tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post2084030526118484896..comments2024-03-24T04:35:18.581-04:00Comments on Sunday Women: Planting a Garden, Putting Down Roots, and Cultivating Contentment When You Might Not Stay LongMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05084741256488042140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-45255996244179542022013-04-15T11:47:41.828-04:002013-04-15T11:47:41.828-04:00My dear sister,I think as pastor's wives we wo...My dear sister,I think as pastor's wives we would all join together in thanking you for such open transparency. It is a fresh reminder to us that we are sojourners in this world. Life in the ministry typically entails providences that cause us to cling less and less to this world and to fix our hope on eternity. For most of us, that pushes us outside our natural comfort zone. We all desire satisfaction, security and significance. I thank our Savior that he does not fulfill these desires in any earthly circumstance, but rather in an intimate knowledge of, and walk with Him. May he continue to sanctify us all as He sees fit to do. CatherineCatherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-68212752636103392282013-04-09T09:16:24.226-04:002013-04-09T09:16:24.226-04:00Today, I read this quote from an 1800s Scottish mi...Today, I read this quote from an 1800s Scottish minister, Andrew Bonar. "Faith has a good memory; unbelief forgets. Let us ask the Lord to give us better memories for all His benefits, that we may fix our minds on His grace, in spite of all that may happen to us." This applies to "what tomorrow brings" the pastor's wife.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821591671127590449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-88710669692481994402013-04-09T08:29:22.047-04:002013-04-09T08:29:22.047-04:00It is an encouraging post! I like that Jim Elliot ...It is an encouraging post! I like that Jim Elliot quote.<br /><br />I've often found comfort in these verses from James (especially in times of transition): Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit"—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to day, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." Here it goes hand in hand with "He is in control, He knows what he is doing, we can trust him . . ." from above.<br /><br />Praying for my friend!<br />Melinda Speecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255633552089166524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-24291284547252378702013-04-08T23:09:30.148-04:002013-04-08T23:09:30.148-04:00I appreciate the honesty of this post! Especially,...I appreciate the honesty of this post! Especially, "I know what it is like to face the facts that ministry for us has not been exactly what we thought it might be." Not only is that a lesson I've had to learn (and continue to learn) for my life in general, but even in our service to the Lord in full-time ministry. Trusting the Lord's perfect sovereignty for every detail of our life is easy to say, but sometimes difficult to walk in when we're struggling with our circumstances. I also appreciate the encouragement that "Our faithfulness in the uncertainties glorifies Him" and to "Stay grounded in His Word and in His unchanging promises." An encouraging post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-60855583026322979902013-04-08T18:05:45.948-04:002013-04-08T18:05:45.948-04:00Agreed! I passed your thanks along.Agreed! I passed your thanks along.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084741256488042140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-20925541496251622912013-04-08T12:17:55.850-04:002013-04-08T12:17:55.850-04:00Whoever wrote this article, please tell her "...Whoever wrote this article, please tell her "Thank you!" It can be so difficult to voice these struggles as a pastor's wife, but she did it in a way that honored Christ while being honest regarding the issues we each face. Uptown Froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727506778908514962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-60615362456160991102013-04-08T10:16:30.708-04:002013-04-08T10:16:30.708-04:00More love to Thee, O Christ! Thanks for having yo...More love to Thee, O Christ! Thanks for having your friend write this. It reminds me that every time we look to people or circumstances to give us contentment, we will be discontent and perhaps even afraid, even if we have the most stable of circumstances! CristyLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410962268582246670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-28077003111236843982013-04-08T08:04:47.309-04:002013-04-08T08:04:47.309-04:00Every earthly situation has some degree of uncerta...Every earthly situation has some degree of uncertainty. I often think of the words of Randy Alcorn: "You are made for a person and a place. Jesus is that person. Heaven is that place." to keep my eyes fixed on the eternal. Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084741256488042140noreply@blogger.com