tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post3206027856624980521..comments2009-05-24T15:07:37.733-05:00Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11223803411550393632noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-80402765584864692082009-05-22T21:08:44.388-05:002009-05-22T21:08:44.388-05:00The radiologist said today that there is a 90% chance that the tumor in my wife's cervix is cancer and that after surgery they will be looking into radiation. <br />It is times like this that we learn how to stand on the word of God and draw strength from Him as well as our brothers and sisters in Christ.www.hiddentalentmusic.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177074913921659403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-54302299850784426572009-04-22T11:48:00.000-05:002009-04-22T11:48:00.000-05:00funny how the stress of trial sharpens us rather than defeats us...upside downRichhttp://www.richkirkpatrick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-32265319771620763542009-04-21T14:33:00.000-05:002009-04-21T14:33:00.000-05:00Wonderful site and great post. This touches me today especially. Just received news a few minutes ago that a friend of mine died of Cancer this morning.<br /><br />Please pray for his family. His name...Mike Grayson. <br /><br />God Bless All,<br />Milfredomilfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231123659637953171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-62877804250955232582009-04-21T09:16:00.000-05:002009-04-21T09:16:00.000-05:00What a wonderful reminder of the support we have from our Lord...when we ask and accept in Faith. Nice post and very timely for me. Blessings.Larry Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760885279092928874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-43849288774426669542009-04-20T21:59:00.000-05:002009-04-20T21:59:00.000-05:00Good job. This isn't an easy topic to address, but it must be addressed. I agree with what has been said by others. It's the celebration afterwards, that I remember the most, the newfound humility, faith, perspective and/or whatever gifts the Lord chooses to give me as a result of teaching me to stand/struggle in and through faith to the point where He is leading me to go. Thanks for the post.Lael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395551320019064590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-58413707755230081762009-04-20T21:53:00.000-05:002009-04-20T21:53:00.000-05:00Great post! Too often we are discouraged by the hard times or difficult people we encounter. Yet, in those very moments, God is working to shape us more into His image. What a great reminder!David Dominguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15578894788206480424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-74638711347780954992009-04-20T20:05:00.000-05:002009-04-20T20:05:00.000-05:00Great message. I got your link from twitter. As Christians we should live a consistant life through times of lack and times of plenty, times of sickness and times of health, times when we are happy and times when things are not going so well. Our joy and hope comes from knowing Jesus. If we stay consistant in our faith during the hills and valleys of our life we will grow in wisdom.<br />The average spiritual life of a new Christian is about two years and then something comes allong to chrush faith. The secret is to stay consistant in our faith and to have a daily relationship with God.Lewis Moorehttp://www.hiddentalentmusic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-49261657854287085642009-04-20T17:39:00.000-05:002009-04-20T17:39:00.000-05:00great post today! That's an encouragement isn't it? One thing we can be certain of in this life is trials! Not necessarily the daisies and roses Christianity that tickles the casual followers fancy, eh?<br /><br />Thanks for posting this and also for taking the time to dig into the meat of this passage as well! Not only are trials certain but so is the ever present help of God if we would but ask!Russ Huttohttp://www.russhutto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-36346839519618948832009-04-20T17:17:00.000-05:002009-04-20T17:17:00.000-05:00I love the song "Refiner's Fire" but I don't always like to be refined in the fire. :) This is the way God works though, isn't it? He turns up the heat in our lives so that the junk can be refined out! We need to trust Him completely through this process knowing that we will be more like Him in the end.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17933843864810544777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-73866484602684975932009-04-20T17:11:00.000-05:002009-04-20T17:11:00.000-05:00Great encouragement, brother. So importbt to know that it's not that God doesn't give us more than we can handle...but rather, nothing more than He can handle. We must trust and find rest in Him. Thanks again for the encouragement.Matthttp://iamsureofthis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-40923231370607171312009-04-20T17:00:00.000-05:002009-04-20T17:00:00.000-05:00I think the thing is that usually our faith isn't tried because we are unwilling to put ourselves in a place other than where we feel comfortable. God calls us beyond the comfortable to achieve His purposes. Sometimes we have to step out of the boat; James reminds us that God is there on the waters with us. Good thoughts you share.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01069876206965495249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-7191682478082241022009-04-20T16:44:00.000-05:002009-04-20T16:44:00.000-05:00Thank you so much for sharing this Craig. What encouragement I personally drew from this.shewmen.comhttp://shewmen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-62681213197172320422009-04-20T16:32:00.000-05:002009-04-20T16:32:00.000-05:00If we are never pushed beyond where we are today, we will not grow. God has an amazing way of using the ordinary - getting stuck in traffic, the unexpected bill that comes in the mail, and the unplanned sickness - to call us back to Himself. <br /><br />And it's not so much that we find "pleasure" in our struggles as much as when we survive the struggle, we treasure and celebrate the perspective we now have moving forward.<br /><br />Good thinking!<br /><br />Blessings, Ben.Ben Strouphttp://www.lifewaystores.com/domoreministrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3625203441135815476.post-69809655821157650482009-04-20T16:27:00.000-05:002009-04-20T16:27:00.000-05:00This is great encouragement! I agree we need to focus on asking in faith, and then relying on God to provide.Wesley Fryerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03502157354436518160noreply@blogger.com