tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539220474441789865.post6057020836756947852..comments2023-07-07T04:19:30.374-04:00Comments on The Nonreligious Christian: The Mudslide that Swallowed PhiladelphiaFaith Bogdanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15736183627293890085noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539220474441789865.post-46264341482909376752011-09-16T15:35:58.304-04:002011-09-16T15:35:58.304-04:00Love you, my friend... You encourage me, too, in w...Love you, my friend... You encourage me, too, in ways you can't even imagine. Walking through the desert seems easier when you're not walking alone.<br /><br />(hugs)<br />-MaryFrom Mary's Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407949771194206134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539220474441789865.post-51293068333166369992010-10-13T15:52:43.612-04:002010-10-13T15:52:43.612-04:00Anonymous,
You have encouraged me. Thank you! :)Anonymous,<br />You have encouraged me. Thank you! :)Faithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539220474441789865.post-32699192705510263612010-10-12T21:22:24.565-04:002010-10-12T21:22:24.565-04:00as much as i am not happy for you and your family ...as much as i am not happy for you and your family to have to struggle through these real life issues... <br /><br />i must also confess that seeing your public and humble accounting for your trials has brought me closer to you, but really HIM in my own job struggles. <br /><br />it is part of a deeper mystery of why we are allowed to struggle despite our prayers. my antidote has been strong praise and gratitude for the trials (and tons of scripture) in the face of constant rejection. <br /><br />that has not only gotten me through, but deepened my love for our Lord in a way i could never have imagined. at first it was "fake it till you make it" with the gratitude, now it is turning into intimate joy at His love for protecting me from others, but especially myself. <br /><br />i want some "good" things, but i am starting to fear the easy things and my fall... oh, we humans are something! anyway, thank you, Faith. hold fast to these times, and each other. i know they are being used for good in ways you will see after this life. we are but a few commenters here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539220474441789865.post-62267411896984510502010-10-11T07:28:29.755-04:002010-10-11T07:28:29.755-04:00Thank you, Mary! <3Thank you, Mary! <3Faithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539220474441789865.post-51578646613341105332010-10-10T15:17:14.803-04:002010-10-10T15:17:14.803-04:00You are human, and God has taught you so much thro...You are human, and God has taught you so much through all of this. You went right where you needed to go...into the arms of God. He is the only ONE who loves you unconditionally! We'll keep praying for God's will. Love from North Carolina...:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539220474441789865.post-13804771606939769722010-10-10T14:37:44.246-04:002010-10-10T14:37:44.246-04:00Thanks for your feedback, Jack. Someone in church ...Thanks for your feedback, Jack. Someone in church today asked me about the job status, and when I gave her the report, she said, "And I bet it didn't even phase you, did it?" (Thanks for the vote of confidence!) I wish I could say that I pass all these tests with flying colors, but "one thing I do, forgetting those things that are behind (like my momentary lack of faith), I press forward...." I take comfort in the fact that even Peter, who had the faith to walk on water, suddenly lost his bearings and started to sink. I'm glad Jesus didn't respond with, "You are so done with surfing lessons, loser!" He pulled him back up out of the water, and of course Peter went on to become the great, fearless world-changer of Acts. We'll get there!;)Faithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539220474441789865.post-75279640619140731362010-10-10T11:42:28.851-04:002010-10-10T11:42:28.851-04:00I think I understand what you are experiencing...m...I think I understand what you are experiencing...maybe more from our hubby's perspective, but either way I know it isn't a fun place to live.<br />When I do get what looks to be a wonderful opportunity in front of me, my reaction is to become very hopeful, very focused on the potential...and then when the opportunity crashes in front of me my reaction becomes one of almost dispair. The next opportunity that looks so good then comes along, and my reaction is one of more guarded hope...and when that has crashed as well, dispair in actuality begins to set in. It has happened too many times....and I find myself once again with an opportunity hanging out there like a carrot on a string, and I want to hope, I want to start to focus on the potential and see how well I can fit into the job and situation....yet I find myself in a place of fear of hope being deferred once again, and the stresses grow. <br />I like your reference to the praise...as if priming a rusty pump. I feel that is what must come now...and that the pump has just about been seized up, rusted tight, and that any motion of any sort will result in breakage...<br />But you have encouraged me to begin to put oil to the machinery, and attempt the process once again, regardless of whether the job works out or not. <br />I guess we all need to continue on, encouraging one another...<br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com