Comments on: Scars – Acquainted http://www.angiewashington.com/2010/03/scars-acquainted/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:02:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: @ngie http://www.angiewashington.com/2010/03/scars-acquainted/comment-page-1/#comment-5627 @ngie Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:56:17 +0000 http://www.angiewashington.com/?p=2960#comment-5627 Anita mi amiguita, thank you for your true words. Why are we trained to think that dark times are evidence of failure of faithlessness? I am so glad to know that you have not left His side even in the hard times. Let's hold fast to His hand. Anita mi amiguita, thank you for your true words. Why are we trained to think that dark times are evidence of failure of faithlessness? I am so glad to know that you have not left His side even in the hard times. Let’s hold fast to His hand.

]]> By: annie http://www.angiewashington.com/2010/03/scars-acquainted/comment-page-1/#comment-5626 annie Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:39:22 +0000 http://www.angiewashington.com/?p=2960#comment-5626 I have been learning a *bit* about this, yes. And I totally identify with you as well. I wanted to learn the best way. To me, that was learning the easy, painless, happy way <i>before</i> anything happened so that I didn't have to walk the 'painful' path. But yes, I have learned some of what the valley looks like. And I've learned that the valley is not the absence of God, or the lack of fellowship, or loss of wisdom. Quite the opposite; the valleys are actually <i>designed</i> of God, just as well as the level plains and the mountaintops. I have learned SO much that is good and rich and life-giving in my valley. I have learned how to truly <i>see</i> the suffering. I have learned how God sees the suffering. (Is that too broad? A bit of how God sees it perhaps?) God allowed a powerful and painful occurrence to happen the other day that gave me a whole new perspective on Him. I want to blog about it, but got stuck trying ... perhaps I should try again. I have been learning a *bit* about this, yes. And I totally identify with you as well. I wanted to learn the best way. To me, that was learning the easy, painless, happy way before anything happened so that I didn’t have to walk the ‘painful’ path. But yes, I have learned some of what the valley looks like. And I’ve learned that the valley is not the absence of God, or the lack of fellowship, or loss of wisdom. Quite the opposite; the valleys are actually designed of God, just as well as the level plains and the mountaintops. I have learned SO much that is good and rich and life-giving in my valley. I have learned how to truly see the suffering. I have learned how God sees the suffering. (Is that too broad? A bit of how God sees it perhaps?)

God allowed a powerful and painful occurrence to happen the other day that gave me a whole new perspective on Him. I want to blog about it, but got stuck trying … perhaps I should try again.

]]> By: Carin http://www.angiewashington.com/2010/03/scars-acquainted/comment-page-1/#comment-5625 Carin Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:09:35 +0000 http://www.angiewashington.com/?p=2960#comment-5625 That is victory and glory to God right there, preach the gospel and use words if necessary. Live out the grace, the love, the forgiveness, the victory, the truth in our lives given to us by God. None of us is perfect but when we are living in victory and loving our neighbors, lives are changed, families are changed, communities are changed and God...well God gets the glory and we get to spend eternity in heaven with him and my daughter Gillian and Quesito, and ... That is victory and glory to God right there, preach the gospel and use words if necessary. Live out the grace, the love, the forgiveness, the victory, the truth in our lives given to us by God.
None of us is perfect but when we are living in victory and loving our neighbors, lives are changed, families are changed, communities are changed and God…well God gets the glory and we get to spend eternity in heaven with him and my daughter Gillian and Quesito, and …

]]> By: @ngie http://www.angiewashington.com/2010/03/scars-acquainted/comment-page-1/#comment-5624 @ngie Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:29:47 +0000 http://www.angiewashington.com/?p=2960#comment-5624 Carin, the gal who came to me and spurred the idea for this series by asking me for the teaching is a member of our church and actively involved in leadership. I have had a few purposeful conversations with her about their loss. I know that some people become bitter and hateful towards God when hardships come so I wanted to help her through that if that was the case. So I asked her directly what her feelings were towards God. She said that she felt closer to Him than ever before. She also shared that her faith was more resolute than ever and she was determined to finish her race because she wanted to be able to meet "quesito" (the name their 2 year old son had affectionately been calling the baby in mamas belly) in eternity. Carin, the gal who came to me and spurred the idea for this series by asking me for the teaching is a member of our church and actively involved in leadership. I have had a few purposeful conversations with her about their loss. I know that some people become bitter and hateful towards God when hardships come so I wanted to help her through that if that was the case. So I asked her directly what her feelings were towards God. She said that she felt closer to Him than ever before. She also shared that her faith was more resolute than ever and she was determined to finish her race because she wanted to be able to meet “quesito” (the name their 2 year old son had affectionately been calling the baby in mamas belly) in eternity.

]]> By: Carin http://www.angiewashington.com/2010/03/scars-acquainted/comment-page-1/#comment-5623 Carin Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:44:23 +0000 http://www.angiewashington.com/?p=2960#comment-5623 You know I am struck that before time began, he knew that my daughter Gillian would never live here on earth with me and her family, yet there is a plan and a purpose for her life, for our grief...Jesus died on that cross so we would have full access to God as adopted children as co-heirs with Christ. That we would have eternal life and that we can one day be re-united with loved ones in heaven. God bless you Angie, Carin You know I am struck that before time began, he knew that my daughter Gillian would never live here on earth with me and her family, yet there is a plan and a purpose for her life, for our grief…Jesus died on that cross so we would have full access to God as adopted children as co-heirs with Christ. That we would have eternal life and that we can one day be re-united with loved ones in heaven.
God bless you Angie,
Carin

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