tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169592882459708734.post2069038723077993694..comments2023-05-24T11:43:18.516-07:00Comments on Alan Smith's Thought For The Day: From Bad to WorseAlan Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13352228758204726374noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169592882459708734.post-89897223719281934112009-04-24T11:20:00.000-07:002009-04-24T11:20:00.000-07:00Anonymous,
I thought about what you wrote ("Paul ...Anonymous,<br /><br />I thought about what you wrote ("Paul took pleasure in these things because he was suffering for the sake of Christ and the preaching of the gospel") even before writing this message, because it is true that most of the things listed in 2 Corinthians 11 were the direct result of Paul's commitment to Christianity.<br /><br />However, what led me to believe that not all of Alan Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169592882459708734.post-21049407094594323152009-04-24T08:49:00.000-07:002009-04-24T08:49:00.000-07:00"Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in repr..."Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong." (2 Cor. 12:10)<br /><br />Paul took pleasure in these things because he was suffering for the sake of Christ and the preaching of the gospel. I don't think Paul would have taken any pleasure in locking his keys in the car or being involved Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169592882459708734.post-12402980032489248322009-04-24T07:06:00.000-07:002009-04-24T07:06:00.000-07:00I really appreciated your article. Thank you for ...I really appreciated your article. Thank you for reminding us that our struggles, though so burdensome to us as we go through them, are light compared to Paul's, and so many others. Like Paul, we need to focus on being grateful that God is working in our lives, whether through hardships or blessings. When I focus on gratitude and God's great mercy to us, it doesn't remove the burden, but it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169592882459708734.post-2758809298366170012009-04-24T06:27:00.000-07:002009-04-24T06:27:00.000-07:00This was exactly what I needed to hear this mornin...This was exactly what I needed to hear this morning as I'm leaving in a few minutes to see my therapist. The ' thorn ' in my side is bipolar mood disorder. An illness that is not curable, but is treatable with meds and life style choices. Though I do everything I'm supposed to do to maintain wellness, I still experience a fair bit of distress in the forms of depression and anxiety. God has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169592882459708734.post-28869412063146577142009-04-24T06:24:00.000-07:002009-04-24T06:24:00.000-07:00Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Just the words I ...Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Just the words I needed to get me back on track after being in a valley for many days. "I know that I know, that I know," ....but encouraging words like yours help me "to keep on keeping on" Thank You, Father, for this kind man of God. Bless him and encourage him and take care of his family. Thank You for hearing and asnswering my prayers. Amen<br />Pat in LAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169592882459708734.post-58967689186032918762009-04-24T04:54:00.000-07:002009-04-24T04:54:00.000-07:00I on purpose did not read this yesterday. I didn'...I on purpose did not read this yesterday. I didn't want to look at 'more' going from bad to worse. Mine is rather trading the devil for the witch. But i should have remembered 'the rest of the story.....oh, that's not you Alan, oops. Better, i should have remembered that GOD IS GOOD...all the time. Today is another day and I will rejoice and be glad in it. I needed to hear this, i appreciateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169592882459708734.post-64934266745877346662009-04-23T19:22:00.000-07:002009-04-23T19:22:00.000-07:00Wow, God has really been working on me the last co...Wow, God has really been working on me the last couple of days on this very subject. Thanks, I needed that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com