Comments on: Sometimes "easier" is just "more difficult" in disguise

By: cathyjoy

cathyjoy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:55:32 +0000

very convicting post! jumpin’ over the easy to meet the hard straight on – scary as h#@*! but i’m tryin and your posts always help me correct my course. thank you my friend for your transparency and for letting me know i’m not the only one with a sink full of dirty dishes! (and there’s a LOT of crud to scrub off)

By: HisFireFly

HisFireFly — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:19:55 +0000

“These are the moments that convince me God is not particularly interested in our happiness. It is our holiness that’s at stake.”

Oh how we wish sometimes this wasn’t true. But. True. It. Is.

God is more concerned in sculpted us into the image of His Son than in our moment to moment happiness.

Take heart though, for when we surrender and KNOW that we are walking in His will, there is JOY that is so much deeper and profound than the mere happiness we were seeking.

I LOVE this post, thank you!

By: Abigail

Abigail — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:29:51 +0000

I don’t think I’m brave enough to feel encouraged by this yet….but thanks for nudging me closer.

By: thegypsymama

thegypsymama — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:12:16 +0000

Yea. Me too

By: thegypsymama

thegypsymama — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:11:54 +0000

If you are even on the road toward adoption or fostering then friend, I could learn a lot from YOU. That is beautiful courage. A path my parents have walked and our family has grown and been blessed in the most remarkable ways since. This post is not pressure for you; it is pressure for me. It is a reminder I needed to hear and I am always stunned when remarkable women doing remarkable things hear any echo of anything in these words for themselves.

I wish you peace as you weigh your decisions. I admire them.

By: Kristen@Moms Sharpening Moms

Kristen@Moms Sharpening Moms — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:14:18 +0000

Oooo…I wanna be a Xenia warrior at home, too! Love this! You remind me of the importance of being intentional at home…not just letting “the chips fall where they may.” So to speak!

Have a great weekend, Lisa-Jo!

By: Jo@Mylestones

Jo@Mylestones — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:45:14 +0000

So very true. Holiness, not happiness, is His aim for us. Character, not comfort. I imagine there will be plenty of time for perfect happiness, for being comfortable at His feet, when we get to heaven. For now, we plod away on the long and narrow path, the hard way….

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:30:41 +0000

I. LOVED. EVERY. WORD.
Thank you for making me think

By: thegypsymama

thegypsymama — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:03:07 +0000

Ha! I have myself on speed dial b’c I need the reminding more than anyone – writing is a big part of that. What I write is always more for me to learn out loud than it’s intended for anyone else.

By: thegypsymama

thegypsymama — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:34 +0000

Could not have put it better.