tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62289852009-02-21T13:13:47.726+01:00I am somebody! I am a Norwegian, married to Solveig, the most wonderful woman in the world. I am a loving father of six children and a proud grandfather of ten grandchildren. I am a crane driver, teacher and preacher. I am a carpenter, writer and poet. I am a person created in the image of God to reflect his glory and to enjoy him for ever!Erlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08959848565834647850noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228985.post-1094935757392077052004-09-11T22:46:00.000+02:002004-09-11T22:49:17.393+02:00

To be somebody is being in the business Of connecting people and Allowing yourself to be connected to people - Constantly reaching out to others - Constantly breaking down barriers - Constantly jumping over walls - Constantly removing borders Receiving and giving spiritual insight Leaving comments and responding to e-mails Talking on the phone and sending SMS messages Touching, hugging and

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To be somebody is having strong convictions Being firmly rootedIn your historic setting Being secure and committed To the traditions of your forefathers And yet be able to meet New schools of thought Foreign cultures Different peoples Young styles of music Up to date technology Modern methods And strange practices With an open mind And a willingness to understand View Solveig's blog and My new

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To be somebody is tell your own story To share your own life with others Trying to communicate hope, faith and love That comes from your convictions And your compassionate heart That the best thing in life Is to be like you Completely dependent on God Fully alive and aware of his presence Totally abandoned to his grace Free to enjoy his marvellous acts of kindness! View Solveig's blog and My new

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Having a dream To be somebody is having a dream That consumes you like a fire Giving you no rest but Motivating you to make great sacrifices Preparing you for bold initiativesS tirring you to adventurous living As you are pursuing your dream with joyful hope To be somebody is having great dreams Not only for yourself and your own people But having dreams on behalf of the underprivileged, And

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Unique strawberries To be somebody Is to marvel at the biological facts Of the spring fruit strawberries For strawberries are unique - Not only in taste and beauty But in their very construction It is the only fruit with seeds on the outside skin Birds and people indulge themselves With this unique and delicate fruit The birds become the source of spreading the seeds Thus ensuring that

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To be somebody is to take small and big jumps into the unknown territory safely walking in faith confidently trusting the Beginning and the End to guide and carry me through the deep waters over the high mountains of human limitations to soar to new horizons to lay down and dream in a lush meadow to create my first blog View Solveig's blog and My new blog

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The issue of covenant was forced on me awhile ago. A quite young man sat in front of me asking important questions about his covenant obligation. His marriage had been broken up. His wife had left him appealing for divorce. "If I can't have her back, do I still have covenant obligations to fulfill towards her"? That was the big question, - with many far reaching implications. In a situation like

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To be somebody is to see the mystery of God in Norwegian strawberies They look like rubies but taste like candy from heaven. They bring heavenly pleasures revitalising the body refreshing all sensuality filling my heart with praise causing me to bow down in worship and spring for joy for life is wonderful

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To be somebody Is to look at the face of an old person And see the beauty of God. The soft lines of wrinkles look like A piece of classic art work The hardships of life Have left their beautiful marks The scars and the folds Seem to be engrafted By a great artist The face of an old believer Carries the dignity of a sacred life That dignity of faith, hope and love Endure all tests

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To be somebody Is to care for other people It is to see the needs of people you never seen before It is to see people and give them attention It is to discover obvious needs And act to meet the secret ones It is to touch people with your hands Praying for the blessing of God to come upon Those others would say only needed a doctor To be somebody Is to identify with the pain of

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To be somebody Is to be humble enough to take advice from others To listen to the insights of my elders To follow the wise counsel of the experienced servant of God To be willing to change my mind To make new decisions going a new direction To be somebody Is not to compromise my vision or calling But to find better ways of achieving my destiny Through taking good counsel from godly

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To be somebody Is to allow words of encouragement To become wings of faith Making you ignore limitations Causing you to jump over walls Motivating you to cross borders To be somebody Is to believe and receive words Appreciation from unknown people Praise from close friends As seeds of greatness Producing desires to serve In greater variety and measures To be somebody Is to fly with

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To be somebody Is to dare to be yourself And still not rely on your own strength or human resources But submit to the leading of the Spirit And draw on his mighty strength Allowing him to unfold his power in your life Enabling you to break out of all human limitations And enjoy the abundance of blessings And the liberty of God's children To be somebody Is to accept yourself the way you

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To be somebody Is to be a servant And not put myself at the centre to be served. To be somebody Is not to give orders and directions for others to follow But to lay down my life in serving others In whatever capacity that is needed. Greatness in life is only found in serving Only when I give my life away it finds significance. The dignity of being somebody Comes from forgetting about

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To be somebody Is to suffer loss with dignity and trust - the loss of a son who dies - the loss of friends who turn out to be no friends - the loss of sleep or rest - the loss of memory - the loss of peace of mind - the loss of a poem as the pc crash To be somebody Is to embrace loss willingly by faith Because you are looking forward For something greater and better When you have

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To be somebody Is to listen and to learn To think and to feel To seek and to find To explore and to dream To be somebody Is to break limitations and human borders To lay firm foundations For creative life and growing freedom In exploring the Unsearchable One To live in the great mystery Which the life with God is That life is too great To thrive in narrow rooms And square opinions In touching

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To be somebody Is to answer emails Showing that you care And take people seriously It is to come up with simple solutions to complicated questions Or to admit that you don�t have all the answers To be somebody Is to sit in front of a screen Typing letters, words, reason and insight As if you were sitting in front of a person Communicating eternal truths Sharing real life experiences

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To be somebody is to be a grandfather of many special grandchildren and love each one of them in a very special way Grandchildren make you really feel that you are somebody They are a crown of life making your life radiant of joy When you have many grandchildren you realize that you are truly somebody

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To be somebody Is to treasure a gift from a friend As a proof of covenant love And to make it last forever In the joyful and reverent way It is being used

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Celebrate To be somebody Is to celebrate birthday, Christmas, Wedding-day and a new year! It is to make use of all circumstances To celebrate and rejoice In the rich life from God! It is to rejoice in being Uniquely created in the image of God Rejoicing over all our gifts and talents Enjoying life to the full!

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To be somebody Is to accept ourselves for what we are And at the same time rejoice In all the good qualities We are able to see in other people To be somebody Is to be yourself Without being sufficient in yourself But to develop your strengths That all may see what you really are To be yourself is to try to see something Positive in your weaknesses As you try to make them be less

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To be somebody is not only to explore virgin territory or unknown places but to look with new eyes - look from new perspectives - look with new perception - look with new expectancy - look for new insight to the old and known world to discover the virginity and the hope for a new beginning in the midst of corruption and decay and than cease the moment to make history in our own

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To be somebody is to change the template of your life to avoid staleness and try to achieve freshness knowing that the external change is nothing compared to the dynamic of inner life

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To be somebody Is to know that somebody is concerned for you And thinking of you with a tender heart It gives a great sense of worth Knowing that someone is worried With motherly love and care for you As you are traveling places And fulfilling your holy vocation In serving the people of God To really be somebody Is to appreciate this loving concern And give thanks to that person

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To be somebody Is to sit next to your wife As she is writing a poem It is to smell the fragrance of joy And see the aura of love As she is expressing deep feelings And thoughtful emotions Through well-formed sentences And personally carved words

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