tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post4569778681666329761..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: Some Days, Doubt is NormalGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-67728338725108006612013-11-13T09:27:52.937-06:002013-11-13T09:27:52.937-06:00Glynn,I missed this last week but glad I found it ...Glynn,I missed this last week but glad I found it now. Doubt is very real, but here's how a i combat it. The heart will falter, but the head is keeps me straight. When the greatest commandment says, "love the lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind," it literally means with your brain! That's why I love apologetics. Faith cannot be proven, but when facts are so solid in so many other areas, I simply cannot fall away. The church and Christians at large do not exercise their head muscle, relying instead on an overdose of emotion. David Ruperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765017700988820676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-29608169919450887022013-11-08T17:04:26.359-06:002013-11-08T17:04:26.359-06:00I have noticed with those that are care takers, th...I have noticed with those that are care takers, that the care taker usually puts-off taking care of themselves. It's like they don't notice their own decline for lack of break and support and refreshment. They usually end up taking on too much and not looking at (for some reason) the signs of their need. They don't ask for help. So it is up to others to step-in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-37995895202852678452013-11-08T16:58:48.922-06:002013-11-08T16:58:48.922-06:00All who walk in the light of faith, can see the sh...All who walk in the light of faith, can see the shadow. We know it is there, yet we also know it's best to keep our eyes on the light. <br /><br />But, when we are struggling, it is good to speak it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-2809073045693468592013-11-07T11:47:14.129-06:002013-11-07T11:47:14.129-06:00Thank you for this wonderful reminder that we are ...Thank you for this wonderful reminder that we are human- God doesn't expect us to be perfect or respond perfectly all the time (however we seem to think we should or others should).<br /><br />It's not the doubt or fear that's a sin, it's what we do with those emotions. Jesus shows us what to do- take it to God! TC Aveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686886257486186821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-10465029708453917332013-11-06T23:50:26.339-06:002013-11-06T23:50:26.339-06:00Thank you so much for these good, strong, importan...Thank you so much for these good, strong, important words, Glynn. And thanks to Maureen for hers, too. That last paragraph of hers describes so much of what we experienced when my son-in-law was dying five years ago - all of that. We need to give permission for lament, grief, doubt. Thank you for offering it here.dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11991172981000479793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-58616843892577270502013-11-06T09:11:42.759-06:002013-11-06T09:11:42.759-06:00In her interview at On Being, Nadia Bolz-Weber of ...In her interview at On Being, Nadia Bolz-Weber of the House of Saints and Sinners in Denver spoke of trying only to allow her scars to show, and not her wounds, because on seeing the latter, her parishioners would feel the need to assume the role she is there to fulfill. She noted how she makes sure she has other places for her emotional needs to be met. She has many scars... because she is human. <br /><br />As one who is still part of a cancer group, I know the stories of wanting to be strong but needing to be able to fall apart. The wounds are deep and the scars long and pain-carrying. Caregivers struggle every day with hope and faith and doubt, with needing to allow in and wanting to shut out. Darkness and light exist in the very same moment.<br />Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-12173168815339253432013-11-06T09:01:05.918-06:002013-11-06T09:01:05.918-06:00Such a wonderful reminder, Glynn. Very stirring. Y...Such a wonderful reminder, Glynn. Very stirring. You bring up such a valuable truth: living the victorious Christian life is not about hype or pretending. There truly is victory in Christ and He is forever reigning, but not everything is subject to Him yet--we are enforcing the victory He attained through His blood. Our victorious Christian life sometimes looks like doubt and fear will overwhelm us. It looks like a lot of crying and not much laughter. The hope we have though is not in our achieving anything but coming to a place of expressing the victory He has purchased. Love this, Glynn. Thank you.jasonShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420776820764592085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-42322804619167258132013-11-06T06:06:56.889-06:002013-11-06T06:06:56.889-06:00Glynn: I am a pastor so there is a certain "m...Glynn: I am a pastor so there is a certain "mask" that has to be worn. I get so tired of wearing it sometimes. I also get really tired of people pretending things are all a-okay when they are not. Honesty in the right settings brings healing. I admire this blogger you read who tells her true feelings. It's time more Christ-followers did that. Bill (cycleguy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09082407231475058958noreply@blogger.com