tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121782921916277713.post5363701045979332791..comments2023-10-14T14:32:16.014-05:00Comments on The Journeyman's Files: Identifying Your Functional SaviorsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14111425425547841761noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121782921916277713.post-84874420702187770372010-09-17T18:23:30.268-05:002010-09-17T18:23:30.268-05:00thanks...not meaning to challenge you, but in a wa...thanks...not meaning to challenge you, but in a way, yeah, cause I get so tired of people who pay lip service to Jesus being the most important thing in their lives...when a cursory glance at their lives shows nothing of the sort.<br /><br />It can be easy to give a quick answer to those questions, living a life that exemplifies what matters to you is what matters...but self examination is a start.<br /><br />I do wonder about the chief end of man to "glorify God and enjoy Him forever"<br /><br />Ponder what it is to "enjoy" Him.mightybigIFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494668608887213520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121782921916277713.post-682860337185460082010-09-16T18:45:51.967-05:002010-09-16T18:45:51.967-05:00The point of the questions for me is to help me id...The point of the questions for me is to help me identify any way I might violate the 1st commandment, by having any god ahead of the one true God. If I make anything or anyone else other than him my first or primary place to run for happiness, comfort or security, then I risk making it into an idol.<br /><br />I highly recommend the book by Dr. Tim Keller referenced in the post- available at most Christian bookstores or at places like Borders, Barnes & noble, etc. He makes all this perfectly clear. [And no, I don't get a commission for promoting it! ;) ]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14111425425547841761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121782921916277713.post-52865347896342856072010-09-16T10:00:06.696-05:002010-09-16T10:00:06.696-05:00Does Jesus even want us to make some of those comm...Does Jesus even want us to make some of those comments? Even if we put his name in all the blanks...what does that really mean?<br /><br />Jesus wants what from us?mightybigIFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494668608887213520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121782921916277713.post-70508935182588770132010-09-16T08:48:07.586-05:002010-09-16T08:48:07.586-05:00Good comment. I guess that makes chocolate into a...Good comment. I guess that makes chocolate into an idol for many of us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14111425425547841761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6121782921916277713.post-28220889187295890252010-09-16T07:31:23.437-05:002010-09-16T07:31:23.437-05:00This is something I've felt for awhile, althou...This is something I've felt for awhile, although the questions that come to my mind are more along the lines of:<br /><br />11) When I'm stressed, I just want ____________.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487893990781399211noreply@blogger.com