March 28, 2011
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and another thing…
in my last entry i included the phrase, “the independence that comes from earning your own wage from someone you dont feel obligated to show yourself responsible to” in the list of things that we have in the Better life. I must have been thinking one thing and writing another, because not being responsible to those who pay our wage is definitely NOT something that is part of the Better Life. Interdependence is a large component of that kind of lifestyle and we’ve grown to appreciate it. Independence, what i meant by that phrase, is something people outside the Kingdom Culture think is a good thing. I disagree, based on what i understand the Bible to be saying about money and resources.
Secondly, i wanted to include, but forgot, that one of the aspects of the Better Life is a sense of Calling. I want to be sure that people dont mis-understand me when i talk about these kinds of things and then list examples that i am familiar with here in madagascar when there are many people living the Better Life in Canada and elsewhere, not being ‘foreign missionaries’. We’re not all called to the same thing. To be sure, we all need to follow our Callings so that we’re in the places God wants us to be, using the gifts he’s given us to use in that particular place. A sense of God’s Calling us to be where we are, in the workplace, in our communities, is a large part of Living the Better Life.
Thanks for all the comments on the previous post.
Although i’m trying to live for Recognition of the One and Only, it does my heart good to receive encouragement from His people too.
