tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post1614591182674648436..comments2023-05-28T03:24:28.275-07:00Comments on Family: The Final Frontier: How did I get here from there?Richard Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16367871189749418405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post-65649459474798129362008-09-22T22:07:00.000-07:002008-09-22T22:07:00.000-07:00Heidi--You actually hit on something that was incr...Heidi--You actually hit on something that was incredibly helpful to me: having kids. They gave such a picture of how God loves me that it literally changed how I live.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I think I might flesh this out a bit in a post...Richard Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367871189749418405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post-48211709510644340742008-09-22T22:01:00.000-07:002008-09-22T22:01:00.000-07:00Joel--Thanks for the encouragement. I love roller...Joel--Thanks for the encouragement. I love roller coasters, but I was glad to jump off the spiritual one I lived on for too long.<BR/><BR/>The idea that all He wants is me is so simple and easy that it seems like it can't really be true. But it's the truest thing about our relationship to God.<BR/><BR/>Of course, it's also true that we have to get to the point where all we want is Him. Not the trappings of religion...Richard Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367871189749418405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post-13182833874230927532008-09-22T21:56:00.000-07:002008-09-22T21:56:00.000-07:00Michelle--Thanks. Testimonies are powerful. I'm ...Michelle--Thanks. Testimonies are powerful. I'm coming out of a mindset where the most important thing was knowing all the facts about God, Jesus, the Bible, etc. Then if you argue your side convincingly, you can get people to come to Christ. I've debated a lot of people, and this approach rarely works.<BR/><BR/>I think we need to know how to give answers to people who asks questions. But if our lives don't show that Jesus makes a difference, I'm not sure how persuasive our words will be...Richard Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367871189749418405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post-40249375366472410342008-09-22T15:23:00.000-07:002008-09-22T15:23:00.000-07:00It is great to read your story... thanks for shari...It is great to read your story... thanks for sharing that. Why is it so hard to to keep that one thing in mind... that God wants "me!" <BR/><BR/>And why is it so difficult to remember that? <BR/><BR/>But it is something so important.<BR/><BR/>So simple, yet so difficult to grasp. <BR/><BR/>I think I come a little closer when I think of my love for my own children. And my love for them is nothing compared to His love for us. Mind-blowing, to be sure. Life-changing if we can get even a small hold on it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/>:)Heidi Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01417459513387659018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post-54545441769109299202008-09-22T08:30:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:30:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing this, Richard. I imagine it wi...Thanks for sharing this, Richard. I imagine it will inspire a lot of people who are walking that line between the legalistic church and freedom. I like, too, how you shared the different things you tried in order to grow in your relationship with God, but nothing was ever enough. Man, I've been on that rollercoaster ride and it's so very sad, and it's definitely not the Life that Jesus came to give us.<BR/><BR/>"What He wants is me." I can't hear enough of that... I need that constant reminder.Joel Bruesekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395847887953875757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5646526585930351264.post-76647466833505342882008-09-22T02:35:00.000-07:002008-09-22T02:35:00.000-07:00This is a great testimony. I came to the conclusi...This is a great testimony. I came to the conclusion last week that testimonies are the best thing we can give each other in the body of Christ.....Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614435122768314831noreply@blogger.com