tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176011905313381534.post3910522549016010304..comments2023-06-28T04:34:49.637-07:00Comments on Imago Dei Northwest: Everyday Love...In lieu of country music metaphors...Giancarlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00386943911586943822noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176011905313381534.post-6136780196793627212007-11-28T15:45:00.000-08:002007-11-28T15:45:00.000-08:00BRILLIANT writing, Jeannie. Did you break into my ...BRILLIANT writing, Jeannie. Did you break into my brain? I kid you not. I might as well have written your entire post (minus the tatoo and marriage parts). Well, and I can't write that well, either. Brilliant. <BR/><BR/>My advice to us types who thrive on change? Move 9 times in 8 years. You will round that proverbial corner and suddenly be very, very content with sameness. At least as it pertains to a living situation.<BR/><BR/>That's all I've got. I'm still clueless on everything else.The Word Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00465966911055287045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176011905313381534.post-63846629927233237672007-11-26T23:12:00.000-08:002007-11-26T23:12:00.000-08:00Funny thing, I was writing about this very restles...Funny thing, I was writing about this very restlessness topic earlier today. Here's what I've realised -- becoming a Christian, getting married, these things used to look boring to me. Since we all know boredom is my worst fear, I had a bit of an aversion to the both marriage and Christianity. Well, I've come around on one and Lord willing I'll one day come around on another.<BR/><BR/>Here's the thing: it's okay to be restless. Some of us (myself included) thrive on excitement. That's when we feel God the most, and I think a lot of it is because those are the moments when we're taking a big risk and trusting that it will turn out okay (though we may not phrase it as such). <BR/><BR/>Danger can of course abound if we become addicted to excitement. I think it's important that you maintain your enthusiasm rather than becoming one of those boring, sweatervest-wearing Christians that much of the world assumes us to be.<BR/><BR/>By the way, on my (very hypothetical) wedding day, my Rascal Flatts song of choice would be "Then I Did."<BR/><BR/>Gotta go and find those dreams...Giancarlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00386943911586943822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176011905313381534.post-73454939646093944242007-11-26T21:54:00.000-08:002007-11-26T21:54:00.000-08:00Also, I've always been fascinated by Phil. 4:11, a...Also, I've always been fascinated by Phil. 4:11, and I think it deserves more attention than it gets.thatoneguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707213759645866657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176011905313381534.post-91896624921709552302007-11-26T21:51:00.000-08:002007-11-26T21:51:00.000-08:00This reminds me of a quote, from whom I know not, ...This reminds me of a quote, from whom I know not, that a friend of mine used to have on his computer: "Content, but not satisfied." I think there's something to it. But I'm not sure how much sense it makes without the Holy Spirit. Anyway, if you have any epiphanies on the topic, don't keep them to yourself...thatoneguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707213759645866657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176011905313381534.post-66828729427174069702007-11-26T13:18:00.000-08:002007-11-26T13:18:00.000-08:00I really empathize with your desire to always be "...I really empathize with your desire to always be "on the verge of something". I always want things in my life to be changing, and I'm terrified of the idea that even as little as one year from now I could be still sitting in this very office doing the same job, living in the same apartment. I have such a terror of the same-ness of things. It's not healthy!Leishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13765658488132830854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3176011905313381534.post-16596123514270321992007-11-26T08:36:00.000-08:002007-11-26T08:36:00.000-08:00Great post Jeannie. It reminds me of something I ...Great post Jeannie. It reminds me of something I read from My Utmost for His Highest that when we demand those truly inspired moments from God, we become intolerable burdens on Him, because we don't notice the everyday things He wants to show us or do with us. We want Him to speak in a clear booming voice and send us on some amazing mission instead of hearing His voice in a whisper or feel Him in our everyday lives. I know I struggle with this all the time. I like your point, too, about being still without being stagnant. I tend to want to keep moving forward and usually just go on ahead without God, when He has lots to show me just where I'm at.annie skroskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496400063819765159noreply@blogger.com