Comments on PERSEVERE: Can We Praise God When We Have Tears in Our Eyes?

Hi Andrew, great to meet you! Yeah, keeping your e...

2010-01-05T08:57:27.366-05:00

Hi Andrew, great to meet you! Yeah,
keeping your eyes open and thoughts open (Isaiah 26:3) is the key. Thanks for stopping by. God bless!

Hi Lori. Greetings in Jesus Christ. I found your s...

2010-01-05T07:26:18.515-05:00

Hi Lori. Greetings in Jesus Christ. I found your site on Tamela's place and wanted to tell you how much I like your choice of life verse. That one has been a comfort to me, too. Blessings.

Hi Paige, You said something very profound..."...

2010-01-02T18:27:50.648-05:00

Hi Paige,
You said something very profound..."I am thankful that His love pushes me to praise Him more."

When we're in the midst of a trial(s), we can't see it. But that's EXACTLY how our faith and character gets strong! Excellent comment, thanks and God bless!

As I was saying in my latest entry, a year is just...

2010-01-02T18:17:25.874-05:00

As I was saying in my latest entry, a year is just too much to have somebody's faith to be shaken. Any time of the day, something can happen that can change our relationship with God. I experienced a lot of trials last year, my 2009 was full of trials. But praise God it ended just the way I want it to end, I still trust Him and I still have faith. The trials that came in my life actually strengthen my relationship with HIM. I cried so much last year but I am thankful that His love pushes me to praise HIm more.

Happy New Year Lori!
I love you and GOd bless you more and your hubby.

Hi jeleasure, This is a really good comment. By...

2010-01-01T14:36:47.965-05:00

Hi jeleasure,

This is a really good comment. By saying a relationship with God is what really matters is "right on" with everyone who knows God, but yes, it does sound callous and insensitive to those who have a different mind...very sad.

Steven Curtis Chapman is someone who knows this truth. I also think of the song, "Praise You in The Storm" by Casting Crowns...

"You are who You are... no matter where I am"

Thanks for your comment. God bless, and Happy New Year!

That is a tough question because it involves us, o...

2010-01-01T02:32:16.836-05:00

That is a tough question because it involves us, once again, the ability to look to what really matters. That is a relationship with God.

That statement sounds so callous and insensitive. Please understand, if you have something in mind that is causing pain, I don't know what it is. So, my answer to your question is kind of canned.

We pray for those times when we hurt, that God would remove the hurt. What ever the situation, be it another person's personal decission or another person's health or our personal decissions or our health, we have but one clear choice. That is to accept that we can not define God as to what His decissions are or what the outcome for another person will be regarding God's choices.

I think of Steven Curtis Chapman. Having lost his little girl in an accident involving another one of his children, how can he go on?

His music lends us insight to what he believs. He has a song that discusses a child's death being untimely. And, he says, 'we can say good bye with hope'.

Your question is difficult. I can only know what I must be able to do in those moments when I feel discouraged or hurt. I can say I don't have to continue trusting God. But, I know that is foolishness and a detriment to my eternal relationship with God and all who have entered my life.