tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post6632336096410514747..comments2023-11-02T02:15:53.002-07:00Comments on Job's Tale: OptimistCurious Servanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11564580536911743558noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-18606155960100528352007-05-02T19:44:00.000-07:002007-05-02T19:44:00.000-07:00we are only human...we are not perfect,yes, we are...we are only human...<BR/>we are not perfect,<BR/>yes, we are going to make mistakes.<BR/><BR/>i, too, at times have lost my patience : (<BR/><BR/>but we must never forget God's love for us : )<BR/><BR/>as for Brenda...<BR/>patience, and LOTS of love.<BR/><BR/>take care my friend.<BR/><BR/>blessings.<BR/><BR/>ps<BR/>by the way, <BR/>i loved your costume! (he, he, he)Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648699375453601098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-951929876527025452007-05-02T11:48:00.000-07:002007-05-02T11:48:00.000-07:00I'm an everyday pessimist. During times of extraor...I'm an everyday pessimist. During times of extraordinary trial, I turn into an optimist and my husband thinks I'm in denial. Then when everything is back to normal, I become my usual pessimist self and my husband becomes the optimist. You have so much to deal with I don't even know what to say. I feel for your wife, too. When I was in one of my what's the point mood, my husband had me read Ecclesiastes. It's still one of my favorite books of the Bible.Bad Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540577363786819292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-86477132003199613332007-05-01T19:38:00.000-07:002007-05-01T19:38:00.000-07:00Hi C.S. -- I think I'll smile at this post. :-)...Hi C.S. -- I think I'll smile at this post. :-)<BR/>and tear, ;-)<BR/><BR/>I told my long story today to a friend this morning, I'll shorten it here. <BR/>When problems came into my life a trusted friend told me what I wasn't wanting to hear, "Just remember, Jim, when things are going bad and [you don't know who could love you or thing that anybody does], <B>God loves you</B>."<BR/>I will always remember those words that I wasn't expecting and now, more than then, I realize how fortunate I am that <B>God loves me</B>.<BR/><BR/><B>God loves you C.S.</B>.<BR/>..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-1641791937644367112007-05-01T14:02:00.000-07:002007-05-01T14:02:00.000-07:00strive to listen to His voice...it is within...as,...strive to listen to His voice...it is within...as, of course you know...<BR/>as for the whys of life...I think of the scripture that says, He causes it to rain upon the just and the unjust alike...thats just how it is on this blue sphere we live on...<BR/>things are rough...things are wonderful...God is God..all the time..and we are His, thank goodness! i wrote a little bit along these line in my blog today...Jada's Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788954125336097153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-72741882232720243542007-05-01T07:58:00.000-07:002007-05-01T07:58:00.000-07:00Thank you for sharing your optimism. Seeing onesel...Thank you for sharing your optimism. Seeing oneself in the light of reality is a good exercise in humility, but it also helps see the positive aspects. We are all imperfect, we all hear that whisper, and we all fall for it sometimes. That's part of our humanity. God loved us so much, he sent is son to live in this world and go through some really tough things. He wanted to show us that we can do it without losing our humanity. To the contrary, by following him, we can become more fully human. But he, too was tempted. He, too was desperate and frightened at one point. So much that he sweated blood. It took him a long while before he got the courage to say "not my will, but yours".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-16581016907967081212007-05-01T02:41:00.000-07:002007-05-01T02:41:00.000-07:00Oh, you are such a 'good read' on a day like today...Oh, you are such a 'good read' on a day like today when I am feeling less than human :-)<BR/><BR/>Prayers ascending for you and for all whom your heart holds dear.<BR/><BR/>God Bless<BR/><BR/>p.s. Congrats on all the bands raising so much money!ukokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676940507604813998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-39408698575768605512007-04-30T20:55:00.000-07:002007-04-30T20:55:00.000-07:00Dear Brother, you are good man and honest and humb...Dear Brother, you are good man and honest and humble. We are all made of clay and we aer living in a broken up world.<BR/><BR/>I"m glad Arun Gandhi visited your school. i read about him in our newspapersAmritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887884977787790642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-19783779592408348062007-04-30T16:58:00.000-07:002007-04-30T16:58:00.000-07:00Thank you, again, for sharing your grief. You hav...Thank you, again, for sharing your grief. You have done an admirable job of painting the picture of truth. Our lives are messy. We do get to choose how we react, even though it seems at times that we are buried under too much sadness, too much pain, too much LIFE.