tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post5791442884298151635..comments2023-09-19T09:41:24.474-04:00Comments on His Ways...are not our ways: Truth: The Real DealPaula Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948349907036852384noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-37277688597508815112008-12-25T16:27:00.000-05:002008-12-25T16:27:00.000-05:00Merry Christmas, Paula!Merry Christmas, Paula!valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506291993756087418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-11385860477372055572008-11-30T01:15:00.000-05:002008-11-30T01:15:00.000-05:00My friend,Your are indeed a gifted and talented wr...My friend,<BR/>Your are indeed a gifted and talented writter. I've so enjoyed this post. I haven't finished this part of the study, but your post has motivated me to finishe, and post even if the study is not finished. God is not through speaking to me through the study, my friends that I've made and the changing of me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks girlfriend. I love you.<BR/>CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550650176617319950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-41051629615409791032008-11-27T10:55:00.000-05:002008-11-27T10:55:00.000-05:00Happy Thanksgiving.Loves,LynnHappy Thanksgiving.<BR/>Loves,<BR/>LynnLynn - JnL4Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954741568738252878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-17132569094150779982008-11-26T16:40:00.000-05:002008-11-26T16:40:00.000-05:00Happy Thanksgiving My Friend! I was just thinking...Happy Thanksgiving My Friend! I was just thinking about you and praying for you, knowing that God has great things for you!On Purposehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288128432071679901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-2605692006160726972008-11-26T10:47:00.001-05:002008-11-26T10:47:00.001-05:00Paula, I love the diff between a soothing and heal...Paula, I love the diff between a soothing and healing balm. That is a great point to get across, esp. to teenagers, as they try different coping mechanisms (such as cutting) to deal with their sorrow. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. And thanks for all of the joy you bring to me personally in blogging! Happy Thanksgiving!2nd Cup of Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478944775613602625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-26112448524511378272008-11-26T10:47:00.000-05:002008-11-26T10:47:00.000-05:00Paula, I love the diff between a soothing and heal...Paula, I love the diff between a soothing and healing balm. That is a great point to get across, esp. to teenagers, as they try different coping mechanisms (such as cutting) to deal with their sorrow. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. And thanks for all of the joy you bring to me personally in blogging! Happy Thanksgiving!2nd Cup of Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478944775613602625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-11507920044987815192008-11-26T08:35:00.000-05:002008-11-26T08:35:00.000-05:00By the way...I agree, you are a GREAT writer. You...By the way...I agree, you are a GREAT writer. You have a gift. Never forget that my friend! I am praying for you this Thanksgiving. I don't know what your plans are but want you to feel especially loved this holiday season!!! May your loneliness be replaced with love, peace, and contentment! <BR/><BR/>We have much to be thankful for my friend even in the midst of trials. I pray that this truth pierces your heart this Thanksgiving! May you praise Jesus in all you say and do this Thanksgiving! Please know any words I write are also a reminder to me too! <BR/><BR/>Love you,<BR/>NicoleNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298677165838555844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-20406725319996076492008-11-26T08:29:00.000-05:002008-11-26T08:29:00.000-05:00Hi Paula! Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful f...Hi Paula! Happy Thanksgiving! I am so thankful for you and your friendship! You have encouraged me from the beginning of blogland! Thank you for reaching out to me!<BR/><BR/>You are right, we all have downsides to our personalities. Thank you for the reminder to embrace those, and to let them remind me that's why I need Jesus! I need His perfected work done in my life! Go to work Jesus! I am nothing without your mark on my life!!!<BR/><BR/>Love you my friend,<BR/>NicoleNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298677165838555844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-45841302283117995712008-11-25T22:01:00.000-05:002008-11-25T22:01:00.000-05:00Hey P aula,Your post really made me think...I coul...Hey P aula,<BR/><BR/>Your post really made me think...I could especially relate to the part where you said you hide your own issues so as to not burden others. I think I'm with you there...and I think it's because of a feeling of unworthiness. God is changing that in me, and I pray you, too! Love you sister, LeeLeeBird3https://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034372718549685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-13572532903191761972008-11-25T20:45:00.000-05:002008-11-25T20:45:00.000-05:00"We are missing so much by not seeing ourselves th..."We are missing so much by not seeing ourselves through His eyes"<BR/>So true Paula. I am thankful for your insights and your transparent walk with God!