What the Lord has done for Judy is not in question by anyone on this list.
jd
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From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Judy wrote:
> > I'm really sorry that what the Lord has
> > done in me so far is not up to standard.
> > All I really have to give is my time and
> > love for God's Word.
>
> I think what the Lord has done in you thus far is way above standard and
> needed by all of us. Please don't let criticisms, especially those offered
> with love, cause you to feel rejected or unloved. The wise man loves
> correction. You know this.
>
> I have often pondered how every President in this country, whether
> Republican or Democrat or whatever, never garners much more than 50% of the
> vote, and often much less. This conveys a message to me that in this
> country, any leader who is worthy will be rejected and wrongly criticized by
> at l east about 50% of the people. The only people who are seemingly
> accepted by everyone are those who do nothing and say nothing. Clearly, the
> Lord does not want us to be in that category. Therefore, take the fact that
> someone has criticized something about you as evidence that you are on the
> right track in doing something. People only criticize those who are doing
> something. Be open for correction, hearing what is helpful in what is being
> said, and rejecting that which is not helpful. This is all we can do and it
> is all that God expects of us. On judgment day, we all come before the Lord
> to give account for ourselves. On that day, he will know how much you have
> worked on hearing and receiving the correction being given to you. He will
> not be calling for others to hear from them about you on that day. It will
> be only you and Him. He knows better than anyone, having lived in this
> flesh, that you must reject a lot of bad correctio n and receive only that
> which is good. The right response is to make that judgment of what is good
> and what is bad, and then move on. The wrong response is to retreat in
> order to avoid the tribulation that must necessarily come from doing what
> God would have you do.
>
> Wishing you the best in Christ,
>
> Peace be with you.
> David Miller.
>
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> "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how
> you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org
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