tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post1052683340899709534..comments2023-06-27T02:47:36.624-05:00Comments on Life in the Parsonage: It's Personal...Sarah@Life in the Parsonagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129742817309651806noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-54890150399601007162009-11-18T19:48:07.036-06:002009-11-18T19:48:07.036-06:00Okay....first can I just say that you are A.DOR.A....Okay....first can I just say that you are A.DOR.A.BLE!?!<br />It's been a while since I've checked in on you. I always love catching up. Loved to hear how God is at work in your heart with Daniel. I love when He takes us deep!! Also loved ideal vs real Sarah. I can SOOO relate! Ideal Aimee is always haunting me! :) <br />Finally...question - (Is it weird to ask a serious question to a person you've never actually met but you feel like you know via bloggy world? Hmmm...) Did you know that you knew that you knew that you wanted another baby? Did I totally confuse you? :)Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478226556179059651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-59928869885348457092009-11-16T18:17:42.737-06:002009-11-16T18:17:42.737-06:00Wow. I finally pop back over to see what's up...Wow. I finally pop back over to see what's up in your preggo world, and get hit with this powerful post. :-) Rich, and true. I've straddled both sides, I fear. I 'tone down' God's work in my life so I don't seem too radical in Christian circles...but I've certainly been known to misinterpret God's work in others...mostly 'cause their lives are convicting to me. <br /><br />I'm glad to hear God is calling to your family; that's a good thing. And you're hearing; which is a very good thing. So I say, "Go after Jesus." I preach to myself when I say, "He's worth the {crazy-looking} pursuit."<br />Love,<br />-JShalomSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591133790619806903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-5911845471978671672009-11-15T01:00:52.481-06:002009-11-15T01:00:52.481-06:00Yeahhhhh for YOU! Or should I say you go girl.......Yeahhhhh for YOU! Or should I say you go girl....You & your family are doing just what God calls us to do...Obey HIM....and I can't wait to hear the blessings that are going to unfold as you do (even if you get those "looks" from your "family in Christ"!)Thanks for being YOU and for always being Real! Sweet blessings!Sweet Blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081066564494366826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-83746598549786211502009-11-14T16:09:45.463-06:002009-11-14T16:09:45.463-06:00This is so well-put, Sarah.
I have a good friend ...This is so well-put, Sarah.<br /><br />I have a good friend who has many personal convictions about how she should live her life. She HATES that, in living her convictions, other people feel judged or condemned by her, because that is NOT her attitude. Yet she can't ignore these things that she feels God has asked her to do.<br /><br />It's odd that some people will put that pressure on themselves. All we can do is be faithful to God and live with an attitude of grace toward others.Kelly @ Love Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037513409301217473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-40641499243066827582009-11-14T15:55:38.245-06:002009-11-14T15:55:38.245-06:00Thank you so much for your words. I have felt the...Thank you so much for your words. I have felt the same way myself recently. It's hard to step past what you have always understood or practiced when God calls you to a new understanding. But I am so thankful when He does. Be obedient, be obedient!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244404334278278746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-17229595635983278132009-11-14T10:49:48.143-06:002009-11-14T10:49:48.143-06:00I'm hearing you loud and clear, friend. I fel...I'm hearing you loud and clear, friend. I felt a lot of these same things when I did that study. Now I'm doing Esther and it's rocking my world again. <br /><br />An example that's not that big of a deal, but just an example of being seen as weird is our conviction about TV in our house. Even my parents think we're strange. My mom asked me how I could think my kids will be normal if they don't watch TV. And so often people DO take our decision as a judgment on them when it's just not. We're SO not perfect, we have SO far to go...SO FAR. Our convictions CAN be different than the next Christians. Because every believer is different. <br /><br />I'll stop rambling now...Heather of the EOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607422301391841377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-29757374654129636522009-11-14T09:59:21.269-06:002009-11-14T09:59:21.269-06:00isn't is a sad thing when we feel we need to e...isn't is a sad thing when we feel we need to explain or defend our obedience to other believers...and almost make excuses as to not make them feel bad or like we are judging them...I have been there too. And it robs us of peace if we aren't careful and even can rob us of the very joy that follows obedience...<br />(though sometimes it seems to follow further behind than other times :)<br /><br />excellent post sarah.Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845050304928353063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-9513574088813100292009-11-14T09:02:45.571-06:002009-11-14T09:02:45.571-06:00Why does the power of what others think have such ...Why does the power of what others think have such a hold on u?. Oh that we can be obedient to what He asks of us personally, no matter what other say. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this Sarah.Hethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07433007574709493188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-44061959117688596762009-11-14T08:49:44.053-06:002009-11-14T08:49:44.053-06:00Beautiful!! I loved that study when I did it!Beautiful!! I loved that study when I did it!creative galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766949406687926860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-48377311012142555962009-11-13T22:42:47.568-06:002009-11-13T22:42:47.568-06:00LOVE THIS. so very encouraging. hoping you can spe...LOVE THIS. so very encouraging. hoping you can spell it out more...so we can cheer you on to obedience in christ!Colored With Memorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084073501183901399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-39124386984264536142009-11-13T17:23:47.397-06:002009-11-13T17:23:47.397-06:00Sarah this is so good. So good.
