Comments on: Simplicity… One of my Goals in Life http://audreyjeannesblog.com/BlogShop/2007/03/simplicity-one-of-my-goals-in-life/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:01:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ann Carroll aka GranAnn http://audreyjeannesblog.com/BlogShop/2007/03/simplicity-one-of-my-goals-in-life/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Ann Carroll aka GranAnn Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:45:31 +0000 http://www.daisiecompany.com/blogs/audreyjeanne/?p=42#comment-83 I am just so afraid that in saying "no", I will hurt those who love and depend upon me. Just as an example, there are times when I just don't want to babysit my grandchildren although I love them very much. I just don't know how to let them and my daughters down. I know that my daughters's lives are as busy as mine. I am just so afraid that in saying “no”, I will hurt those who love and depend upon me. Just as an example, there are times when I just don’t want to babysit my grandchildren although I love them very much. I just don’t know how to let them and my daughters down. I know that my daughters’s lives are as busy as mine.

]]> By: Cheryl B-angeland http://audreyjeannesblog.com/BlogShop/2007/03/simplicity-one-of-my-goals-in-life/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Cheryl B-angeland Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:50:35 +0000 http://www.daisiecompany.com/blogs/audreyjeanne/?p=42#comment-82 It really is hard to say no. Many churches are functioning with the same people doing everything. Outside of never saying no and finally burning out, because we agree to do everything we may be depriving someone else of the joy of doing things. We need to remember when someone asks us to do something we need to check in with God as to what he wants and then if He tells us to say no we can trust that He has someone in the wings waiting their turn to say yes. (Cheryl, fabulous point. We deny others the opportunity to grow if we're always the ones stepping up. If God needs a job done, He's quite capable of putting it on someone's heart as a calling. God never "guilts" us into doing something, He calls us for our own growth, joy or blessing to do something. AJ) It really is hard to say no. Many churches are functioning with the same people doing everything. Outside of never saying no and finally burning out, because we agree to do everything we may be depriving someone else of the joy of doing things.

We need to remember when someone asks us to do something we need to check in with God as to what he wants and then if He tells us to say no we can trust that He has someone in the wings waiting their turn to say yes. (Cheryl, fabulous point. We deny others the opportunity to grow if we’re always the ones stepping up. If God needs a job done, He’s quite capable of putting it on someone’s heart as a calling. God never “guilts” us into doing something, He calls us for our own growth, joy or blessing to do something. AJ)

]]> By: Sylvia...aka... ChubbyGal60 http://audreyjeannesblog.com/BlogShop/2007/03/simplicity-one-of-my-goals-in-life/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Sylvia...aka... ChubbyGal60 Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:33:59 +0000 http://www.daisiecompany.com/blogs/audreyjeanne/?p=42#comment-81 A couple years ago I took a stress class and learned how important saying "no" sometimes can help reduce your stress level. It was tough, but learning to say "No" at times has really helped my stress level and all around health. Syl :0)~ A couple years ago I took a stress class and learned how important saying “no” sometimes can help reduce your stress level. It was tough, but learning to say “No” at times has really helped my stress level and all around health.

Syl :0)~

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