tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960438696815894042.post6517921093417536453..comments2023-10-28T01:17:52.133-07:00Comments on The Long Road to Soddo: Life on the Edge of SanityBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04824340043383376452noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960438696815894042.post-80686928260687740402008-10-16T21:23:00.000-07:002008-10-16T21:23:00.000-07:00Beth, I absolutely agree - that God calls us beyon...Beth, <BR/><BR/>I absolutely agree - that God calls us beyond comfortable! He calls us to reach out for extraordinary and to step out of the boat :)Football and Fried Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199596489592299649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960438696815894042.post-73456342792184049812008-10-16T09:51:00.000-07:002008-10-16T09:51:00.000-07:00Beth & Motte-I wanted to comment on this post,...Beth & Motte-<BR/>I wanted to comment on this post, but couldn't come up with anything other than "great post", so I didn't bother.<BR/><BR/>Then, last night I was reading Piper's "Don't Waste Your Life" and read the following:<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>"Risk is right. And the reason is not because God promises success to all our ventures in his cause. There is no promise that every effort for the cause of God will succeed, at least not in the short run. John the Baptist risked calling King Herod an adulterer when he divorced his own wife in order to take his brother’s wife. For this John got his head chopped off. And he had done right to risk his life for the cause of God and truth. Jesus had no criticism for him, only the highest praise (Matthew 11:11).<BR/><BR/>Paul risked going up to Jerusalem to complete his ministry to the poor. He was beaten and thrown in prison for two years and then shipped off to Rome and executed there two years later. And he did right to risk his life for the cause of Christ. How many graves are there in Africa and Asia because thousands of young missionaries were freed by the power of the Holy Spirit from the enchantment of security and then risked their lives to make much of Christ among the unreached peoples of the world!<BR/><BR/>And now what about you? Are you caught in the enchantment of security, paralyzed from taking any risks for the cause of God? Or have you been freed by the power of the Holy Spirit from the mirage of Egyptian safety and comfort? Do you men ever say with Joab, “For the sake of the name, I’ll try it! And may the Lord do what seems good to him”? Do you women ever say with Esther, “For the sake of Christ, I’ll try it! And if I perish, I perish”? (89-90) "<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>That's exactly what I wanted to say ;-)KRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596450832025660142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960438696815894042.post-41475783233327124022008-10-14T19:41:00.000-07:002008-10-14T19:41:00.000-07:00Amen! That's the truth. Your post is an encouragem...Amen! That's the truth. Your post is an encouragement to me!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861923877731935234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960438696815894042.post-63996311216970641542008-10-13T15:32:00.000-07:002008-10-13T15:32:00.000-07:00Hi, my name is Lori and I was directed to your blo...Hi, my name is Lori and I was directed to your blog by a friend that said you lived in Colorado Springs. I know this is late, but a couple other moms adopting from Ethiopia are having a play date Wed at 10:00. If you would like more information please e-mail me at rolimatthews@hotmail.com. We would love to meet you.<BR/><BR/>Great post by the way, this is exactly what my husband and I are struggling through. Thanks for sharing.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788541117264801525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960438696815894042.post-434337367254482132008-10-12T20:18:00.000-07:002008-10-12T20:18:00.000-07:00Very well said and so true.Very well said and so true.Jennifer Huardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747473990110386631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960438696815894042.post-40367295373942605272008-10-12T14:17:00.000-07:002008-10-12T14:17:00.000-07:00I completely agree. And so very often we set plan...I completely agree. And so very often we set plans for ourselves that we think are safe (like us when we went for just one more child) and the Lord says, "I have something SO much more incredible for you!" and blessed us with three more! Now we are a big family in a small family world and you know what? I love every minute and you will too. Even the hard times. Even the times when you wonder what in the world you were thinking you will be grateful for what the Lord has placed in your lives.Dorindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249642937515083644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960438696815894042.post-2817086243743246242008-10-12T13:49:00.000-07:002008-10-12T13:49:00.000-07:00Well said, Beth. Fantastic post - we're right ther...Well said, Beth. Fantastic post - we're right there with you.The Andersonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03779180978977382072noreply@blogger.com