tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6236017686155029780.post7080281657832740739..comments2023-05-28T07:55:08.896-05:00Comments on Be About Your Fathers Business: Overcoming DiscouragementSherri Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14881063773709539588noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6236017686155029780.post-12660780640765048142009-08-29T09:55:48.960-05:002009-08-29T09:55:48.960-05:00Oh my! Girl, you are just what the doctor ordered!...Oh my! Girl, you are just what the doctor ordered! I have been battling discouragement lately, and I needed a good kick in the pants, which I just got. Thank you, you have no idea how much you helped this poor soul today!<br /><br />You are invited to join my blog:<br /><br />www.heavenlyhumor.blogspot.com<br /><br />Because even God likes to laugh...Deborah Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415814125499548149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6236017686155029780.post-26543798458258655182009-08-28T00:00:56.795-05:002009-08-28T00:00:56.795-05:00Boy, oh boy, is there a DAY when discouragement do...Boy, oh boy, is there a DAY when discouragement does not creep into everyone's brain? I bought a little book several yrs ago about showing appreciation and went thru the suggestions one by one: writing notes to favorite teachers I had in high school, taking treats to neighbors just as a hello and thank you for being a good neighbor, donating baby clothes to a local crisis pregnancy center, etc. Do you know, no one ever responded to any of those actions? None of the notes were answered, none of the neighbors started to say hello to me, the women at the crisis pg center said, "Just put them over there" and didn't even look up from their conversation. Talk about discouragement!! Three months after getting the book and thinking I had wasted my time and effort I came across Jesus's words that we are not to give publicly for the praise of men becuase that will be our only reward. We are to give in secret and let God reward us. For the first time in months I felt at least SOMEONE was paying attention -- and what a Someone!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421153137361537970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6236017686155029780.post-89993665571323434242009-08-22T10:45:37.421-05:002009-08-22T10:45:37.421-05:00Sherri,
The good news in Romans 8 that "Ther...Sherri,<br /><br />The good news in Romans 8 that "There is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus" is one I turn to when my thoughts start to stray down a road of negativity. When that begins to happen, I recite it (often out loud) to myself and after a time of recitation and meditation, I find my awareness returning in gratitude to grace that Jesus died to provide.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />Dan<br /><br />PS. If any of your readers are searching for new ways to make faith a source of power in the modern world, may I recommend the book In the Twinkle of an “I”: There is Something New Under the Son: Transforming Purpose into Character, which offers a revolutionary exploration into what it means to stand in the presence of God.<br />Visit http://www.inthetwinkleofani.comDanhttp://www.inthetwinkleofani.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6236017686155029780.post-67731713284117827622009-08-22T07:28:29.289-05:002009-08-22T07:28:29.289-05:00Wonderful, thank you for your encouragement.Wonderful, thank you for your encouragement.duopastoralehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629791757005585762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6236017686155029780.post-25464779808082462172009-08-21T17:02:49.679-05:002009-08-21T17:02:49.679-05:00thank you so. I have been so encouraged my your r...thank you so. I have been so encouraged my your recent posts.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503581063331102010noreply@blogger.com