Comments on Mapless: What is Lost, What is Gained, Part 2

Nate - makes perfect sense. It's hard not to k...

2010-04-05T21:56:08.958-07:00

Nate - makes perfect sense. It's hard not to know where you are going...no matter the context!

Haven't left a message in a while. I like the ...

2010-03-31T18:34:06.825-07:00

Haven't left a message in a while. I like the certainty angle. Playing Mario Kart with the kids, I don't like playing on Mirror, because the tracks are backwards and I don't know for sure where I am going.

A few other things.... You cannot have love with ...

2010-03-22T17:01:06.166-07:00

A few other things....

You cannot have love with God if God is love. You just don't know it is God.

You can have "no fear" but only because you know God has your back.

Be obedient to him and HE Will bless you. That is a promise!

Just more random thoughts.
Deb

A few random thoughs I want to share. There is on...

2010-03-22T16:49:22.058-07:00

A few random thoughs I want to share.

There is only One true God.God is not in a box and does not want us in a box. Why wouldn’t you want to be certain of where you are going? Scripture is very clear.
There are 2 choices….The lake of fire or eternity in heaven with God.
It is not hard! People make it harder than it needs to be. Jesus is the way the truth and the life, whoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life. Ask Jesus to be the Lord of your life and watch him transform you from the inside out. He will not transform something you will not give him. GIVE HIM EVERYTHING!
Is it a process? Of course… We could not take it if he healed and taught us everything at once. LIFE IS SHORT! Submit yourself to him and he will reveal his power and glory. He desires to know all of us. He created us and LOVES US more then we can even imagine. Also, we need to remember. Prayer is 2 way communication. If you can’t hear his voice “ask him to hear it”. He always reveals himself. Last thing… It is between you and God and no-one else. You don’t want to go to church then don’t go. You do want to go to church great. What is important is are you listening to him and have a relationship with him. Going to church is not a salvation issue. Where does God want you?

Just a few of my thoughts!
Debbie

Thanks Erin. Like you said, it's been my exper...

2010-03-12T06:13:33.784-08:00

Thanks Erin. Like you said, it's been my experience that even if the journey leads to no God, there is still peace when you get there.

There might be more peace than before for people who struggle a lot with doctrine/unanswered prayer/God's will.

But I realize that many people find peace in journeying to a new understanding of God, rather than no God.

Mostly I'm just agreeing with 'don't be afraid'. Sometimes we do have reason to fear but in general we carry so many unnecessary fears that achieve nothing except making us stressed and preventing us stepping out in ways that could enrich our lives .

So true, Sue. So COMPLETELY worth it! But still,...

2010-03-11T20:07:00.259-08:00

So true, Sue. So COMPLETELY worth it!

But still, there are so many people who are in that place, and I feel the need to give hope because it is possible not only to survive this process, but to thrive in it.

It never ceases to amaze me how hard and painful i...

2010-03-11T01:49:00.586-08:00

It never ceases to amaze me how hard and painful it is to become ourselves. And discarding things we know don't fit anymore - it's so scary.

But so so worth it.