tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462924.post115379257825286775..comments2023-10-28T03:34:14.381-05:00Comments on The Cruz Control: $38.16cruz-controlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356303757136562577noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462924.post-1153946214321277322006-07-26T15:36:00.000-05:002006-07-26T15:36:00.000-05:00Hey Cruz! this is Sarah!! check out my blog at sar...Hey Cruz! this is Sarah!! check out my blog at sarahcurry.blogspot.com!!Sarah Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483468450322299058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462924.post-1153878452444225312006-07-25T20:47:00.000-05:002006-07-25T20:47:00.000-05:00Another thought: perhaps we in the US should be th...Another thought: perhaps we in the US should be thinking about what it would take to ship all that food we destroy every year (overproduction from farms) over to Africa or the Middle East or Indonesia where they don't have much food. Seems such a waste that our photography and music (like yours, Cruz) could be able to reveal.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504548881017531837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462924.post-1153878332706450142006-07-25T20:45:00.000-05:002006-07-25T20:45:00.000-05:00I have to admit, my wife and I have been strugglin...I have to admit, my wife and I have been struggling with this for a year or so now, especially since we became missionaries. We're supported by people at home, and so it sort of begs the question, should we be "donating" the money that they donated to us? Or how about, since we're both musicians and my wife is a photographer, is it selfish to buy instruments and cameras and whatnot when doing so means we can't give more money to the third-world?<BR/><BR/>I've gone over this in my mind a thousand times ... the cost of the new camera we've deided to buy ($900) would feed and clothe and educate so many people. But on the other hand, what could the camera be used for that has no monetary value?<BR/><BR/>I think the conclusion I'm starting to reach is that our money, while not our own, is still just another resource. Instead of following some sort of rule about it (which is usually dictated by the world), we follow God's leading. If God says "you're going to use this camera for my good", then who are we to say "but I could feed a hundred people for a year with that money"?<BR/><BR/>The only thing then, is that God seems to love our desires as much as everybody else's. When my wife tells me that the only thing in the world she wants to do is take pictures, who am I to argue with a desire so obviously placed in her by God? Or who am I to argue against the desires placed in me to play the best music I can, which might require a guitar that costs enough to educate 80 people in Bangkok?<BR/><BR/>I guess I'm in the process of trying to isolate my mind from the world's many voices and make decisions based on God alone; not on guilt, not on greed, and not on rules. Just on love.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504548881017531837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462924.post-1153868556526544482006-07-25T18:02:00.000-05:002006-07-25T18:02:00.000-05:00sweet post cruzie...i definitely hang on to not on...sweet post cruzie...i definitely hang on to not only money but so many things of this world that I think are mine.Attempting To Follow The Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363775296016964742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21462924.post-1153856027140528872006-07-25T14:33:00.000-05:002006-07-25T14:33:00.000-05:00Being the legalistic person I am I hurridly began ...Being the legalistic person I am I hurridly began to figure out what we give over our tithe to see if I fell in this group. I drive a GMC Mini van, have two kids, my youngest has a game boy. What is the magic number we need to give over our tithe to be a good follower of Christ. I became even more sad when I realized the widow gave it all. I haven't even asked what He would have me do.<BR/>Blessings my brother, thanks for stirring the pot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com