<BR/>PatPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727182861271334198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-61346358474988742002008-11-25T09:01:00.000-05:002008-11-25T09:01:00.000-05:00Paula, I definitely agree with Nichole....you are ...Paula, <BR/>I definitely agree with Nichole....you are an extremely gifted writer. <BR/>This post is amazing!<BR/>I love how God takes us on journeys and sometimes the journey is in the valley and a journey of waiting and growing. He is such a loving and forgiving God and I'm learning that the more time I spend with Him and with other Christian encouragers, the more fulfilled my life becomes.<BR/>I too love the blog and love the women on here. It's amazing to me how we can be so encouraged by people we may never even meet face to face (here on earth!). We have the privilege to pray for each other and intercede for them.<BR/>I love the acronym you shared for BIBLE. That's good.<BR/>Paula, you are a blessing and I pray you keep those glasses on because God has mighty things in store for you!<BR/>Love,<BR/>Valerie<BR/>P.S. About the pie plate comment...it is corning ware and I've had it since I got married over 29 years ago. I'm happy you were blessed. I used a cornbread mix for years. My grandma would make the best cornbread & I'd try it and it never was good & then I found this recipe (somewhere????) and now my hubby says it's better than my Nannie's....and that's a compliment!valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506291993756087418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-59166455070726622582008-11-25T01:51:00.000-05:002008-11-25T01:51:00.000-05:00Paula,Any woman who can post like you can, is defi...Paula,<BR/><BR/>Any woman who can post like you can, is definitely a gifted writer.<BR/><BR/>I have to admit that it has not been cold here yet. It is still in the seventies outside. I am getting so frustrated. I put on a sweater and baked some cookies today anyway...though my back slider door was open..hee hee hee.<BR/><BR/>Blessings friend.Joanne@ Blessed...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07290913410660688626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-85014932003470263962008-11-23T21:14:00.000-05:002008-11-23T21:14:00.000-05:00Paula...Beautiful truth in this post, my sister. ...Paula...<BR/>Beautiful truth in this post, my sister. I have loved every minute of this journey with you. Coming to your blog every week, I always knew that your posts would be real and honest, and I have come to appreciate that from you! I have seen God work in your life through this study, and my spirit does flip flops over that! How precious you are to Him that He would have you journey down this path for such a time as this. How blessed I am to have gotten to walk beside you during the process. <BR/><BR/>My prayer for you, Paula, is that of Romans 15:13..."May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Friend, you keep walking in the truth of His hope and you just don't know what might happen in your life!<BR/><BR/>You are loved, Paula!<BR/>Lisa :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16078650219972404293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-24351197829766095772008-11-23T06:19:00.000-05:002008-11-23T06:19:00.000-05:00Hey Paula, sorry I have been a bit scarce, lovely ...Hey Paula, sorry I have been a bit scarce, lovely post.<BR/><BR/>Well we are not in winter yet, but we will be soon, in a couple of weeks. I can't wait!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470580327314877574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-83211495933231845382008-11-23T01:28:00.000-05:002008-11-23T01:28:00.000-05:00Paula-I have noticed such a great change in your s...Paula-I have noticed such a great change in your spirit. you had been so hurt, broken and maybe even bitter, desperate for a reconnecting of your past. Now I see a women who has so replaced many of those same emotions with her love for her Lord and in doing that you are ministering to so many women. May I be so bold to say spiritual beauty has come out of your pain?!?!?! Thats truth!!<BR/><BR/>Have a blessed Thanksgiving!!<BR/><BR/>In His Graces~PamelaPamela (His maidservant)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15611570804370035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-29930382360527726432008-11-22T18:07:00.000-05:002008-11-22T18:07:00.000-05:00When I make a mistake and I have made some doozies...When I make a mistake and I have made some doozies, I don't do well at all. I punish myself severely and allow guilt and condemnation to grip my soul. It gets to the point of it being a stronghold. I think one of the biggest things for me to realize is that I really can't go back to my comfort zone of "guilt and condemnation" and be effective for God. The temptation is strong and I must lean on Him to resist it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-13999262457193395092008-11-21T11:09:00.000-05:002008-11-21T11:09:00.000-05:00i love your blog! great post. God's love is so goo...i love your blog! great post. God's love is so good!<BR/><BR/>be sure to swing by my blog! we're having a giveaway!The Pink Potpourrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081497219603322190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-17013605245559671782008-11-21T01:03:00.000-05:002008-11-21T01:03:00.000-05:00I have so enjoyed getting to know you better throu...I have so enjoyed getting to know you better through this study Paula. I love reading the insights you share and so cool you caught the titles of the beginning and end of this book. <BR/>Continue to allow God to take over your life Paula...He is just so worth the surrender, isn't He? <BR/>Can't wait until the next study. <BR/>You are awesome & beautiful!