tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post5167704961661300308..comments2024-03-06T01:00:34.570-05:00Comments on Whatever He Says: Not Just In My HeartBelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-83283792854302951652008-11-13T22:45:00.000-05:002008-11-13T22:45:00.000-05:00Dear Night Owl,There are two aspects of who we are...Dear Night Owl,<BR/>There are two aspects of who we are: the ego--the part that seeks its own interests, and the essence of who we are--our individuality, or personality.<BR/><BR/>I believe that we are set free from egotism, and die more and more to self as Christ fills us with his purity,holiness, gentleness and love. <BR/><BR/>I also believe that as he shines out through us, our individuality becomes more vibrantly alive than it ever has been. We aren't empty shells just full of God, but he dwells in us and with us in communion with us. Does this make sense?Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-75823512395326123922008-11-13T22:14:00.000-05:002008-11-13T22:14:00.000-05:00less of me sounds good... does it ever get to the...less of me sounds good... <BR/>does it ever get to the point where there's no me left? what exactly would my "shell" be without "me"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-7104924268991006552008-11-13T19:31:00.000-05:002008-11-13T19:31:00.000-05:00Breathe, just breathe.Breathe in - "Yah.." fill me...Breathe, just breathe.<BR/><BR/>Breathe in - "Yah.." fill me Lord, with You.<BR/><BR/>Breathe out - "...weh.." and out go the things of myself, the things that encumber me and weigh me down.<BR/><BR/>Breathe in, more of Jesus.<BR/><BR/>Breathe out, less of me...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527926041729913404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-77940826919087369702008-11-13T16:06:00.000-05:002008-11-13T16:06:00.000-05:00Praise God for his gentle teaching that gets throu...Praise God for his gentle teaching that gets through to us eventually. The enemy of our souls distracts us from the simple truths that Jesus taught. He tempts us to busyness, the very thing that prevents us hearing God, and then he laughs and condemns us for that and we agree with his measure of us. Again I thank God for his gentle teaching.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-25443534390337404422008-11-13T11:57:00.000-05:002008-11-13T11:57:00.000-05:00Belinda,Inspiring! I especially like the line, "I ...Belinda,<BR/><BR/>Inspiring! I especially like the line, "I am free from both credit and condemnation". That truth is powerful. It's all His glory and our absolution of sin and guilt once we've confessed it to Him. Wow!Joyful Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808201481346874191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-36217230032414601722008-11-13T10:03:00.000-05:002008-11-13T10:03:00.000-05:00What a wonderful reminder Belinda.I have lived my ...What a wonderful reminder Belinda.<BR/><BR/>I have lived my whole Christian walk that way, finding the scriptures that I can never measure up to and feeling defeated most of the time, except on those very rare occasions when I do it well.<BR/><BR/>Then I quickly fall again and am condemned by my own failure.<BR/><BR/>But Hallelujah, that is not what Jesus intended. <BR/><BR/>"Christ in me, the hope of glory"<BR/>Col 1:27Angcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043637983576750246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-31418565072890526992008-11-13T06:49:00.000-05:002008-11-13T06:49:00.000-05:00What an empowering reminder you've given, Belinda!...What an empowering reminder you've given, Belinda! Thank you. It's a great truth to grasp, that the gift is not parceled out, but fully present. "Lo, I am with you always," were Jesus' parting words. Parting words sum up the thing we want people to remember.<BR/><BR/>I especially like what you said about being free from both credit and condemnation. May neither have power!Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009834524049841674noreply@blogger.com