "great" hard things would be easy, even simple. Amen, and amen.
sometimes i wonder that if we did do all the little “hard things” that the perceived as “great” hard things would be easy, even simple.

]]> By: Bethany S. http://www.agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-14310 Bethany S. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:03:17 +0000 http://agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/#comment-14310 Very thought-provoking. We actually had a lesson similar to this in Sunday School several weeks ago. Most of us (we pray) would be willing to die for Christ, but are really willing to actually LIVE for Him?... In all the little, seemingly "unimportant" aspects of each day... or in sharing the Gospel, where, like you said, only our reputations are at stake. It's a sobering question, one we would all do well to take seriously, for it all begins with those "little" things. Good post, Tim. Way to put things in perspective. Very thought-provoking. We actually had a lesson similar to this in Sunday School several weeks ago. Most of us (we pray) would be willing to die for Christ, but are really willing to actually LIVE for Him?… In all the little, seemingly “unimportant” aspects of each day… or in sharing the Gospel, where, like you said, only our reputations are at stake. It’s a sobering question, one we would all do well to take seriously, for it all begins with those “little” things. Good post, Tim. Way to put things in perspective.

]]> By: fellowfollower http://www.agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-14282 fellowfollower Thu, 07 Dec 2006 04:33:01 +0000 http://agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/#comment-14282 Wow, I wonder and had thought long and hard about the same things myself. Thanks for reminding us about God's grace and supernatural strength when we are weak and can’t go on. Also, that we aren’t given more than we can handle but if we can’t handle small things, how can we handle big things. Good challenge. –fellowfollower Wow, I wonder and had thought long and hard about the same things myself. Thanks for reminding us about God’s grace and supernatural strength when we are weak and can’t go on. Also, that we aren’t given more than we can handle but if we can’t handle small things, how can we handle big things. Good challenge. –fellowfollower

]]> By: ModestMoe http://www.agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-14254 ModestMoe Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:41:02 +0000 http://agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/#comment-14254 We often think in terms of dying for Christ like so many others have and wonder if we'd be able to stand strong until the end, but we aren't truly willing to dye to self on a daily basis right now when, as you said, nothing but our reputaions is at stake. May our fear of men and pain be replaced by a fear of God. Grace for the moment, -Kelsey We often think in terms of dying for Christ like so many others have and wonder if we’d be able to stand strong until the end, but we aren’t truly willing to dye to self on a daily basis right now when, as you said, nothing but our reputaions is at stake. May our fear of men and pain be replaced by a fear of God.

Grace for the moment,
-Kelsey

]]> By: hannah http://www.agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-14246 hannah Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:35:48 +0000 http://agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/#comment-14246 amen! thanks Tim!!!! amen! thanks Tim!!!!

]]> By: hannah http://www.agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-14245 hannah Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:35:26 +0000 http://agenttimonline.com/2006/12/06/facing-the-lesser-pain/#comment-14245 amen amen

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