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Comment on 12 Years by thistletownbaptist

thistletownbaptist — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:25:22 +0000

What takes more faith – getting everything you ask God for and therefore believing in Him, or hearing Him say “no” and believing that His way is best? Right. I don’t think it is wrong to want to be more like God and it is not wrong to want to be perfect. But it is wrong to think that we will get all those things and more on this side of glory. Many of us often confuse what God gives us now with what He promises to give us later. It is after Jesus returns that there is no more sickness, pain, sorrow or death – and not before.

And if we want to know all the answers then we are wanting to be, not like God, but to be God. That job is taken and we wouldn’t fill it so well. Having all the answers demands no faith at all and neither would having all the power. I think when it comes to healing that God has the same purposes in healing and in not healing. It is stated in John 9:3, which I will not quote because you have a Bible. Can God be glorified in sickness? Can He be glorified in health? So yes, it is up to Him.

Not everyone in the Bible we find sick was healed. How many people were sick in John 5:3? How many did Jesus heal – verse 10?

Gotta go.

Comment on 12 Years by KayTee

KayTee — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:07:01 +0000

Do we live in a period of “miracles?” I chose to believe that we do because to believe otherwise would to me mean that God cannot do anything and everything. I am wishing I had the kind of faith that the women in todays story had…the kind that allowed her to be healed. Oh but wait…there I go again, blaming myself for not being good enough for God. I’ve done that a lot. I’ve always thought if I would just be better, if I would just pray more, if I would just……then God would heal me. Today I can’t believe that. God choses to heal whom he choses to heal. Yes He is able to show great mercy and grace to all, and does, but it looks different for every person. I used to feel jipped and so disappointed with myself and God because He would not heal me. Today, I chose to believe that God is certainly able to heal me but only in the way that He choses, not the way in which I want it to look. Today I have stopped looking for the “zap” cure and have started to surrender to His will daily in whatever that looks like. In my illness, He shows great mercy and grace to me, teaching me that I am not in control. I am so not theologically smart and have struggled a lot in years gone by as to why I am not healed and made whole when I continually ask. Someone reminded me this week that my idea of whole is probably to be perfect which means I am asking to be like God. hmmmm Interesting…guess God knows what He’s doing with me. He knows me better than I know myself. He knows what would happen if he healed my disease completely….the way “I” want Him to.

Comment on Immeasurably Great by sanfordfromtheinsideout

sanfordfromtheinsideout — Fri, 04 May 2012 12:52:53 +0000

Wow! Thank you for giving me a glimpse of our glorious God — I led me to worship!

Comment on Ken Brandt by Eleanor Thompson

Eleanor Thompson — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:10:59 +0000

Good story, Ken!

Comment on Wasted Depression by The Power of Grace During Depression « Schizophrenia.Christianity.Hope.

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Comment on PRN by Kaytee

Kaytee — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:13:16 +0000

Hope you and Heather get the refreshment you need. We’ll be expecting pictures on your post when you get back. Maybe a before and after would be good so we an see how you perk up!

Comment on Getting Help by john

john — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:02:35 +0000

This is a great comment that forces me to think about the “Big church” mentality that has taken hold of me over the years. I recall attending a men’s breakfast where 200 guys showed up, and I was slighted because the Pastor didn’t speak to me. Or the case where after 5 years attending, I never even met the man. Upset because at gatherings the “elite” of the church always sit together, and that after a life of being in such groups, to not be with them just seemed weird.

Not long ago I prayed that the Lord would humble me. I asked that He not take away my job, having been through that humiliation twice in my career, and He has heard my cry in ways I cannot relate here. Ways that include becoming aware that it’s not about me at all. It’s all about Him. If I chaired or coordinated a church meeting or event and the only person who showed up was Jesus, would I be insulted, depressed, or frustrated? Often He IS the only attendee, and that has to be the only reward I should be happy with.

Great post, Ken, as usual.

Comment on Getting Help by Norma

Norma — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:01:37 +0000

I have been to many prayer meetings where I have been one of two or even alone. Always the Lord blesses with a word that speaks directly to my heart. I currently attend a Bible study where there are four of us — sometimes five — but I am grateful because I learn so much more and feel more encouraged to speak in a smaller group.
Thank you God for this Pastor’s ministry — where two or three are gathered You are always there.

Comment on And Can It Be by thistletownbaptist

thistletownbaptist — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:28:26 +0000

Ah Janilee. You should have been in church on Good Friday. Heather and Lois and I sang “Had it not been”. It was hard not to imagine him standing right there next to me.

Comment on And Can It Be by Janilee

Janilee — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:41:44 +0000

Thank you. I cannot hear this hymn without thinking of at least 2 voices I know well, that are singing it in heaven with a smile and enthusiasm.