Thank you for bei...Sarah this is so good. So good.<br />Thank you for being a reckless crazy woman willing to be uncomfortable in your persuit of His will :)melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910975341934139920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-77419095604548661602009-11-13T14:22:03.097-06:002009-11-13T14:22:03.097-06:00Wow Sarah. Thanks so much for sharing this.
You ...Wow Sarah. Thanks so much for sharing this. <br /><br />You hit the nail on the head. It is much MUCH easier to be seen as radical or eccentric by the world, but when it's other believers -- people who are supposed to "get" us, so often it is tempting to give in to peer pressure, just go with the flow.<br /><br />Way to go for daring to be radical for Christ-- and thanks for the encouragement to me, in a general sort of way, to do the same!Amy@My Front Porchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327489046542866922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-21175331519276060452009-11-13T14:05:58.265-06:002009-11-13T14:05:58.265-06:00good stuff, friend.
I hate how much I worry abou...good stuff, friend. <br /><br />I hate how much I worry about what others, Christians included, think about what I do and say. <br /><br />I think our drive to do the right thing as parents, helps us "pull out all the stops" and just do it!<br />"Who cares! I just want to rear my boys as God leads. The End."Beth@playinwiththepaulsens!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11540030094606917231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-32435457216333795172009-11-13T13:58:25.765-06:002009-11-13T13:58:25.765-06:00Love your post today!
God speaks to each of us di...Love your post today!<br /><br />God speaks to each of us differently at times. I think the results are amazing when God presses something on a family's heart and they respond in obediece! God truly smiles!<br /><br />Stick to what God is impressing upon you. Don't worry about other people or what they think. You only must answer to God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-15035482565836118232009-11-13T13:17:36.355-06:002009-11-13T13:17:36.355-06:00Thanks for this Sarah! It's easy to want be ch...Thanks for this Sarah! It's easy to want be cheered on when God is teaching and convicting and moving us, but I'm not always the most encouraging when others bring those things to me....<br /><br />Good stuff. Thanks!Katie@The Baby Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00417305513322120814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-28133172949617253502009-11-13T11:48:59.656-06:002009-11-13T11:48:59.656-06:00Great post, Sarah. It's so hard to be differen...Great post, Sarah. It's so hard to be different from the world sometimes...but even harder (to me, at least) to be different from other believers. Even those whom we love, respect & admire. But it's not about those people. It's about God and being obedient. During this time in my family, others are looking at us and wondering how we can view these circumstances as a blessing. But we do. Even though it may be radical, we honestly do.<br /><br />Keep on pressing on, friend.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14488537925889589851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-69853953387977587422009-11-13T11:40:21.773-06:002009-11-13T11:40:21.773-06:00Very powerful! Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!...Very powerful! Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!<br />I especially like this "I don't want to get in the way of what God is doing in someone elses life...I want to cheer them on instead."kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603302030823606744noreply@blogger.com