I'm a little confused. Why don't the Americans who claim Americans aren't giving enough give more and give until it hurts? I mean if they really believe they could be doing more then why aren't they doing more?
I don't mean to pick on you MissB. It is just your post exemplified what I seen in this thread. I have not read all of the thread though. I also want to note that when I say you, I'm not just referring just to MissB, I'm referring to anyone who believes we should be doing more.
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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
Shame on you, Owl.
The truth is, that while Americans DO give huge amounts of money to charitable and mission-oriented causes, we do NOT give as much as we could. Nor do we suffer poverty the way that those in third world countries suffer poverty. When we "give till it hurts", truthfully we are not hurting, and we still have our needs (and our families' needs) met.
We don't give as much as we should? If you really believe that then maybe you will at least start giving as much as you should. Giving as much as we should begins with you giving as much as you should.
The TRUTH is, only those who have sacrificed everything for the sake of the kingdom will understand these sorts of posts. Missionaries definitely endure more hardship and SEE more hardship than your average American Christian. Therefore, I respect what missionaries have to say, assuming that they have more experience with these things than I do.
The TRUTH is, we give to missions and charities, but we most DEFINITELY could be giving more.
Then you start giving more!
The TRUTH is, we give our dollars, because sometimes that alleviates the guilt we feel for not actually DOING anything.
Then you go and actually do something!
The TRUTH is, if something that was posted bothers you that much, maybe it isn't the speaker's motives you should be analyzing.
The truth is that if what Owl posted bothers you so much then it isn't her motives you should be analyzing. In other word that's a two way street.
The TRUTH is, there's nothing productive in you coming here and maligning a very dear woman, simply because you felt a little guilt when you read her posts. Perhaps you should take that guilt and do something with it.
Or maybe since you totally agree that you aren't giving enough then maybe you should take that belief and put it into action. I say let those that believe they aren't doing enough be the first to do more.
The TRUTH is, if you get out and start making concerted efforts to evangelize and do outreach, you will be unpleasantly surprised at how FEW American Christians really want to get their hands dirty. (statistically speaking) They might be willing to donate money to your cause--just so they don't have to wash their hands later.
The truth is if you really really believe that then you should be the first in line to get your hands dirty.
You should be absolutely ashamed of this thread, Owl.
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I have no problem with a missionary describing conditions over there and asking if I can give more or do more. I have a problem with a missionary telling me that if I don't give more then I am not doing enough.
I also have a problem with fellow Americans telling me I should give more to missions just because I can. I say that if they believe that then they should give more to missions just because they can.
I can see why Owl was offended by the missionaries post. It accused most every American of not loving Jesus because their actions in terms of giving to missions don't show it. It also said that the reason that the giving to missions doesn't show a love for Jesus was because we have a comparitive excess and could be doing more. I think Owl shouldn't be the only one offended by those words. Every American Christian who could be doing more should be offended for being accused of not loving Jesus. The fact is we all could be giving more and as long as we aren't giving all that we can then by the words of that missionary we don't love Jesus. I hope I've explained mine and Owl's problem with that statement.
By the way, Sis Alevear I forgive you and don't think you purposefully meant for your words to mean all of that.
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