Comments on: When Believers Stumble: Worry http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/02/when-believers-stumble-worry_27.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:29:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Weekend Fisher http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/02/when-believers-stumble-worry_27.html#comment-1822 Weekend Fisher Thu, 02 Mar 2006 04:29:00 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=204#comment-1822 LOL, what I lack in worry I definitely make up in other places. LOL, what I lack in worry I definitely make up in other places.

]]> By: Dan Edelen http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/02/when-believers-stumble-worry_27.html#comment-1821 Dan Edelen Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:44:00 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=204#comment-1821 Larry Who, I don't care what it is, you don't want it running up your pants leg. My dad had a skink (a harmless, speedy little lizard) run up inside his pants leg and that was a hoot, though no fun for Dad. Larry Who,

I don’t care what it is, you don’t want it running up your pants leg. My dad had a skink (a harmless, speedy little lizard) run up inside his pants leg and that was a hoot, though no fun for Dad.

]]> By: Larry Who http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/02/when-believers-stumble-worry_27.html#comment-1820 Larry Who Wed, 01 Mar 2006 02:55:00 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=204#comment-1820 I was giving my "Thou shalt not fear" speech to a young Christian when a mouse ran over my foot. I jumped onto a chair while his feet remained on the ground. Oh well - so much for only talking the gospel and not walking it. Right? Every believer fights fear and worry in his life. I guarantee it. If we don't fight it in one arena, we will in another. (Mice and rats - yipes!) Let me say one thing about the church: You and I are the church. It's not a building or an organization. It is a living organism. And at some point, the church (me) will hurt when people like you hurt. But because I (the church) am not there yet, I can only ask your forgiveness and hope to more sensitive in the future. I was giving my “Thou shalt not fear” speech to a young Christian when a mouse ran over my foot. I jumped onto a chair while his feet remained on the ground. Oh well - so much for only talking the gospel and not walking it. Right?

Every believer fights fear and worry in his life. I guarantee it. If we don’t fight it in one arena, we will in another. (Mice and rats - yipes!)

Let me say one thing about the church: You and I are the church. It’s not a building or an organization. It is a living organism. And at some point, the church (me) will hurt when people like you hurt. But because I (the church) am not there yet, I can only ask your forgiveness and hope to more sensitive in the future.

]]> By: ambiance-five http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/02/when-believers-stumble-worry_27.html#comment-1819 ambiance-five Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:36:00 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=204#comment-1819 Dan! lol...True faith would never have us jump off a cliff! That would be like tempting God! Now I won't worry that I wrote the wrong thing to you. I will simply pray God's will for us both and trust that His will outcome will be good only. Love in Christ Dan! lol…True faith would never have us jump off a cliff! That would be like tempting God!

Now I won’t worry that I wrote the wrong thing to you. I will simply pray God’s will for us both and trust that His will outcome will be good only.

Love in Christ

]]> By: Weekend Fisher http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/02/when-believers-stumble-worry_27.html#comment-1818 Weekend Fisher Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:28:00 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=204#comment-1818 Dan, I had no idea you were ACOA. It's strange, I'm kinda going through that too. 5 years ago Dad died leaving Mom and her two very elderly parents, who died 3 years ago now. Mom has been drinking herself as close to death as she could manage ever since Dad died. Now she's living with me for the time being, has no car keys (or spares), isn't drinking but still has no life ... Oh yeah, and my dad's estate and her parents' estate are disasters. Fortunately, worry is kind of alien to me. God said we'd have troubles so that's just the way it's going to be. There's no such thing as being so spiritual that your struggles go away; that's not the world we live in. Dan, I had no idea you were ACOA. It’s strange, I’m kinda going through that too. 5 years ago Dad died leaving Mom and her two very elderly parents, who died 3 years ago now. Mom has been drinking herself as close to death as she could manage ever since Dad died. Now she’s living with me for the time being, has no car keys (or spares), isn’t drinking but still has no life … Oh yeah, and my dad’s estate and her parents’ estate are disasters.

Fortunately, worry is kind of alien to me. God said we’d have troubles so that’s just the way it’s going to be. There’s no such thing as being so spiritual that your struggles go away; that’s not the world we live in.

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