tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post8431454005842347998..comments2024-03-06T01:00:34.570-05:00Comments on Whatever He Says: Splinters and ThornsBelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-80810369004014733242007-01-17T10:29:00.000-05:002007-01-17T10:29:00.000-05:00Dear Bel- I just recently realized I have been try...Dear Bel- I just recently realized I have been trying to remove the thorns myself ( after hoping they would just go away-they won't.) I had been trying to perform "self-surgery". Imagine! Scalpel. Anyhoo- Praise the Lord, he has delivered me once again and told me I can try, but He is the one with the correct diagnosis and the only hands that can heal. See you there!PoppyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-36571537046235441472007-01-17T10:19:00.000-05:002007-01-17T10:19:00.000-05:00I spend too much time gazing at my 'promised lands...I spend too much time gazing at my 'promised lands' and not enough time making the journey. For me I see obstacles as barriers - excuses - and then convince myself that the 'view' is better 'from here'.Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-7327787799788180972007-01-16T22:35:00.000-05:002007-01-16T22:35:00.000-05:00Yes, Lily, and there was such resolve in all that ...Yes, Lily, and there was such resolve in all that he did--"He set his face towards Jerusalem." <br /><br />Thanks for drawing my attention to the One who wore the thorns for us.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251920708783268740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30458926.post-22368745619911009122007-01-16T22:31:00.000-05:002007-01-16T22:31:00.000-05:00Why would I want to stop short of the Promised Lan...Why would I want to stop short of the Promised Land and knowingly be picking up thorns and splinters -- when Jesus willingly bore a whole crown of them -- so that I wouldn't have to.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622839373803660778noreply@blogger.com