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13th September 2009, 03:30 AM
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Hello,
I know this is a random ministry. But is it possible to care too much to be involved in certain ministries? Example like can someone involved in outreach care too much or think about too much about those unsaved, can a elderly volunteer care too much for the elderly that they from them so often and think about it too much, can someone be involved or be in youth ministry and concerned or worry too much about the youth in the group that they pray for them often along with thinking about it often or just at times getting to the point of crying out to God for not only for you to grow in God and get a better relationship but also cry out to God for that same thing.
Is there a line somewhere that can be crossed,
Like can a nurse care about a patient too much that they take it home with them at night to their prayer room?
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13th September 2009, 03:46 AM
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Reps: 38,221,363,904,330 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by Destiny2009  Hello,
I know this is a random ministry. But is it possible to care too much to be involved in certain ministries? Example like can someone involved in outreach care too much or think about too much about those unsaved, can a elderly volunteer care too much for the elderly that they from them so often and think about it too much, can someone be involved or be in youth ministry and concerned or worry too much about the youth in the group that they pray for them often along with thinking about it often or just at times getting to the point of crying out to God for not only for you to grow in God and get a better relationship but also cry out to God for that same thing.
Is there a line somewhere that can be crossed,
Like can a nurse care about a patient too much that they take it home with them at night to their prayer room?
Thanks
Destiny2009
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13th September 2009, 03:48 AM
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13th September 2009, 05:32 AM
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Reps: 133,981,040,543,288,272 (power: 133,981,040,543,299) | | | One can care too much because we can only handle things so much..we have to remain balanced...seek balance as a christian..your life does not need to revolve around ministry even if you are in the ministry...you have a life outside of that and a family that doesnt necessarily have to include those things. God bless
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13th September 2009, 08:19 AM
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13th September 2009, 09:44 AM
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Reps: 7,247 (power: 14) | | | Who can really define "care"? Everyone recognizes love differently. You can treat someone the way you want to be treated, but would they recognize it? Some people react to discipline and others to kindness. We do have some examples of what it is to care about people in scripture, but "love" is the word. God does simply tell us to "love our neighbor" and love is explained in 1 Cor. 13.
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13th September 2009, 01:48 PM
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13th September 2009, 01:55 PM
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Reps: 332,311 (power: 341) | | | I think you can care too much. You can care so much that your own walk with God starts being hindered. When that line is crossed, then caring too much can become a sin. But that's the same with anything that inhibits our relationship with God.
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Reps: 9,275,758,336,099,240 (power: 9,275,758,336,102) | | Originally Posted by Destiny2009 I know this is a random ministry. But is it possible to care too much to be involved in certain ministries? Example like can someone involved in outreach care too much or think about too much about those unsaved, can a elderly volunteer care too much for the elderly that they from them so often and think about it too much, can someone be involved or be in youth ministry and concerned or worry too much about the youth in the group that they pray for them often along with thinking about it often or just at times getting to the point of crying out to God for not only for you to grow in God and get a better relationship but also cry out to God for that same thing.
You can care too much if you start to care for people or ministries before you care for God. God is to be loved first and foremost then others. But technically as soon as you no longer care about God as much as something else you don't actually love the other things because God is love and we cannot truly love others unless our love for God motivates us to do so.
Also one should not worry but cast all cares on God.
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