tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879233168529393724.post5865422780688871838..comments2008-03-30T19:49:20.149-07:00Comments on Totally Dependent: Augustine............................................................Totally Dependenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01258697917999851458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879233168529393724.post-15910886094595375322008-03-03T08:05:00.000-08:002008-03-03T08:05:00.000-08:00No matter what happens in your life, no one can ev...No matter what happens in your life, no one can ever take from you your faith, your hope, or the love that God has filled you with. Only YOU can give them up. <BR/><BR/>In the time we live in understand that WHAT you believe, even WHY you believe, often is not enough to convince people to put their faith in Christ. Still, HOW you LIVE what you believe will make an impression that words cannot.<BR/><BR/>Feeling weak, confused, even doubtful is a sign that you are closer to Him than you likely ever have been. When you feel this the most, look to the Psalms, they will open your eyes.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752274109403161873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879233168529393724.post-27446774261242165762008-03-02T15:33:00.000-08:002008-03-02T15:33:00.000-08:00I definately understand what you are saying and I ...I definately understand what you are saying and I can relate to what you feel. Thank you so much for being so honest and humbling yourself. It's really encouraging. Now that you've taken that step let God do the rest. Even though it can be hard, take heart. God loves us and he WILL take care of it.............................................................Totally Dependenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258697917999851458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879233168529393724.post-66634411235169304982008-03-01T19:53:00.000-08:002008-03-01T19:53:00.000-08:00I feel like I can relate. I have had such a hard ...I feel like I can relate. I have had such a hard time since I have been here in Lubbock, and I oftentimes question my motives and my heart. Sometimes pain and doubt rule every thought and action of my life, and I'm trying to be a missionary!<BR/><BR/>And sometimes people make you feel worse when they assume your honesty about yourself is really humility.<BR/><BR/>One thing I must remind myself of daily is that my personal pain doesn't make God stop being God. Quite the contrary, my pain points to the fact that God has something to complete in my life. <BR/><BR/>Philippians 1:6 is my defining verse: "I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."<BR/><BR/>When I doubt God; when I try to see his face, but can't see through the fog, I hold to a hope that God started something in my life, and he will finish it. Sometimes I'm tempted to give up because I can't see my progress now, or my victory in the end. But I can recall the beginning. Check out verses like Eph. 2, 2 Tim. 2:8, and Heb. 10. We are told to remember our time outside of Christ, as well as the beginning of our walk with him. <BR/><BR/>I may know nothing else other than that God has began, and he will finish. I must learn to be content with that.<BR/><BR/>Live. Breathe. Continue. Part of being dependent on God is letting him finish the good He has started when you're too tired to keep trying.<BR/><BR/>I love you.middleeastteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124982830068521327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6879233168529393724.post-91814681713633295282008-03-01T15:57:00.000-08:002008-03-01T15:57:00.000-08:00God said, "...my power is made perfect in weakness...God said, "...my power is made perfect in weakness." (2 Cor. 12:9) I admire your honesty & humility. You have humbled yourself now let Him to do the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com