tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160912062062014535.post2935709023368746311..comments2022-10-24T17:26:13.367-04:00Comments on shadowwonder: Hope QuestionsAnne Lowry Pharrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08936439860287586309noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160912062062014535.post-19467089421097794862012-07-01T15:59:34.638-04:002012-07-01T15:59:34.638-04:00Lynden--Thanks so much for reading, and for leavin...Lynden--Thanks so much for reading, and for leaving a note. I have a long way to go in so many ways, but if I can encourage even one person with my little blog venture, I am grateful.<br /><br />Blessings to you in the journey.Anne Lowry Pharrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936439860287586309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160912062062014535.post-31058524039855126692012-07-01T15:55:06.022-04:002012-07-01T15:55:06.022-04:00Hello, Anne - just found this entry in checking ou...Hello, Anne - just found this entry in checking out your blog and I so appreciate your thoughts here! Thank You for sharing your heart - I needed this - today...<br />Lynden<br />http//aneleganttouch-lynden.blogspot.comLynden Blossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203861588329848409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160912062062014535.post-34374165046592042492012-05-01T09:27:23.977-04:002012-05-01T09:27:23.977-04:00I just re-read this, Anne. And I get it. it real...I just re-read this, Anne. And I get it. it really is easier and safer to stay in the land of doubt and not claim the promises God has given us through His word and to us specifically. When I have claimed His personal promises to me, it has often been followed by years and years of waiting, wondering, and, yes, disappointment. To date, a couple of His personal promises to me remain unanswered. But while simultaneously holding onto the hope of His promises and trusting in a God that is true, my faith has matured. I've learned to let go of the fear that God will look bad if a promise I have claimed "doesn't come true." I've learned to trust Him more in the disappointment as I catch glimpses of what He might be doing. I hold onto the promises when I read about other God followers in the Bible (like the ones you mentioned) who were promised things and went through years and years of living lives that looked completely devoid of His promise - until in the eleventh hour He accomplishes it. It always seems that God's timing is so far from our timing and His ways beyond what I can ever imagine. But those stories help me hold on and believe. Lately, as I am getting older, I have even accepted that perhaps His promise to me will not be complete until I see Him face to face. And while that is disappointing on some level, it has made me look forward to the end where I think it may all begin. Does that make any sense? Thanks for all your thoughts - that help my thoughts. Thanks for reading the devotional - even if you never get past Day One! Love you friend. eileen (ps. That old hymn "Standing On The Promises of God" is now in my head...haven't thought of it in decades. Interesting.)Eileen Sommihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891518840491481943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160912062062014535.post-35455551300603430442012-04-24T23:33:58.099-04:002012-04-24T23:33:58.099-04:00He promises Himself. He's the promised Rest.He promises Himself. He's the promised Rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8160912062062014535.post-90733492514561642982012-04-23T05:48:05.873-04:002012-04-23T05:48:05.873-04:00Wow, Anne. So thought provoking. I have to fight...Wow, Anne. So thought provoking. I have to fight to believe the promises He has for me. That is my biggest battle. I want Him to find faith in me. Not fear or doubt. This is my fight. Doubt is so much easier. And appealingly safer. Mmm. Off to think and pray on this. Thank you again.Becky Crenshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261582367085221326noreply@blogger.com