Comments on: What Keeps Me Up At Night http://www.christianbusinessdaily.com/855/what-keeps-me-up-at-night.htm The Definitive Guide For Christian Business Owners Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:32:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff http://www.christianbusinessdaily.com/855/what-keeps-me-up-at-night.htm/comment-page-1#comment-134 Jeff Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:24:05 +0000 http://www.christianbusinessdaily.com/?p=855#comment-134 I'm nearly speechless. I must admit the Easter post was what captured my attention (I am a former minister and the fact that I agree with everything you wrote is why I am still "former.") But the Christian Business aspect is all new to me. And moreover, I am stunned at the kinship I feel with most of you after reading your comments. There is still some naïve part of my brain that is still seeking that abundant life which is NOT figurative or allegorical. May God help us all. I’m nearly speechless. I must admit the Easter post was what captured my attention (I am a former minister and the fact that I agree with everything you wrote is why I am still “former.”) But the Christian Business aspect is all new to me. And moreover, I am stunned at the kinship I feel with most of you after reading your comments. There is still some naïve part of my brain that is still seeking that abundant life which is NOT figurative or allegorical. May God help us all.

]]> By: Matthew Gillogly http://www.christianbusinessdaily.com/855/what-keeps-me-up-at-night.htm/comment-page-1#comment-132 Matthew Gillogly Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:39:53 +0000 http://www.christianbusinessdaily.com/?p=855#comment-132 John, I hear ya. I can deal with the financial failure and losing all my earth funds. (I've just recently come out of a horrid financial collapse which took everything away.) But dealing with the pain of watching my wife suffer is the hardest. However, in that pain of watching my wife go to a place of complete uncertainty, God showed me that he was dealing with Sarah on her own issues of security, relationship and trust. I am not suggesting that your wife is being un-supportive at all. Believe me at times, I thought my wife and world was against me living my desire and my dream. There were others who came to me that I should swallow my pride and go get a job at Starbucks or Bank of America. In the end, as my wife and walked this out together, my fear of my wifes lack of happiness disappeared. While she and I still don't see eye to eye on things of business and consistent paychecks, we do see eye to eye on understanding that Father knows best, and trust in him to work out his plans in a loving way in each of us. I had to come to a place that I am not my wife's provider or keeper. It is not my job to keep her happy with a paycheck every two weeks. Instead, it is my role to love her well in the process she is in and her to do the same with me. It has freed us from the conversation of planning and money and security. Turning us to enjoying the journey we are on and what is doing in each of us. John, I hear ya. I can deal with the financial failure and losing all my earth funds. (I’ve just recently come out of a horrid financial collapse which took everything away.) But dealing with the pain of watching my wife suffer is the hardest.

However, in that pain of watching my wife go to a place of complete uncertainty, God showed me that he was dealing with Sarah on her own issues of security, relationship and trust.

I am not suggesting that your wife is being un-supportive at all. Believe me at times, I thought my wife and world was against me living my desire and my dream. There were others who came to me that I should swallow my pride and go get a job at Starbucks or Bank of America.

In the end, as my wife and walked this out together, my fear of my wifes lack of happiness disappeared. While she and I still don’t see eye to eye on things of business and consistent paychecks, we do see eye to eye on understanding that Father knows best, and trust in him to work out his plans in a loving way in each of us.

I had to come to a place that I am not my wife’s provider or keeper. It is not my job to keep her happy with a paycheck every two weeks. Instead, it is my role to love her well in the process she is in and her to do the same with me.

It has freed us from the conversation of planning and money and security. Turning us to enjoying the journey we are on and what is doing in each of us.

]]> By: Matthew Gillogly http://www.christianbusinessdaily.com/855/what-keeps-me-up-at-night.htm/comment-page-1#comment-131 Matthew Gillogly Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:33:36 +0000 http://www.christianbusinessdaily.com/?p=855#comment-131 Denise and others, I am very humbled by your comments and posts. The longer I live and the more I walk out this life of grace, the more I realize that my plans and my desires are real. But the fathers answering of those plans and desires is completely different than what I imagined. Each day, as I realize "Father knows best" it makes it easier to accept the switchbacks on the road of life. I find more and more He answers my prayers in ways that I never imagined or could ever expect. Thank you for the kind words. In love, Matt Denise and others, I am very humbled by your comments and posts. The longer I live and the more I walk out this life of grace, the more I realize that my plans and my desires are real. But the fathers answering of those plans and desires is completely different than what I imagined.

Each day, as I realize “Father knows best” it makes it easier to accept the switchbacks on the road of life. I find more and more He answers my prayers in ways that I never imagined or could ever expect.

Thank you for the kind words.

In love, Matt

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