tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post5351219358647936169..comments2023-12-17T06:06:12.732-06:00Comments on Making Home: "Yet I still dare to hope"Jess Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372282510182101716noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-60682200490710545142009-02-08T21:13:00.000-06:002009-02-08T21:13:00.000-06:00Chin up, girlfriend. I'm still in K and I think I...Chin up, girlfriend. I'm still in K and I think I've been held back another year.<BR/><BR/>I need to do a lot more studying, lol. Definitely need more time in God's word.<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>CarlettaCarlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980716707225502492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-38119614573356981492009-02-05T00:19:00.000-06:002009-02-05T00:19:00.000-06:00you know, your forthrightness is refreshing......i...you know, your forthrightness is refreshing......i think i understand a little bit of what you may be feeling. (of course not exactly because we are all different!0 but i remember clearly, aout 7-8 years into homeschooling and thinking i was really doing "well", knew all the right things to be doing and saying,(uugghh) and here i am now, 3 years post homeschooling and i really shake my head at my former mindset and perspective. hang in there as you keep your hand in HIS.<BR/>juliejuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14868576681111648856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-6990023968235398332009-02-04T21:00:00.000-06:002009-02-04T21:00:00.000-06:00When I was your age, I felt wise compared to most ...When I was your age, I felt wise compared to most 20-somethings. Now that my 40th birthday is just around the corner, I realize how much I have grown in the past decade. <BR/><BR/>If I have the good fortune to live to 50 or 60, I'm sure I'll shake my head looking back on my 39-year-old self, who had so much to learn.<BR/><BR/>Look on the bright side: our life expectancy is double what it was in Biblical times. Of course, there are no guarantees--any of us could drop dead tomorrow. But the likelihood is that you will have a lot more years to gain wisdom in this life than most Christians have had throughout history.<BR/><BR/>Laurie BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-79341157581180200632009-02-04T19:10:00.000-06:002009-02-04T19:10:00.000-06:00Jess...I had one last thing to add..The Lord alway...Jess...<BR/><BR/>I had one last thing to add..The Lord always reaches me through music and this song: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_Dg55eP4zw8 made me think of you when I read what you wrote. (the song is Revive Me, by Jeremy Camp) <BR/>This has been my theme song many times through my walk with the Lord..please be encouraged today. Know that you are being refined and shaped, and it is not easy, but the Lord never promised it would be, but that it would be WORTH it!<BR/><BR/>Soli Deo Gloria,<BR/>JamieJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125790793413249605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-51430416511080394702009-02-04T17:19:00.000-06:002009-02-04T17:19:00.000-06:00I feel like I'm going through my own refiner's fir...I feel like I'm going through my own refiner's fire right now, and the truth is, more dross is rising to the surface than I let myself believe was there. He is greater than our hearts. Thank the Lord.J, H, I, C, and Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02599731880307825674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-17262854372864401942009-02-04T17:10:00.000-06:002009-02-04T17:10:00.000-06:00I highly recommend "Dark Night of the Soul" for ti...I highly recommend "Dark Night of the Soul" for times like these.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-233661568912190632009-02-04T16:34:00.000-06:002009-02-04T16:34:00.000-06:00Jess,I am praying for you. I can very much unders...Jess,<BR/><BR/>I am praying for you. I can very much understand your pictures...the thing is that we only tend to grow (in the Lord) when we come to the recognition that we are a little lower than dirt...and when we realize we are here merely for God's good pleasure, and He wants all of us...and yes, some of us tend to stink of smoke, for what seems to be forever...but I need to point you to Daniel 3...Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego they are told to bow to the statue of "King Nebbie" but they refuse.."If it be so, our God whom we serve **is able** to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. ***"But even if He does not***, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up." <BR/>(Dan 3:17-18)<BR/>See (***) the Lord will save us...but even if He does not, we will surely not bow to you...<BR/>and you may be finding yourself in the fire of refining right now, but remember that when "King Nebbie" looked into the furnace, there were not three figures but four...He IS with you and He doesn't want you to give up hope. <BR/>The Lord draws near to the brokenhearted, and how do we expect to really drink Him in if we do not feel heartache from time to time? The Pain is deep while we are here, but it is all worth it to look heavenward, and keep your chin high, because of the One who sits on High.