tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529625177060889765.post2737501360375651584..comments2023-07-25T03:42:59.018-04:00Comments on Unfolding freedom: Fragility of lifeBino M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02303467552834533436noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529625177060889765.post-16814684496419695942008-05-12T14:19:00.000-04:002008-05-12T14:19:00.000-04:00Joel,Lack of my foreknowledge plays a crucial role...Joel,<BR/>Lack of my foreknowledge plays a crucial role in my life to cling to my Father.<BR/>If my future is secured and predictable, I become prideful. I don't know why!<BR/>So, like you, it is those weaknesses what keep us connected to Him. That may be the reason why Apostle Paul said, he will boast all the more in his weakness.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the prayers!<BR/><BR/>Nicole,<BR/>My wife received the following comment from one of her friend: (She is talking about her daughter who suffers from severe food allergy (life threatening))<BR/><BR/><I>But she (her 3 year old daughter) could not sleep till 3 AM yesterday. Very itchy and breathing problems. <BR/>I am a better person because of her. I have learned to be thankful for everything God has given me <BR/>and not complain about anything. I learned it from her.</I><BR/><BR/>Thank you for the prayers!<BR/><BR/>Aida,<BR/><I> ...and has encouraged me to remember to focus on the things that are really important.</I><BR/>That is exactly what it does to me as well. I need constant reminder to get my wandering (worldly) mind back to realities of life and the things what are of eternal significance.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your prayers!Bino M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02303467552834533436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529625177060889765.post-31297912373351837102008-05-10T13:39:00.000-04:002008-05-10T13:39:00.000-04:00Bino, I almost hesitate to comment because I don't...Bino, I almost hesitate to comment because I don't really know what to say. This story has touched me deeply and has encouraged me to remember to focus on the things that are really important. It's easy to forget and to get caught up in the things that don't have eternal importance. Stories like this help to bring my focus back where it belongs.<BR/><BR/>My prayers are also with your cousin and her family.<BR/><BR/>AidaAidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885702269506142727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529625177060889765.post-12452161098902403692008-05-09T19:47:00.000-04:002008-05-09T19:47:00.000-04:00Bino!Wow, what an incredible story of your cousin ...Bino!<BR/><BR/>Wow, what an incredible story of your cousin and her family! It never ceases to amaze me how horrible things can happen in an instant, however, through that Father seems to get to our hearts in the midst of it! At least I believe that is why things happen the way that they do sometimes!<BR/><BR/>Know that my prayers and thoughts are for your cousins and family during this time!<BR/><BR/>In Freedom, Nicole!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00043902043758568457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1529625177060889765.post-89584166373090531862008-05-09T11:12:00.000-04:002008-05-09T11:12:00.000-04:00Bino,This is a very touching story. My prayers ar...Bino,<BR/><BR/>This is a very touching story. My prayers are indeed with your cousin and her husband, and the boy.<BR/><BR/>Also... it's true... our lives in this body are fragile and unpredictable. We never know what may happen next, and our only true and stable foundation is Jesus.<BR/><BR/>I was just commenting on another blog that my physical ailments that could lead to premature death (death sooner than I'd like, anyway) have caused me to cling more and more to my Daddy and less and less to the things of this world.<BR/><BR/>But yet I have to admit that I've found that when everything seems to be ok, and my condition (my Barrett's Esophagus) isn't giving me any noticeable problems, or hasn't worsened each time I get the test results, then I sometimes find myself caring more about the things of the world again and less about the things of the kingdom. In that respect, I'd say the symptoms and results of the fragility of my life have been the very things that have led me deeper into the arms of Abba. That is, when I'm truly faced with life's fragility, that's when I draw near to God... and over time that has been a real good thing.<BR/><BR/>I think what I'm trying to say is that you've really hit on something here. It's when conditions in our lives bring us to the end of our selves... that is when we begin to reject the love of money, success, etc, and we begin to embrace the 'little' things that really matter.Joel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.com