Emmaus family message from P G Vargis
PG&Lilly Vargis
A letter from a minister of the Lord Jesus Christ.
For any one doing any kind of ministry in the body of Christ and who wants to improve and excel.
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(Part-1)
'Then Nathan said to David,
Can you imagine the courage and integrity it took for Nathan the prophet to challenge King David about his affair with Bathsheba? Most of us tend to avoid confrontation because we fear being disliked and rejected. But when you avoid confrontation it often makes things worse. By hiding his sin, David was robbing himself of the blessing of the Lord. Looking back, he wrote, 'If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and heard my...prayer' (Psalm 66:18-19 NIV). The tiny growth you don't want to deal with now can end up becoming a cancer that consumes you in the future. That's too high a price to pay. If you love someone, you'll take your courage in your hand and confront them in love. Confrontation is an opportunity to help develop that person - provided you do it respectfully and with their best interest at heart.
Here are ten guidelines to help you confront someone in a positive way:
(1) Do it ASAP. (2) Address the wrong action, not the person. (3) Address only what the person can change. (4) Give them the benefit of the doubt. (5) Be specific. (6) Avoid sarcasm. (7) Avoid saying 'you always' and 'you never' because they are not true. (8) When it's appropriate, tell them how you feel about what was done wrong. (9) Give them a plan to fix the problem. (10) Affirm him or her as a person and as a friend.
The Bible says, 'The Lord corrects those he loves' (Proverbs 3:12 NCV). So, if you love someone, you'll confront them in the right way.
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Part II –
Watch her eyes
"A little boy asked his mother, "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm a woman, " she told him.
"I don't understand, " he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, "And you never will."
Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"
"All women cry for no reason, " was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry...
Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone, he asked, "God, why do women cry so easily?"
God said
"When I made the woman she had to be special.
I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.
I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.
I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.
I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.
And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed."
"You see my son, " said God, "the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides."
Dedicated to beautilful ladies..
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Your brother in Christ,
P g vargis