<BR/><BR/>if you ever need to talk...You can always email me.<BR/><BR/>~JamieJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125790793413249605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-60345543970346935692009-02-04T16:21:00.000-06:002009-02-04T16:21:00.000-06:00Jess,I could so identify with your post. So often...Jess,<BR/><BR/>I could so identify with your post. So often I want to run and lick my wounds, to think that surely I'm better than it seems. I believe God is pruning us all to help us see ourselves as we really are so that we can run to Him and find that He is all we need. I am praying that desperately these days, that in my heart of hearts I will find Him to be ALL that I need! Thanks, Jess!<BR/><BR/>TrishTrish T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03464279383740447509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-29799204066241427642009-02-04T16:03:00.000-06:002009-02-04T16:03:00.000-06:00Dragons and Gnats! Oh my! What a great description...Dragons and Gnats! Oh my! What a great description of the struggles that try to distract us from Him. <BR/><BR/>I tell you I have one massive Dragon circling around me at the moment and just a few thousand or so it feels like it gnats hovering above. <BR/><BR/>I am praising God for your transparency today, through your words especially these... "And no matter what, I don't want to waste my life by spending it running away from the pain, grief, or difficulties He'd use to teach me the things I need to learn"... I remember and my heart rests after all the running and listens...<BR/><BR/>Thank you!<BR/><BR/>JOYfully in Him,<BR/>KelliJavaMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737839156235960279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-34581373722008111362009-02-04T15:44:00.000-06:002009-02-04T15:44:00.000-06:00I love how Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan does...I love how Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan does such an excellent job of describing the path that we go on as Christians. What you describe in your post reminds me of the the scene where the pilgrims cross the river of death and Christian starts to drown but in the end he crosses the river and makes it to Heaven. What a spiritual battle we face every day!SMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13548316643906252178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-58780935687355395282009-02-04T13:30:00.000-06:002009-02-04T13:30:00.000-06:00"Where there's light, there's bugs." And, apparen..."Where there's light, there's bugs." <BR/><BR/>And, apparently, dragons.Herding Grasshoppershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-88493956049397922442009-02-04T13:01:00.000-06:002009-02-04T13:01:00.000-06:00It is amazingly true... "Better is one day in your...It is amazingly true... "Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere" Psalm 84:10Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774510285446232888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-6935882322172667382009-02-04T12:18:00.000-06:002009-02-04T12:18:00.000-06:00Any yet...you are still sitting right at his feet....Any yet...you are still sitting right at his feet. Right where he wants you.autumnesfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519475352289814754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-67231510364746052652009-02-04T11:07:00.000-06:002009-02-04T11:07:00.000-06:00I hear ya. I hear ya.I hear ya. I hear ya.RRigdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478820442011978220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-12991647677144584222009-02-04T11:02:00.000-06:002009-02-04T11:02:00.000-06:00I'm right there with you. Thanks for being honest ...I'm right there with you. Thanks for being honest and humble.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341613233598062262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-27369570755745224282009-02-04T10:44:00.000-06:002009-02-04T10:44:00.000-06:00I appreciate your candor. I'm struggling, too. And...I appreciate your candor. I'm struggling, too. And, instead of admitting it, being still and listening to what He's trying to teach me, I get busier and try to "work" my way through things.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing from your journal. It's a good reminder of where I need to be spending more time.<BR/><BR/>Holli T.Stay at Home Gourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320404675405832508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-25726092875608168532009-02-04T09:38:00.000-06:002009-02-04T09:38:00.000-06:00Do not give up hope my sister, God will always be ...Do not give up hope my sister, God will always be there even if it's in the background for a time of learning on our behalf. I hope you can be encouraged through a great hymn I thought of after reading,<BR/>"Pass me not" the words speak right to the soul. May God bless you in all you learn and how you help others in their walk with Christ.<BR/>MonicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com