Comments on: March 4: The way out http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/march-4-the-way-out/ Advent and Lenten devotions by Goshen College students, faculty and staff Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:56:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Loretta http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/march-4-the-way-out/#comment-789 Loretta Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:08:08 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=583#comment-789 Thank you for this devotional. Both the verses and what you had to say were interesting. I think that I will continue to ponder on them this weekend because there is much to be gleaned, and Paul explicitly states that the account of the Israelites was written to be an example to us. Thank you for this devotional. Both the verses and
what you had to say were interesting. I think that
I will continue to ponder on them this weekend because
there is much to be gleaned, and Paul explicitly states
that the account of the Israelites was written to be
an example to us.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/march-4-the-way-out/#comment-788 Jennifer Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:30:16 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=583#comment-788 Bill, amen, amen and AMEN! Bill, amen, amen and AMEN!

]]> By: Fr. Bill Pounds http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/march-4-the-way-out/#comment-787 Fr. Bill Pounds Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:01:40 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=583#comment-787 "God is faithful and will not let you be tested beyond your strenght" is salient, but we must be graceful in the context in which we give this out. It can and is often used as a formula to dodge the real suffering and angust in the live of folks. Perhaps it needs to be used with the cry of the psalmist "Be gracious to me O Lord, for I am languishing; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror...O Lord...how long? “God is faithful and will not let you be tested beyond your strenght” is salient, but we must be graceful in the context in which we give this out. It can and is often used as a formula to dodge the real suffering and angust in the live of folks. Perhaps it needs to be used with the cry of the psalmist “Be gracious to me O Lord, for I am languishing; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror…O Lord…how long?

]]> By: Tony http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/march-4-the-way-out/#comment-786 Tony Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:54:21 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=583#comment-786 Thanks, Ben, for this reminder about God not giving us more than we can handle. Thanks, Ben, for this reminder about God not giving us more than we can handle.

]]> By: Elaine http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/march-4-the-way-out/#comment-785 Elaine Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:05:28 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=583#comment-785 Answering Sandy: Don't "do" anything. Walk your talk and live your belief so as to be a model for this person. Be a model of living with God in your life. Don't forget change doesn't happen for us or others in our time, but in God's time only. Answering Sandy:

Don’t “do” anything. Walk your talk and live your belief so as to be a model for this person. Be a model of living with God in your life. Don’t forget change doesn’t happen for us or others in our time, but in God’s time only.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/march-4-the-way-out/#comment-784 Sandy Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:00:10 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=583#comment-784 Is it right to give up on someone who's not living by GOD, and you keep telling them to have faith and keep the faith, but they seem to have not faith at all. And you are doing the praying and singing and keeping the faith that all shall come to pass, but this person somehow seem like that have just given up and do not want to keep GOD in him. What do I do, give up and stop or just keep on telling this person that GOD has the first and last word???? Tell me what to do. Is it right to give up on someone who’s not living by GOD, and you keep telling them to have faith and keep the faith, but they seem to have not faith at all. And you are doing the praying and singing and keeping the faith that all shall come to pass, but this person somehow seem like that have just given up and do not want to keep GOD in him. What do I do, give up and stop or just keep on telling this person that GOD has the first and last word???? Tell me what to do.

]]> By: Beth http://www.goshen.edu/devotions/march-4-the-way-out/#comment-783 Beth Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:06:17 +0000 http://blog.goshen.edu/devotions/?p=583#comment-783 This verse cracks me up, lays me low and gives me hope, all at once! It cracj=ks me up because the writer gets alll "chicken - necky", saying, "if you think you are standing, watch out that you don't fall". A sober warning about hubris. I felt very humbled by this warning - so much of the time I think I am doing just fine, great even, when I should be looking to GOd, and thanking Him for this life - everything I have. Finally, the writer gives us the way out, that even through your trials is hidden the way out, and I think the way to spiritual growth and greater union with God. This verse cracks me up, lays me low and gives me hope, all at once! It cracj=ks me up because the writer gets alll “chicken – necky”, saying, “if you think you are standing, watch out that you don’t fall”. A sober warning about hubris. I felt very humbled by this warning – so much of the time I think I am doing just fine, great even, when I should be looking to GOd, and thanking Him for this life – everything I have. Finally, the writer gives us the way out, that even through your trials is hidden the way out, and I think the way to spiritual growth and greater union with God.

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