Comments on: Gotta keep on moving http://www.esinner.com/2003/12/27/gotta-keep-on-moving/ Journey of a sinner, saved by grace. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:38:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: erica http://www.esinner.com/2003/12/27/gotta-keep-on-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-495 erica Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://esinner.com/wp/?p=133#comment-495 very nice! that's a great way of looking at things :) i'd say there must be a balance though between always striving for improvement etc and at the same time enjoying what we have while we have it. i love the quote though - if you ask me, complacency is one of the worst things that can happen to a person very nice! that’s a great way of looking at things :)
i’d say there must be a balance though between always striving for improvement etc and at the same time enjoying what we have while we have it.

i love the quote though – if you ask me, complacency is one of the worst things that can happen to a person

]]> By: steve http://www.esinner.com/2003/12/27/gotta-keep-on-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-496 steve Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://esinner.com/wp/?p=133#comment-496 I disagree strongly on two main counts .. one, it is good to go back to pick up friends that fall, or need support ... so going forwards leaving them behind is unchristian. Two: Is I have very little respect for a person who is never satisfied, or who always wants more. Actually, I have no respect at all for those, hence all the greed in the world. That sounds like a handy excuse to leave a wife, for one example. I think Augustine sounds like a loser. No offence to site owner or readers, but this quote offended me, & I seldom let that happen. Unconditional love to all. I disagree strongly on two main counts .. one, it is good to go back to pick up friends that fall, or need support … so going forwards leaving them behind is unchristian.
Two: Is I have very little respect for a person who is never satisfied, or who always wants more. Actually, I have no respect at all for those, hence all the greed in the world. That sounds like a handy excuse to leave a wife, for one example. I think Augustine sounds like a loser. No offence to site owner or readers, but this quote offended me, & I seldom let that happen.
Unconditional love to all.

]]> By: steve http://www.esinner.com/2003/12/27/gotta-keep-on-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-497 steve Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://esinner.com/wp/?p=133#comment-497 well i just researched augustine, & wow, i was right .. this quote seems to be from his pre-christian days, while he was still into all things not to be proud of .. before he found Christ was the Way, at about 30yrs of age. Wow, he tried everything, even drugs before 386AD. well i just researched augustine, & wow, i was right .. this quote seems to be from his pre-christian days, while he was still into all things not to be proud of .. before he found Christ was the Way, at about 30yrs of age. Wow, he tried everything, even drugs before 386AD.

]]> By: erica http://www.esinner.com/2003/12/27/gotta-keep-on-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-498 erica Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://esinner.com/wp/?p=133#comment-498 while i can appreciate steve's viewpoint, i'd have to say there are other aspects of the 'constant striving' concept... i can see how it could pertain to greed, but at the same time i don't think there's anything wrong with a desire to improve one's situation, maybe to improve the contribution one is making to the world, or just improve one's self and/or spiritual life. i think if we weren't constantly striving for something more we would become stagnant, and then we would smell bad. :) no really, i think the purpose of life is growth - spiritual, emotional, mental, etc... the Bible says that even Jesus grew (in wisdom and in stature and grew in favour with both God and men), and it's a given that generally we do it without even realising it... even if nothing else i think spiritual growth is something to be constantly striving for, because isn't getting closer to God the whole idea? maybe i'm speaking for myself, but there's a whole lot more i want to learn and discover and see... and whilst i could accept my life just the way it is right now and never move forward from this place, i think that would be a waste, because i know that in time my life can and will be so much more than this. furthermore i think stopping where i am and never going forward would be very unhealthy (not to mention boring)! sorry josh, maybe this should go in the forums...! loves ez while i can appreciate steve’s viewpoint, i’d have to say there are other aspects of the ‘constant striving’ concept… i can see how it could pertain to greed, but at the same time i don’t think there’s anything wrong with a desire to improve one’s situation, maybe to improve the contribution one is making to the world, or just improve one’s self and/or spiritual life. i think if we weren’t constantly striving for something more we would become stagnant, and then we would smell bad. :)
no really, i think the purpose of life is growth – spiritual, emotional, mental, etc… the Bible says that even Jesus grew (in wisdom and in stature and grew in favour with both God and men), and it’s a given that generally we do it without even realising it… even if nothing else i think spiritual growth is something to be constantly striving for, because isn’t getting closer to God the whole idea? maybe i’m speaking for myself, but there’s a whole lot more i want to learn and discover and see… and whilst i could accept my life just the way it is right now and never move forward from this place, i think that would be a waste, because i know that in time my life can and will be so much more than this. furthermore i think stopping where i am and never going forward would be very unhealthy (not to mention boring)!

sorry josh, maybe this should go in the forums…!

loves
ez

]]> By: erica http://www.esinner.com/2003/12/27/gotta-keep-on-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-499 erica Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://esinner.com/wp/?p=133#comment-499 ah hah! clarification appreciated :grin: ah hah! clarification appreciated :grin:

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