<BR/><BR/>God will bless you as you continue to look towards him as you trudge through this life.<BR/><BR/>You have blessed me.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119943581970095780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-86948961862751890962007-04-30T15:35:00.000-07:002007-04-30T15:35:00.000-07:00You know, God is just so good to walk through all ...You know, God is just so good to walk through all of this with you. I am very much praying for you and Brenda. I am praying so much that you both see the "bigger" picture, God's picture for your lives. <BR/><BR/>Hugs!Ms. Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296728970210715746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-26708529722025485052007-04-30T10:35:00.000-07:002007-04-30T10:35:00.000-07:00I am sorry you are struggling with all these issue...I am sorry you are struggling with all these issues. I am thankful that you remain optimistic.<BR/> There is little I can do, I know. But I remain available to you (as much as the 3,049-mile barrier allows).<BR/><BR/> JustinJudas Hatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365103842960526841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-49109987352217738732007-04-30T06:30:00.000-07:002007-04-30T06:30:00.000-07:00the "me" culture has infiltrated the church, and i...the "me" culture has infiltrated the church, and in so many different ways we're taught that, "if you do this ... then the other person will do that ..." which contradicts the free will God gave to man. I think of Amos 4 ... and II Chron 15. God wants our hearts and goes to great lengths, no ... extreme lengths ... to win our hearts to Him. But He still gives us the freedom to choose.<BR/><BR/>The more intimate with God, the more visible our humanity, and we see ourselves illuminated by holiness ... not pretty for anyone ... but we have to remember that for those of us who choose to believe, God looks at us through the blood of Jesus ... holy ... pure ... good. <BR/><BR/>As the world, and those around us, and those so very close to us, swing on that pendulum ... back and forth ... high and low ... God calls us to what you have found ... a constant awareness of Him ... His presence ... His goodness ... His sovereignty ... which fills us with inescapable joy ... in our humanity ... which He created ... and loves ... and cares for ... when we choose ... and even when we don't choose.<BR/><BR/>I believe God is an optomist. Continue to allow His love and goodness, joy and kindness, peace and gentleness, self-control and patience, and faithfulness ... to fill you, your heart, your spirit, your soul. God is so very good, and He longs to share and reveal His goodness to those who have eyes to see and ears to hear. May you always have eyes to see and ears to hear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-81376988034684570412007-04-30T05:36:00.000-07:002007-04-30T05:36:00.000-07:00First, as for children... we haven't been able to ...First, as for children... we haven't been able to have birth children and it is something that pains us, Brenda especially, every time the struggles of giving birth appear on a commercial or plot line in a movie. It is a topic I generally avoid around her. <BR/><BR/>So we adopted. For her, it hasn't been enough.<BR/><BR/>Here is something you might find interesting about trilliums...<BR/><BR/>If you grow them from seed, it will take three years for them to bloom... and an individual plant only blossoms every third year. The bulb of the plant is 18 inches below the surface! All of that is to ensure that fires don't wipe them out.Curious Servanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564580536911743558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12075278.post-89376346590073834492007-04-30T00:06:00.000-07:002007-04-30T00:06:00.000-07:00Dear Curious Servant..I think that God would disa...Dear Curious Servant..<BR/>I think that God would disagree with you and so would we, your friends,<BR/>You ARE a good man and God sees you as perfect because He sees you as you are in Jesus,<BR/>Of course on this earth, we still have that old man in us and have to be in constant battle but that won't last forever.<BR/>When Jesus comes to take us home, that will be the end of THAT!!<BR/>If your wife says that you are a good man..take her word for it.<BR/><BR/>In a way, even though you guys are having difficulty with your son, I am a little envious because Bernie and I never could have children.<BR/>You do and in the end God will surely bless this child because of your and Brenda's not only opening your home to him and his brother, but also your hearts!<BR/><BR/>I am so glad that spring is coming your way.<BR/>It is here too, and what a difference it can make in our moods, eh?<BR/>Do you know Curious Servant , that the trillium is our provincial flower? [Ontario's].<BR/>We were a never allowed to pick them when we were children.<BR/>Our's haven't come out yet.<BR/><BR/>I just love to be driving in the car with the windows wide open and my Southern Gospel music just a blaring! <BR/>So GLAD to see and feel the Spring!...God bless you and Brenda...Love TerryTerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08917338886406940158noreply@blogger.com