tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35359790.post2513141169104406310..comments2023-07-29T04:28:51.732-04:00Comments on The Jonah Syndrome: I’m A Closet….Marc Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16978011525047811613noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35359790.post-47157004644527267992008-01-25T11:19:00.000-05:002008-01-25T11:19:00.000-05:00Great question...And it isn't just sacrificing fam...Great question...<BR/><BR/>And it isn't just sacrificing family for ministry...I think the general category is sacrificing family for ANY job...<BR/><BR/>But doing it in "ministry" is a lot easier to fall into because you can twist and justify just about anything because "you are helping share the Gospel"...<BR/><BR/>I did it primarily through all the hours I put in. I want to be clear, nobody made me do that, I did that of my own free choice. But I truly believed that all those hours were "crucial". That if I didn't do it, things would crumble.<BR/><BR/>I did it by thinking that I was something more than I was because I was doing it.<BR/><BR/>I did it by thinking other people's kids were more important than my own.<BR/><BR/>I did it by thinking other churches were more important than MY personal involvement in a local body of believers.<BR/><BR/>I did it by thinking a lot of wrong things. And I thank God for those lessons because they will aid me tremendously in helping keep me from repeating the same mistakes...<BR/><BR/>Does that make sense?Marc Backeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16978011525047811613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35359790.post-77417393685778233922008-01-25T10:45:00.000-05:002008-01-25T10:45:00.000-05:00Marc,How were you sacrificing your family for mini...Marc,<BR/><BR/>How were you sacrificing your family for ministry? <BR/><BR/>I feel a lot of times I do that when I am directing the UPWARD program.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959729960217131814noreply@blogger.com