Comments on: Living with an unanswered question

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:39:25 +0000

When I was a young adult I lived in the response of… “I can live for days, months, years in accusation of God and men for handing me an unfair deal. Sadly, many of us live our whole lives either medicating ourselves to ease the pain or pretending it’s not there.”
I blamed my mom and my dad and my boyfriends and hated life! I used drugs and relationships to numb myself. Man, what a miserable girl.
Truly NOTHING is sweeter than God even the pain I feel now is sweeter than anything I knew before. I am not just saying that either. I truly HATED life. I can’t even express it as I felt it. I can’t even feel it like I once did.
I know struggles now. I still feel repercussions of the sin I once indulged in but I KNOW God has set me free and continues the work He began in me. I can’t wait to dance with Him on the streets that are gold!
I love Jesus so much!!!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:32:28 +0000

WOW! I love this and this Jeremy Riddle song relates to this so well…..

God moves in a mysterious way
His Wonders to perform
He plants His Footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm
Deep in unsearchable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright Designs
And works His sovereign Will

And ye fearful saints fresh courage take
The clouds you so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break in blessings
Yeah (and) in blessings (yeah)
And in blessings on your head

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense
But trust Him for His Grace
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face
His Purposes will ripen fast
Unfolding ev’ry hour
The bud may have a bitter taste
But sweet will be the flow’r
Yeah

And ye fearful saints fresh courage take
The clouds you so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break in blessings
Yeah (and) in blessings (yeah)
And in blessings on your head

Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His Work in vain
For God is His own interpreter
And He will make it plain
In His own time
In His own way yes
In His own time
In His own way

By: Heather S

Heather S — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:29:35 +0000

Its amazing to me how God can use the worst environments and situations to create some of his most powerful, and even more importantly– REAL — servants.

I find (frequently) that I have to be driven to my knees before I am humble enough and trusting enough to allow God to REALLY work in a situation. If I’m not forced to let go through a downhill series of uncontrollable things, then I seem to be fixing the situation – on my own power. I am still grateful that it WAS fixed, but not to the same point as if I were in a percieved helpless and impossible corner. God’s glory shines through both us and the situation when we give it up to Him (which, as I’ve also learned, is a great deal different than just giving up). I love to see how throughout the bible, God uses those weak, imperfect, and improbable vessels as often as the strong ones. And there is no question, in those situations, that it was God and not man who moved the earth.

By: Tank

Tank — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:56:44 +0000

Thanks for sharing Jeff. I tend to notice that I go through a few different stages when I get dealt a bad hand in life. First I go into denial, and try to convince myself that everything is fine. When I finally realise that everything is not fine, I become angry and/or frustrated. Eventually I figure out that my anger and frustration isn’t helping, and I just accept where I am at. Once I accept it, I am able to calmly move forward, and figure out how to deal with where I am at. I’m not always able to fix the situation, but I am able to at the very least give it over to God, and recognize all of the good that is in my life.

By: anni magrath

anni magrath — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:42:50 +0000

Jeff your article is humbling. I do understand pain both emotional and physical and ask WHY. Old age is not for sissies!! ….. last Sunday was awesome the Holy Spirit filled the building……….. I send up prayers for Abbey and Jennifer. Blessings on you
love anni