tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post114615060222880646..comments2023-10-22T09:41:52.454-05:00Comments on TSSO: Becoming....not being....karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04203594257221430139noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146605342591890182006-05-02T16:29:00.000-05:002006-05-02T16:29:00.000-05:00awesome idea, Bob....although you know you already...awesome idea, Bob....although you know you already minister to those with chronic illness...do you get ministered TO? <BR/>Ministers sometimes don't get ministered to!<BR/>I go to a Tinnitus support group..I can handle that..the lupus group I went to scared me and depressed me....but a PRAYER and support group for chronically ill people is a great idea. I guess I'd start with an ad or flyers to get the word out. You might only start with one or two, but I can almost guarantee you'd build a large body of people who could help one another. I'd come!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203594257221430139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146523176159982002006-05-01T17:39:00.000-05:002006-05-01T17:39:00.000-05:00I agree 1000% with this ...I need to give up guilt...I agree 1000% with this ...<BR/><BR/><I>I need to give up guilt about leaving church</I><BR/><BR/>... mainly because you never left ... how can you leave a body :)<BR/><BR/>I have been thinking about starting a monthly support group or prayer meeting for people with chronic pain or illness. Know of anyone doing something like this? Sounds good but I dont know if anyone would come. What do you think? Any ideas?kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146275519454131452006-04-28T20:51:00.000-05:002006-04-28T20:51:00.000-05:00Larry, thanks for your words...I love to hear from...Larry, thanks for your words...I love to hear from you.<BR/>C: Yep...all those are my fears...and no, some things are not our choice...I don't think that's what that word was all about. It's, I think, about how we handle it...our attitude toward our afflictions, our handling of what we get, our treatment of our bodies, etc.<BR/>Sweet Cs...you've had much thrown at you that's not your choice. I admire the way you've handled all of it.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203594257221430139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146265780896876552006-04-28T18:09:00.000-05:002006-04-28T18:09:00.000-05:00We are here for each other. Paige, email me whenev...We are here for each other. Paige, email me whenever you need, please. You are going through so much.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203594257221430139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146263389102506042006-04-28T17:29:00.000-05:002006-04-28T17:29:00.000-05:00We are a support for each other. Reminding us all ...We are a support for each other. Reminding us all what we need; may be speaking to some one else what they needed. I have been mumbling in my mind & heart how I have no one (friend/family who ever) to really tell my woes to. You have reminded me that He is there He wants me to come to Him & lay it before Him. Thanks again Karen for your words. God bless you & keep you... Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702664099837224184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146242859634628102006-04-28T11:47:00.000-05:002006-04-28T11:47:00.000-05:00I remember from the early days of being a follower...I remember from the early days of being a follower of Jesus so many people sweating so much trying to find the will of God for their lives. The implication was always that if nothing clear came though they weren't praying enough, or in the wrong way, or there was "sin in their lives." The cocept was one of the rocks that sank my first steps on the waves with Jesus.<BR/><BR/>Years later when he picked me up I decided to just cut through all the assumptions. "God, if you want me to do your will, you're going to have to make it clear to me." Well, it seems that the first step on that path was beginning to learn who God really is under the very thick layers of belief and assumption and hand-me-down teaching.<BR/><BR/>After that process was well established--turns out that God is really simple "God is love" and also incomprehensibly complex in the outworking of that love--I began to wonder again about the "will of God" thing again. The chuch says we should all be firebrands.<BR/><BR/>Well, I wasn't born a firebrand. Or at least, I was born a quiet firebrand. Where would I fit in the wonderful new world described by the church? God said "Never mind. You follow me." What a weird trail that has been, but it's beginning to make some sense. First I learned about God. Now I'm learning to love. This is difficult for me. Jesus is the model for me and it's interesting to look at his life. Each response he made was different, is different to this day. Each of us is unique.<BR/><BR/>I think it was St. Augustine who said "First, love God with all your heart. Then, do anything you want." The logic is there. If your heart is really following Jesus you can't do anything wrong.<BR/><BR/>The hard part is following Jesus into the land he introduces me to. It's much harder to do this than to follow rules.<BR/><BR/>I don't know how this differs from slavery, but it does. A slave of Jesus is a special kind of slave, I guess.<BR/><BR/>All I know is that God loves us in a way that none of us knows much about. He kept me alive for all those years I denied him, until I was in a place where I'd finally listen.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry you're in so much pain. I can't comprehend of going on living under those conditions; pain terrifies me. Life is barely worth living for me as it is, and if I had your pain I'd just quit. I admire your tenacity and love for life.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516546812702049831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146235083276951532006-04-28T09:38:00.000-05:002006-04-28T09:38:00.000-05:00Thinking of you and praying for you, Karen. I adm...Thinking of you and praying for you, Karen. I admire your honesty and the courage it takes to bear your soul. I am very blessed to have you as one of my blog friends. Glad you're doing better today. :)Mark Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164695468139415570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146169012855314302006-04-27T15:16:00.000-05:002006-04-27T15:16:00.000-05:00}}}}wiping misty, happy tears{{{..and I love my B'...}}}}wiping misty, happy tears{{{<BR/>..and I love my B's! :-}<BR/>Thank you all.<BR/>I had a much better day today. It's good to let stuff out.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203594257221430139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146164557604925622006-04-27T14:02:00.000-05:002006-04-27T14:02:00.000-05:00Oh Sweet Karen, I do feel your pain - literally. ...Oh Sweet Karen, I do feel your pain - literally. Fibro affects ever aspect of our lives because the pain becomes the center of it all....I know how that feels. Wanting to walk away from your own body and leave it behind for just a while to get some relief.<BR/><BR/>Even knowing know Jesus is right there does not take the pain away.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for what you shared here today. THere are loving arms around you from me and our amazing blogger friends. I wrote on my blog that I wished I could give you a hug today. <BR/><BR/>Lately The journey of life has been extremely challening for almost everyone I know...but none of us has to go it alone.<BR/><BR/>B<BR/><BR/>Hey you have three B's that love ya right here on this comment page!Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146161747848853922006-04-27T13:15:00.000-05:002006-04-27T13:15:00.000-05:00Thanks, B's....It's weird that I can confess these...Thanks, B's....It's weird that I can confess these things, I'm not that open, really...but I know you can all relate, and have kind hearts and loving ears to hear. You are in my prayers for your needs, as well.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04203594257221430139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146161052212187362006-04-27T13:04:00.000-05:002006-04-27T13:04:00.000-05:00Wow, Karen. I'm glad you started letting things o...Wow, Karen. I'm glad you started letting things out and feel free to express your fears. We always keep our fears stuffed deep down inside of us, and it destroys us. Jesus said that the Word of God, for some, will be strangled out by the worries (fears) of this world. Right there with ya.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing and I'll keep you in my prayers.<BR/><BR/>B~Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607997312883343908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19314545.post-1146154209395092772006-04-27T11:10:00.000-05:002006-04-27T11:10:00.000-05:00Thanks Karen and yes I needed that word as well......Thanks Karen and yes I needed that word as well......'the choice is yours' and I choose Him....I see the world as full of choices and just like Adam and Eve in the garden there's only the one bad one.....but how can that be you know that Him and His will could be our everything ....the choice is ours but BOY when we choose Him.......praying for you and your comfort in Him in everything you are in....bGigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805941956462456865noreply@blogger.com