<BR/>Love,<BR/>LeliaLelia Chealeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173827811277833243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-2551609993084884622008-11-20T20:50:00.000-05:002008-11-20T20:50:00.000-05:00you said this, "When I read this, I know it to be ...you said this, "When I read this, I know it to be true but I still want to counteract that by saying we make mistakes, which can alter our temperaments and personalities from what God intended. I don’t believe I was a mistake but sometimes I feel the mistakes I’ve made have changed me and the person God intended me to be. Since God doesn’t make mistakes, I cannot say my creation was an “oops” moment of His. However, I do struggle with what He created verses what life, atmosphere, and circumstances have created or altered in His creation of me. He didn’t make a mistake with me but He has to continually correct the mistakes I make. I don’t know that the life I have and am living is wholly what He originally intended. That’s not His mistake though."<BR/><BR/>Yes! This is what I felt when I read this part of the chapter too. So well-said, Paula.<BR/><BR/>I have been so blessed through your thoughts throughout this study, friend. You have such deep insights. <BR/><BR/>I love your heart!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-39028586976689791402008-11-20T14:18:00.000-05:002008-11-20T14:18:00.000-05:00You are a beautiful writer Paula, and I am quite s...You are a beautiful writer Paula, and I am quite sure you are a beautiful person whom God created with special purpose.<BR/>Your writings, as well as your comments on my blog, have touched and blessed my heart.<BR/>It has been a pleasure traveling this journey with you. <BR/>And yes, growth has taken place.<BR/>Until the next time, CindyJoy Junktionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396533426075869292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-2904359942723812022008-11-20T06:07:00.000-05:002008-11-20T06:07:00.000-05:00Winter has arrived here in upstate New York and I'...Winter has arrived here in upstate New York and I'm not liking it!<BR/><BR/>I needed to read the statment you made...I believe it is once we fully reach our brokenness that God uses us. <BR/><BR/>It gives me hope for my prodial son,who is so broken. Your words have remined me...God uses the broken.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204911845335416211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-90252873082422355772008-11-19T20:52:00.000-05:002008-11-19T20:52:00.000-05:00I love what you say about brokenness. I think that...I love what you say about brokenness. I think that brokenness is one of the most beautiful things in the body of Christ. If we allow Him to shine through our broken vessels, He will use our brokenness and make something eternal and beautiful out of our pain. Praise Him.<BR/><BR/>So blessed to have been on this journey with you!<BR/>Darlene{darlene}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17310243306735564898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-45914027326470703472008-11-19T10:45:00.000-05:002008-11-19T10:45:00.000-05:00Beautiful post. Not winter here yet, sunny and wil...Beautiful post. Not winter here yet, sunny and will be 74 today, as much as I long for cold weather, I am very satisfied with it not being 90 or above.Abba's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767509274414354333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-52798557209226559022008-11-19T10:43:00.000-05:002008-11-19T10:43:00.000-05:00Your writing is beautiful, Paula! It is HIS gift ...Your writing is beautiful, Paula! It is HIS gift to you - to express how to walk with HIM through heartache and pain and loss.<BR/><BR/>It's authentic so others can identify - sometimes we walk with HIM in joy and full submission and sometimes we grow weary and sad - that is real life here and HE knows our hearts. The women who read your blog and your heart take away encouragement for another day.<BR/><BR/>The comment you left on my blog is precious. I too struggled with the big "BUT WHY??" If HE could have stopped it and HE didn't..why?<BR/><BR/>I wanted to believe that HE was there watching in horror but was unable to stop the enemy from his assault on me. That was a stumbling block to me for so long!<BR/><BR/>If HE is all powerful, Sovereign and above all things...HE could have not allowed it - yet HE did and did that mean HE didn't care at all?<BR/><BR/>I know now that HIS ways are higher and what I don't understand down here...I will see it clearly one day. <BR/><BR/>This is "just a little while" here and we have no idea of what awaits us there...not clouds and harp playing...all things made new and in perfect order under HIM.<BR/><BR/>I love you, Sweet Girl!<BR/>TeriTeriAnnElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834866295066332351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689868815257965373.post-7961555228127479492008-11-19T09:32:00.000-05:002008-11-19T09:32:00.000-05:00Paula~Your thoughts are deep........you have writt...Paula~<BR/>Your thoughts are deep........you have written so much that I must ponder. I think YOU should write a book! Is that on your heart? You have a message to share. I pray that the Lord will continue to bless the works of your hands!<BR/>Love to you,<BR/>CheriCheri Bunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164308430243574427noreply@blogger.com