tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11407972.post8091281161549960080..comments2023-06-05T09:57:37.394-04:00Comments on Fish and Cans: Not being a burdenAnnettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07731853888897956775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11407972.post-8332875000491504752007-08-06T07:22:00.000-04:002007-08-06T07:22:00.000-04:00I have a few single mom friends who fight being a ...I have a few single mom friends who fight being a burden. They won't ask for help from the church even when they need it, even when the help they need will allow them to attend services. Drives me nuts. It's not biblical. People can and should help their fellow believers, but we can't if that help is refused. And that refusal, in and of itself ends up being a burden for the church as the gifts of those women are refused. (not shared because they can't get to church, or be part of small groups etc)Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731853888897956775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11407972.post-45737909185507209682007-07-31T08:27:00.000-04:002007-07-31T08:27:00.000-04:00I understand this concept all too well, except fro...I understand this concept all too well, except from the perspective of the one being the burden. As a single parent, I am under the eldership at our church and there have always been one or two who have had particular care for us. They (and their wives are my best friends, so that is helpful)have truly looked after my soul - and yet, I feel sometimes, just because this takes time away from their own families, that it is a burden. It reminds me though of the passage - Gal 6 I think - where we are instructed to bear one anothers burdens and so fulfill the lawHalfmom, AKA, Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03545176965972986964noreply@blogger.com