tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839166725932740910.post6019252082057688032..comments2023-03-27T06:33:06.953-07:00Comments on the mcg family: unfailedKristen McGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431537660260554731noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839166725932740910.post-26152034320497100962009-10-30T17:31:39.273-07:002009-10-30T17:31:39.273-07:00Kristen,
I want you to know how much I appreciate ...Kristen,<br />I want you to know how much I appreciate your honesty and sharing. I love being able to see people determine to come out of really hard, hurtful situations by depending on God even when we don't understand Him. He truly is the only One who never fails us!<br />I'm praying for you and your family.heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479870037426562320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839166725932740910.post-22991054414423010652009-10-27T20:56:46.175-07:002009-10-27T20:56:46.175-07:00Wow! What cool comments. God loves you so much. ...Wow! What cool comments. God loves you so much. Thanks for sharing your heart, being honest, and listening to God.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06844572794915156184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839166725932740910.post-57293567106716059542009-10-27T06:57:30.681-07:002009-10-27T06:57:30.681-07:00Hi Kristen,
I stopped by Alyssa's and she was ...Hi Kristen,<br />I stopped by Alyssa's and she was on the phone with you and had been talking about this blog. It reminded me of the 2nd chapter in the book "Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow" so I revisited that portion of the book this morning. Here is what the author, a mother who had two infants go home to the Lord within 6 months of birth, would hear Jesus speak into her sorrow and thus the book was written to share His ministering words. Each chapter is based upon specific Words of Jesus in the Bible and then she ends with what she heard from the Lord as she waited upon Him. I'd like to share that prayer of Jesus' with you as it relates so well to what you've written...<br /><br /><br />"Just as I prayed for you when I was on earth, I am interceding for you before the throne of God, now and forever. In your utter weakness and deepest despair, when you don't have the words or the will to ask for what you need, my Holy Spirit is praying for you with the kind of passionate groaning for which there are no words.<br />You can be confident that God will say yes to what the Spirit prays for you, because He always pleads for God to accomplish His perfect will for your life. He is at work in you and on your behalf, tearing down the walls of your resistance to God's will. <br /><br />The answer to the Spirit's prayers may not be what you would ask for on your own, but don't you want our Father's will to be done in your life more than you want to get what you want? Remember that He will cause everything in your life to work together for your ultimate good.<br /><br />I hear your prayers, asking for your path to be smooth and asking the Father to bless your plans with success. But I have to tell you, that is not how I am praying for you. I love you too much for that. I am praying that when your plans go awry and your efforts fail, your faith will not. I am asking the Father to give you the good gift you have asked Him for - more of my Holy Spirit at work in the inerior of you life and character.<br /><br />I am praying that you will walk in the truth and complete the work that has been entrusted to you - not so you can revel in the glory, but so you can experience the joy of giving the glory back to me. I am praying that the truth of my Word will teach you and refine you, even though that refining may be painful, because I know your greatest happiness will come as you become holy as I am holy.<br /><br />The day is coming when you will see and share in the glory I have shared with My Father since before Creation. I'm praying that God will purify you and protect you until that coming day."<br /><br />He IS being glorified in you! All praise be to Him who is the Lifter of our heads, the Comforter, and the Strength of our lives.<br />Love,<br />JeannieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839166725932740910.post-51628067205925520732009-10-27T05:11:26.922-07:002009-10-27T05:11:26.922-07:00I felt deja vu reading your words: "just beca...I felt deja vu reading your words: "just because God could heal JD didn't mean that He would." It's a HARD understanding, isn't it? I've never heard anyone else articulate it that way, and I've written almost exactly the same thing many times. It took me a long time to really believe God DID actively heal people today, and then to realize that he CAN but might NOT really shook me for a while. My mom was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer over a year ago, and we're blessed that she's in remission right now, but I've struggled with this same thought. <br /><br />You don't know me, but I'm praying for you and your family. I wish I had wonderful words of comfort and wisdom, but all I know is your words bring ME comfort. God uses you in a mighty way to reach people, and I hope you will always continue to share your heart and your faith so openly. It's so glorifying to God and honoring to your brother. Thank you.Kelly O'Dell Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326558030573633652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839166725932740910.post-7262185222211708412009-10-26T18:52:32.589-07:002009-10-26T18:52:32.589-07:00wow, kristen. thanks for sharing. i appreciate the...wow, kristen. thanks for sharing. i appreciate the honesty, but also the perspective. your focus is certainly in the right place and that continues to minister to everyone around you...praying for you always, dear.staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220470799784299948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839166725932740910.post-581638277205304792009-10-26T15:38:32.838-07:002009-10-26T15:38:32.838-07:00How right you are. I hate all of this, but I told...How right you are. I hate all of this, but I told someone tonight who was also visiting JD's grave - God is so much smarter than I am. He knows what I didn't. I can only cling onto that..... Love you honey! MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1839166725932740910.post-27192707476967355182009-10-26T12:39:04.866-07:002009-10-26T12:39:04.866-07:00Wow. That was so insightful and wise. I can alread...Wow. That was so insightful and wise. I can already see how the Lord is using this to grow you, your faith, and your witness for HIS glory. For that He should be praised, no?Sarah Gutierrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18243452354713536888noreply@blogger.com