tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post3437978506765002517..comments2024-03-24T04:35:18.581-04:00Comments on Sunday Women: Getting Happy by Doing the MathMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05084741256488042140noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-86052030876909766722014-03-25T21:10:29.905-04:002014-03-25T21:10:29.905-04:00Thank you for the encouraging words. I appreciate...Thank you for the encouraging words. I appreciate your blog and the encouragement it offers to pastors' wives. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-38847969769371999752014-03-18T07:23:38.979-04:002014-03-18T07:23:38.979-04:00Thanks be to God for Christ, whose blood covers a ...Thanks be to God for Christ, whose blood covers a lifetime of bad decisions and whose grace makes good arise in the unlikeliest of situations! I would encourage you (if you have not already) to confess and repent of any sin, and then to pray for the Lord to work in you for His glory in this new church. Sister, I would also encourage you to meditate on His power to care for his church in every place and use that to rest in His kindness toward that church you left behind. We are weak, but He is strong.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084741256488042140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-65754102452024477992014-03-15T15:32:21.986-04:002014-03-15T15:32:21.986-04:00What about when you feel like you made a bad decis...What about when you feel like you made a bad decision? I loved our previous church and really didn't want to move, but my husband said he felt called to a completely different type of church situation/position. I think he was really burned out and discouraged, but instead of dealing with that we moved on. I regret it. Our children are very sad, I'm depressed, and I think it was all a mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-12616245564554171502013-02-15T19:41:47.504-05:002013-02-15T19:41:47.504-05:00So, I'm not a gardener, partly because it'...So, I'm not a gardener, partly because it's never been an option; but I'm really glad you asked this question because I think I understand at least part of what you're saying since the last 3 years at least have been up in the air for us. What do you do when you're never sure where you're going to be?! I can't wait to hear how Patsy and Megan share their wisdom on this subject!CristyLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410962268582246670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-35414216526793656692013-02-15T06:52:04.376-05:002013-02-15T06:52:04.376-05:00"Can you ladies writes something about how to..."Can you ladies writes something about how to live in a situation where you feel like your ministry won't last?" Yes, and thanks for the valuable suggestion. Hoping you get to plant that garden this side of heaven, too.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084741256488042140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-53523032333583621762013-02-15T06:14:31.566-05:002013-02-15T06:14:31.566-05:00Liked this simple and helpful post. Can you ladies...Liked this simple and helpful post. Can you ladies write something someday about how to live in a situation where you always feel like your ministry won't last and you'll end up moving again? We've been here for 5 years and have never felt any sense of job security. Seems like the church is on the verge of collapse all the time. I never feel free to plant a garden lest we have to move before the season is over. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-10930296892339641632013-02-13T21:53:11.101-05:002013-02-13T21:53:11.101-05:00Thanks so much for this post. Exactly what I neede...Thanks so much for this post. Exactly what I needed to hear. I appreciated the new perspective. Convicting and challenging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-28125596409754146002013-02-11T22:47:26.918-05:002013-02-11T22:47:26.918-05:00NEEDED this...not quite the sympathy I would have ...NEEDED this...not quite the sympathy I would have wanted =) ha...but just what I NEEDED (a swift kick in the behind)! And I've had "The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment" on my "To Read" list for a while. Time I turn to the bookshelf two feet away and grab it and begin reading! Thanks for posting this Megan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-17584225909270892242013-02-11T12:03:21.350-05:002013-02-11T12:03:21.350-05:00There is another aspect of this where we convince ...There is another aspect of this where we convince ourselves that other circumstances would make us happier. If things do change for what we initially think is better, we find out that our besetting sins follow us there. Sometimes we even feel worse than we did in the first place. We forget the true source of happiness.<br />Happy is the man that chooses<br />Israel's God to be his aid;<br />He is blest whose hope of blessing <br />On the Lord his God is stayed.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821591671127590449noreply@blogger.com