Just blame Janice

[jaxfam6]

Sis. A

I blame you for being instrumental in brining to surface a few things that, over the years, I have tried to deny and suppress.

It has taken me many years to understand that we are ALL called to be discples of Christ Jesus. Understanding that hepled me settle an age old question of who is called and who is choosen.
I have lived many years telling myself that it was a good thing I never felt a desire to follow after many relatives footsteps. I had nothing to prove. I am not my father nor my brother, nor my cousins. I do not have to do it to prove that I can. I have a general distrust of people in general, no matter how I feel about us forgiving and forgetting. I have a general dislike of human nature. Blame it on my life experiences if you want.

You, my dear friend, have opened up old thoughts and ideas that I have felt were long buried.

I can not read anything you write without tears. I can not get off the computer without many long hours of self evaluation.

Do I dislike you for this? No, sweet lady, no. However, if I am to continue with any amount of sanity in my life I am going to have to find a way to NOT be addicted to reading your threads, or any other, about missions and how God is working around the world.

From the bottom of my heart to you and yours,

I love you all and God bless you richly

MJ

[AmazingGrace]

Sis. A

I blame you for being instrumental in brining to surface a few things that, over the years, I have tried to deny and suppress.

It has taken me many years to understand that we are ALL called to be discples of Christ Jesus. Understanding that hepled me settle an age old question of who is called and who is choosen.
I have lived many years telling myself that it was a good thing I never felt a desire to follow after many relatives footsteps. I had nothing to prove. I am not my father nor my brother, nor my cousins. I do not have to do it to prove that I can. I have a general distrust of people in general, no matter how I feel about us forgiving and forgetting. I have a general dislike of human nature. Blame it on my life experiences if you want.

You, my dear friend, have opened up old thoughts and ideas that I have felt were long buried.

I can not read anything you write without tears. I can not get off the computer without many long hours of self evaluation.

Do I dislike you for this? No, sweet lady, no. However, if I am to continue with any amount of sanity in my life I am going to have to find a way to NOT be addicted to reading your threads, or any other, about missions and how God is working around the world.

From the bottom of my heart to you and yours,

I love you all and God bless you richly

MJ



I have to second this! Its life changing just reading her posts... Makes me evaluate my life a whole lot more too!

[dizzyde]

Bro. Jax! Thank you for that beautiful tribute to Sis. A. She is definitely someone who is worthy of admiration, and she causes me to check my spirit often, also.

[Sherri]

KUDOS to Jan Alvear!!!! She's true blue - just as real in person as she is on here. I want to be like her when I grow up.:friend

[Sister Alvear]

Oh my...you folks have me in tears...thank you for such kind words...love you all very much.

[jaxfam6]

Oh my...you folks have me in tears...thank you for such kind words...love you all very much.

It's all your fault you know

You are real, sweet, Godly, sincere, you inspire others, Holy, righteous, and the list goes on and on and on and on..............


So you can just blame yourself for all of us thinking of you the way we do

[Sister Alvear]

Thank you folks for such sweet words...I just want to be a help to others as we all climb life´s mountain together...love you folks...

[Sister Alvear]

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I am just such a simple person...please do not think I fit in with the high and mighty...
My best moments are with our sweet beautiful people. I am blessed far above measure to work with God´s people here in Brazil. I love them so much.

I felt the Lord spoke to me to write on this forum and each day that I work in my office I keep this forum online with my other work...Hope something I say can inspire others to work for our Lord Jesus.

[jaxfam6]

I am just such a simple person...please do not think I fit in with the high and mighty...
My best moments are with our sweet beautiful people. I am blessed far above measure to work with God´s people here in Brazil. I love them so much.

I felt the Lord spoke to me to write on this forum and each day that I work in my office I keep this forum online with my other work...Hope something I say can inspire others to work for our Lord Jesus.

It is this spirit that causes others to be inspired by you. You do not aspire to great works and big things. You aspire to work for God. In being so humble you touch so many more lives than you ever could other wise.
If you want to be something great in His kingdom then serve others in this one. You learned that lesson well.

[Sister Alvear]

I just don´t want to be a plastic figure I want to be real...

[jaxfam6]

I just don´t want to be a plastic figure I want to be real...

You know the Bible speaks of vessels of Gold, Silve, Wood, and Earth. Also of vessels of Honor and vessels of Dishonor.
I have always prayed to God that, it does not matter to me God what type of vessel I am made of but just help me to be a vessel of Honor.
I know of a few that I am sure are made of GOLD and then crowned with HONOR.