tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185359764481159335.post5800346032174724454..comments2024-03-17T08:21:26.104-05:00Comments on Encouragements From the Piper's Wife: Grieving #4: I do not want to be shipwrecked!The Piper's Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17509697472567235161noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185359764481159335.post-49806749223439098552017-03-14T19:44:28.353-05:002017-03-14T19:44:28.353-05:00Carolyn, I am thankful. Praising the LORD that my...Carolyn, I am thankful. Praising the LORD that my ramblings are encouragements. The LORD is all my strength! :o)The Piper's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17509697472567235161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185359764481159335.post-77998328501112345042017-03-14T10:56:58.787-05:002017-03-14T10:56:58.787-05:00Jill,
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That's why I said "THIS is w...Jill,<br /><br />:) <br /><br />That's why I said "THIS is why the church needs our mature women"... because this kind of blog post that you are writing, is a blessing to others.<br /><br />I just filled in some Scriptures that were coming to mind as I read what you wrote. Just shows how the truth is on the heart of a believer, so even if one doesn't say "chapter this, verse this", one can be still speaking the word of God.<br /><br />Thank you also for encouraging your readers not to be "two dimensional". So often in the church, "appearances" are valued and rewarded more than (not as pretty, but certainly more genuine) reality. Fortunately for us, our Lord values reality, and meets us right where we are. He's never afraid to get His hands dirty.<br /><br />-CarolynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185359764481159335.post-27782507359507158682017-03-14T10:25:57.164-05:002017-03-14T10:25:57.164-05:00Carolyn, how kind of you to write and with scriptu...Carolyn, how kind of you to write and with scriptures to encourage us all! Thank you for your kindness to me. You know that I have been "pushing off" writing about grieving because of the emotional toll of just thinking about it all. The LORD, though, is my comfort and my help so it has been a very good thing for me and for others. Praising God! :o)The Piper's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17509697472567235161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185359764481159335.post-65247899074500222822017-03-14T10:18:00.636-05:002017-03-14T10:18:00.636-05:00PS: the Peanuts cartoon was the perfect addition o...PS: the Peanuts cartoon was the perfect addition of sweetness in the midst of a post on such a difficult topic!<br /><br />-CarolynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185359764481159335.post-91937573739359499002017-03-14T10:14:36.082-05:002017-03-14T10:14:36.082-05:00A wonderfully compassionate post.
"No matt...A wonderfully compassionate post. <br /><br />"No matter how long it has been, you should know that I grieve with you." - Bear ye one another's burdens and thus fulfill the Law of Christ (Gal 6:2). Weep with those who weep (Romans 12:15b).<br /><br />"Don't discount it (your agony/pain) because it is not like my agony or like someone else's pain." - The heart knows its own bitterness (Prov 14:10a). Thank you for saying this, Jill. You have just put balm on so many people's wounds with this one single statement. You acknowledged the pain of others, and did not minimize it. What tender care of the afflicted!<br /><br />It is so easy to judge someone who is suffering, and add more pain to them with thoughtless words (or prayers!) that lack compassion. What comes to mind is Job 2:11-12... the best thing that Job's three friends did was silently grieve with him. Then, unfortunately, they spoke. Volumes. Of uselessness. Job 16:1-5 is Job's response to his friends, after they opened their mouths with all that horrible counsel. And yet, they kept going on in their folly! Ultimately, in Job 42:7-8, the Lord speaks, and tells Job's friends how wrong they were. Finally Job 42:10, Job prayed for his foolish friends for how much harm they caused with their words.<br /><br />"...we must remember that we have a great Almighty God who dearly loves us. ... His compassions surround us, He gives us strength and wisdom to overcome even if it is moment by moment. He doesn't say, 'get up and be Super Christian!' No!" He comforts us in our afflictions so we can comfort others (2 Corinthians 1:5-7). His mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:22-24). I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength (Phil 4:13). <br /><br />"In grief we are heavy-ladened and weary. Who else but Jesus would be so humble and so gentle with us in our broken state?" (Emphasis on Jesus being HUMBLE AND GENTLE WITH US in our broken state.) A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish (Matt 12:20). And, led by the Spirit, we are to have a heart of gentleness and show compassion to each other (Coloss 3:12).<br /><br />THIS is why the church needs our mature women.<br /><br />-CarolynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com