tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404646531220327826.post8631246879694578198..comments2011-08-16T12:52:34.778-07:00Comments on Scriptures for Childbirth: Question for our readers!Shanon da Doulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00270435731020645595noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404646531220327826.post-89941612309450329712011-08-16T12:52:34.778-07:002011-08-16T12:52:34.778-07:00Cinid I wish I lived closer to you to experience w...Cinid I wish I lived closer to you to experience what you are talking about! :D <br /><br />My own church community is amazing... but I often feel a little lost in the greater WA community.Shanon da Doulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270435731020645595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404646531220327826.post-35699062371904762912011-08-12T10:37:36.239-07:002011-08-12T10:37:36.239-07:00I agree with Joy that God has planted you there fo...I agree with Joy that God has planted you there for a reason. Only through prayer and listening to Him will you find and see the reason why.<br /><br />As a fellow Washintonian, I'm a little sad that you have not seen the wonder of a Christian community that we often take for granted in my area. (Kirkland.)<br /><br />Prayers and blessings to you.Cindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866867070769756055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404646531220327826.post-85801248806011404742011-08-11T18:43:42.989-07:002011-08-11T18:43:42.989-07:00I love that song. Thank you for that! I remember i...I love that song. Thank you for that! I remember it now and am listening to the words in my head. I hear you! :) I also hear God's message inside it! <br /><br />Thank you for your honest comment and for the words you give me! I appriciate it a lot! <br /><br />I am feeling encouraged now! I am not feeling called anywhere else... I know I just need to believe I can stand up and then I will be able to with Jesus holding me up! <br /><br />Thanks girly! Blessings to you!Shanon da Doulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270435731020645595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404646531220327826.post-77366253250406222982011-08-11T17:22:58.306-07:002011-08-11T17:22:58.306-07:00I live in the urban core where gangs, prostitutes,...I live in the urban core where gangs, prostitutes, drug trafficking and other horrible things happen on a daily basis. We have a high murder rate in this area. It sometimes seems God has overlooked this city. But then I hear that song, "God of This City" by Chris Tomlin and it fuels me up. "Greater things are still to be done in this city!"<br /><br />I would highly recommend "Furious Love" and "Finger of God" (both DVDs). Wow those are awesome movies! It's so hard when children are involved to desire and want to stay in an area that is so spiritually oppressed. And yet we're commanded to go to the ends of the earth. If all Christians decided to live on one little island and segregate themselves what would happen to the non-believers? ("A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment." - Proverbs 18:1) <br /><br />God may have a very specific purpose for you being where you are. Have you felt called to go somewhere else? Then listen to that still, small voice. I can't say whether you're supposed to be where you are, if you're supposed to move one BUT I will say that I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY how you feel. I do NOT like living here... but I have to ask God to give me HIS heart for this city and these people (hence the DVD recommendations above). <br /><br />As much as I'd LOVE to move to Redding, CA or to other big, awesome churches I also know that whatever I'm looking toward to fulfill ME isn't going to fulfill me unless God has called me there. I used to be an intern at a large church in our area and I would always leave feeling lonely and lost. Big numbers sometime can mean getting lost in the crowd. I was popular at that church and had a ton of friends and it didn't matter. Now all of those friends, some of whom I lived with? Mere acquaintances on Facebook.<br /><br />Our church is very, very small. I'm talking maybe 20 adults on Sunday. We're not in some little no-name town; we're in a big city. But in our small church we feel more like family and although we are few God uses us mightily. <br /><br />We minister to those around us in our personal lives through our actions. When something bad happens and I trust in God it is a testimony to someone who may not know Him. When something good happens it's also important to keep glorifying Him, too. We also minister through a lot of good deeds - feeding and clothing the hungry, mentoring inner city kids, etc.Joy@WDDCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709113785857792361noreply@blogger.com