tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202197488754815585.post6508414442541731570..comments2023-05-30T05:36:25.611-04:00Comments on Created for Good Works: Count it All JoyK-Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11117653505364031423noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202197488754815585.post-65694714106854789092009-08-03T15:25:34.085-04:002009-08-03T15:25:34.085-04:00just love Piper... he is such an inspiration!just love Piper... he is such an inspiration!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587382812669823711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202197488754815585.post-12378700025168458842009-07-30T10:10:00.138-04:002009-07-30T10:10:00.138-04:00Hey, Crispy - I'd love to hear from you, but t...Hey, Crispy - I'd love to hear from you, but the post is not about any particular trial in my life right now - no worries : )<br /><br />SG - I have a pretty active imagination, too. Have a fab trip.<br /><br />Camellia Lady, what a wonderful thing, to turn your worry back to ministry. I once knew a wonderful gentleman, wheel-chair bound, who suffered great physical pain. When his pain was excruciating, he pulled out his prayer list and prayed for...people like me. He always focused out and ministered.<br /><br />Mildred, Piper is one of my favorite pastors.K-Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11117653505364031423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202197488754815585.post-48080040616370927462009-07-30T09:58:38.735-04:002009-07-30T09:58:38.735-04:00I am proud of you for clinging to God's truth ...I am proud of you for clinging to God's truth and letting that comfort your soul. <br /><br />Maybe we need to talk on the phone. I am driving to head to that HS conference this afternoon. I will call you then.crispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614782132011418603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202197488754815585.post-92184119953441341272009-07-29T14:01:46.248-04:002009-07-29T14:01:46.248-04:00Loved this, especially the John Piper article. Go...Loved this, especially the John Piper article. Good things to be thinking about as I prepare for the thing I'm dreading...the airplane flights and being away from my kids. The scariest thing for me is the thought that something might happen to me and Joel. Imagining how my boys' life would change breaks my heart. In order to get through it, I have to remind myself once again that nothing happens without being filtered through God's love, and that he has a purposes for each of our lives. Even if the worst should happen, he won't leave or forsake my boys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202197488754815585.post-90657842346990324302009-07-29T13:35:09.735-04:002009-07-29T13:35:09.735-04:00K - you are so right! My favorite verse "Rej...K - you are so right! My favorite verse "Rejoice in all things, Pray without ceasing, In all things give thanks, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus" 1 Thess. 5:16 - 18 says about the same thing.<br /><br />About 4 1/2 years ago I had to have exploratory surgery for a melanoma on my back. The day I met cancer head on, that verse came to me, and I asked God if I was suppossed to thank Him for the cancer, and in my heart I heard the answer, YES! As I went through that trial, I learned to give thanks for every little thing - from the tests and techs who gave them to me, to the surgery and the doctor who told me they found nothing more. I determined I would show Jesus in every step of the way, and treat everyone who I met with dignity and love. It helped me so much to go through those trials when I was looking at each person as an individual, and I would lift up a prayer for their needs.<br /><br />It also makes it much easier to deal with these people here at the hospital with my dad, because I try to lift them up and ask God to fill their needs. Yesterday, when that girl was in the waiting room grieving for the person she lost, I lifted her and her family up, and that took my attentions off of my own worries. Prayer works in many different ways and directions.<br /><br />Thank you for reminding me that I should count it all as joy, and be thankful for these days I spend with my dad. Bless you friend, B.Becky Garrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03124407753367247995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1202197488754815585.post-9292208991116541962009-07-29T12:36:40.518-04:002009-07-29T12:36:40.518-04:00What a wonderful post and thank you for the link t...What a wonderful post and thank you for the link to John Piper. Such words of comfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com