Comments on: 01.06.2010

By: nick gill

nick gill — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:37:19 +0000

Doug, I know I couldn’t do it in that setting — I couldn’t even walk into a room full of people who thought I was (basically) less than human, even if some of them had been my clients. The shame would overwhelm me, I think.

On a related note, I love Jesus’ little joke: “Simon, do you see this woman?” Not only has Simon been staring at her ever since she walked in, he hasn’t seen her. He never does *SEE* her.

I love the God who sees me, even though I’m too cowardly to do much about it.

By: Janice Garrison

Janice Garrison — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:57:35 +0000

These are very good thoughts Doug. We have denied our true feelings for so long we hardly recognize them when they our pounding our insides begging to get out. Like another commenter wrote on “keeping silent”, etc. There are many, many times I have felt so compelled to raise my hands in praise during certain songs that move me to tears or to say an “Amen” or “Preach on brother”, yet I always resist because of fear. Fear of what others will think of me and fear of offending someone and then I always wonder; when I resist such a very strong and sincere urge, am I quenching the Holy Spirit or resisting the Holy Spirit?

By: Jayaraj

Jayaraj — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:36:49 +0000

Hi Brother ,
Your articles are very good useful

By: douglasryoung.net

douglasryoung.net — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:27:21 +0000

Melanie and Brian…Thank you for your continued input.

By: brian

brian — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:33:27 +0000

thanks for sharing this, it’s something important for us all to think about

at least for me, I have been drilled as a child about “decently and in order”
reverence=silence,
what does and doesn’t constitute worship, that I also feel confused or hesitant about expressing love in extravagant ways.

I guess part of it is personality as well, some people can more easily express themselves, or do acts when others might want to do but hesitate.

What would worship without apprehension, concern for what people think look like?? It would get us kicked out of many churches….

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:25:47 +0000

I think, if I could function at all in His presence, washing His feet would be easy. It’s the feet of my peers that I would have trouble with and that’s not an easy thing to admit. Because, as people like you have taught me, Doug, until I’m willing to do that, I am not His good and faithful servant. Thanks for giving me more to think about and more direction from afar.