Comments on Practical Theology for Women: Where else would I go?!

very timely, wendy. I have been struggling with so...

2011-12-12T15:07:05.143-08:00

very timely, wendy. I have been struggling with some unanswered prayers, and it is a time of faith in the fire. what will i believe about Him?

Is He enough for me? . . . yea, more than enough, I trust, even though it's hurting now. I hope I can move from the physical bread dependence, to the real Bread dependence.

Dear Wendy, My pastor has been preaching through ...

2011-12-11T13:13:02.537-08:00

Dear Wendy,

My pastor has been preaching through the book of Habakkuk, today was the last day. Incredible providence between this morning's sermon and reading this blog post. Can we indeed come to the point like Habakkuk where we can say: "Jesus you are enough for me."

Pain is searing through my arms and down my fingers as I write this comment. I have lived with constant pain since the fall of 2004, that's 7 years. The rheumatologist diagnosed it as Fibromyalgia. I have four children living with me, my oldest lives with her father in another state. And my Savior has seen me through some hard hard providences over the last year and a half.

Yes, dear sister in Christ. Jesus is more than enough. As my pastor said this morning, don't let those last verses of Habakkuk chapter 3 become a form of guilt to you. It's okay when you don't feel it, it's okay if you're still back in Habakkuk chapter 1 crying out: "How long O Lord, how long?"

In the love of Christ,
Luma

I've always found that question one of the mos...

2011-12-10T15:16:42.367-08:00

I've always found that question one of the most poignant moments in the Bible. Indeed, where else could we go except to our Savior.

Thank you, Wendy. What a timely post this was for ...

2011-12-09T07:09:31.139-08:00

Thank you, Wendy. What a timely post this was for me.

When I was 30 I read an article about a woman who ...

2011-12-08T10:17:44.692-08:00

When I was 30 I read an article about a woman who just loved to study the Bible. I asked God to make me love studying the Bible. With the pressure of a strong willed 2 year old and other difficult relatives I did turn to studying the Bible and digging out the treasure there. What a comfort to share with other Christian women what we were learning and growing in the Lord. Then when I was in my late 30's my c5 vertebra started to degenerate. I was in constant pain. I asked the Lord to send help and I decided that my work would be prayer as any other work caused more pain. I joined a Moms in Touch group and have started a prayer group at church. The pain is a "messenger from Satan" but God has used it for good. My final diagnosis was fibromyalgia. It has made me look forward to Heaven more and more!

Thank you for sharing! Well said.

2011-12-08T09:07:46.842-08:00

Thank you for sharing! Well said.

This hits me right now. I just found out that my h...

2011-12-08T08:21:02.479-08:00

This hits me right now. I just found out that my husband has 20K in student loans that he forgot about, just as we had emerged from credit card debt and started to save some money. I keep begging God to do something miraculous to take this away. He's done miracles for me in the past; why not now? I haven't read the Word or really prayed in three weeks. But, even though I'm angry at God right now, part of me KNOWS that there's no one else but Him, and I desperately need Him! Where else can I go?

Your words ring true to my heart. Many times when...

2011-12-08T07:45:41.077-08:00

Your words ring true to my heart. Many times when I have been faced with opposition I had Peters words come to my mind.

I've seen what happens to people when they turn from the ONLY source of comfort. It is heart breaking to see.

I live with chronic pain too, but I know the Lord loves me and is mindful of even the smallest events in my life. I'm so glad to have found your blog. I invite you to add your post to my Christian Womans Blog Hop at:
http://riseaboveyourlimits.blogspot.com/2011/08/christian-blog-hop.html

Thanks, Becky Jane
http://RiseAboveYourLimits.blogspot.com/

Well said! I could really relate. What I love re...

2011-12-08T06:34:03.717-08:00

Well said! I could really relate. What I love remembering is that, even when I can't see Him working, I can rest in the fact that he is always working on my behalf: praying for me, sustaining me.