tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656181765145241350.post7695183850438527491..comments2023-11-02T08:25:17.606-07:00Comments on I wonder as I wander: He withholds no vague good etheral thing from usOneSmallStephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189124855157679020noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656181765145241350.post-11040216072412299002011-12-20T19:39:33.241-08:002011-12-20T19:39:33.241-08:00I've'bn going through a great deal of suff...I've'bn going through a great deal of suffering and - not my words but others watching me go thru - <br />have noted that it was Job-like. <br />As I rebelled against it, the only time things let up was when I focused on God. <br />And when I did that, I found paths that were divinely set. <br />The pain wasn't/isn't about relief, peace, that one good thing <br />(so easily delivered if God wanted to grant it to me) I was waiting for. <br />The pain was to redirect my actions and goals. I have since bought into that path and started a new company (people are calling it ministry...who knows?). So, for me, <br />it finally seems clear that's why I am where I am. It has taken so so long to get to this point.<br />Perhaps there are clues about your next God-directed task - <br />in your heart, in the messages you receive thru a sermon or a stranger, through a calamity. <br />Most people aren't visited by the Archangel Gabriel.<br /><br />And while not minimizing your pain - it's real for you, it hurts for you and it affects your individual person, role and goals - do to try to remember (espec. for we Americans) <br />Hebrews 12:4.<br />May God continue to bless you & give you the strength until His purpose is revealed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656181765145241350.post-69408881495652341402011-10-20T15:54:43.301-07:002011-10-20T15:54:43.301-07:00Indeed OSS. Indeed. Or as many people use to tel...Indeed OSS. Indeed. Or as many people use to tell me: "You must be doing a great work for Christ to have Satan attack you like this."... Zoe ~http://secularwings.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656181765145241350.post-45502314682031544632011-10-19T18:20:10.245-07:002011-10-19T18:20:10.245-07:00Zoe,
Then clearly, relief for your pain wasn'...Zoe,<br /><br />Then clearly, relief for your pain wasn't a good thing for you, as God didn't deliver it. /sarcasm.OneSmallStephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08189124855157679020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656181765145241350.post-20411740827850776752011-10-13T15:18:10.163-07:002011-10-13T15:18:10.163-07:00During the worst of my worst days with inflammator...During the worst of my worst days with inflammatory bowel disease, my prayers went way beyond "I want to feel good." All I wanted was a millisecond of pain relief. Just one moment of no pain. It's all I asked for. People who suffer usually know their pain isn't going to end totally. They usually just want a bit of relief once in awhile. As a Christian back then I remember thinking, 'Oh well, Jesus suffered more than me and He won't give me any more than I can bear.' It's quite likely that underneath it all I even felt guilty for asking Jesus for just a moment of relief. Just let me catch my breath so I can bury my head in this pillow and get ready to scream into this pillow again so my kids won't hear me in my agony. "Terrified" is a good word.... Zoe ~http://secularwings.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com