Comments on: Something I’ve been longing for and dreaming about

By: Through a Glass, Darkly » Then what about the times when even followers get lost?

Tue, 25 May 2004 17:32:31 +0000

[...] ;s pretty concerned about me these days, and rightly so. I have talked before (especially here) about my walls and my fears. I am a [...]

By: the Sage

the Sage — Sun, 16 May 2004 11:18:49 +0000

Before I clicked the comment link, I carefully crafted in my mind what I would say. Then I read Trey’s comment and realized he said it all so much better. (That’s happened more than once with him!)

Beware of Job’s friends!

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 14 May 2004 12:42:18 +0000

“It’s not as if I believe that God has abandoned me forever – just that he abandoned me when I needed him the most”

Obviously I don’t know what has happened to you in life, but I absolutely cannot believe this line (Please take this in love, not in condemnation). Since I don’t know what you’ve been through, I can’t tell you what I think you meant or should have meant by this line, but I’m wondering if you really believe God abandoned you, as in he wasn’t there with you, right beside you, as you went throught whatever you went through. Sure you had to experience something obviously traumatic, but God never said he would keep us from adversity. He only promised to go through it with us. I can say with absolute certainty that whatever you went through, he was there, too.

I hope I don’t sound “preachy”, but this is a point I read about last night…and then I read this post…and I felt the need to stress this point. Someone else has probably already pointed this out to you in a much more convincing way.

Thanks for being such an open book, you really speak to me every time you open up.

By: peter

peter — Thu, 13 May 2004 20:13:25 +0000

Again, a very nice post Kari.

This looks like a job for The Bible Ass-Man.

ETA: I can’t get Peter’s link to work, so let’s see if it works this way: http://ochuk.gizzar.com/comments.php?entry_id=326 -Kari

By: trey

trey — Thu, 13 May 2004 19:15:48 +0000

to be honest.. the best moments to go to God are when you are broken down…like you say you are now… because then you can be honest with him.. and with yourself… now as for how to do that.. well.. I cant tell you that.. I can tell you how I do that.. but you reach out.. and listen in your own way.. no one can tell you (other than saying “just pray”) how to do that…
For my part.. I will pray for you.. that you will have courage in the Lord and trust him with your heart..