tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post112950960473891310..comments2023-09-02T09:31:26.472-07:00Comments on Confirm The Work of Our Hands: Tonight I AcheShelley L. MacKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15037786480134738465noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-1129683013655632272005-10-18T17:50:00.000-07:002005-10-18T17:50:00.000-07:00Reading this makes me ache too. But I have come t...Reading this makes me ache too. But I have come to believe that God's will is always better than our own, and he is faithful. It's my prayer that He hears you and works his will for you, and opens your heart to do what you need to do. <BR/><BR/>Also, I miss our talks on Yahoo. :(Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09323238670840371258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-1129639768241561372005-10-18T05:49:00.000-07:002005-10-18T05:49:00.000-07:00My husband waited quite a while for me (which was ...My husband waited quite a while for me (which was definitely worth the wait! ha!). :)<BR/><BR/>Make sure you're living as though this is how you'll be serving Christ for a lifetime. Are you using your gifts? Are you wise with your money? Are you taking advantage of the things you can do for God without a family?<BR/><BR/>I have a lot of friends who married much later than they "planned." Only, now they have terrible regrets over how they chose to live while single. They realized it was its own special opportunity, and they didn't grab it by the horns and live it to the fullest. My husband talks a lot about the mission ventures he could have done, and the volunteer work he knew God was nudging him toward. Instead ... he played video games!<BR/><BR/>Love your blog!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276000726366302069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-1129638848482523832005-10-18T05:34:00.000-07:002005-10-18T05:34:00.000-07:00Oh Shelley, my heart aches for you. I love your hu...Oh Shelley, my heart aches for you. I love your humble and honest attitude. I know God has someone waiting just for you! You are in my prayers.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08900874017388094590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-1129554352724295852005-10-17T06:05:00.000-07:002005-10-17T06:05:00.000-07:00Hey Shelley:You know you are in my prayers!!! Wai...Hey Shelley:<BR/>You know you are in my prayers!!! Waiting on the Lord is HARD work but I guess if it were easy everyone would do it. God will reward your desire to listen and seek Him, as you live your life in obediance to His will. Cling to His promises... Psalm 33: 20 We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield<BR/>Psalm 5: 3 "In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expection"<BR/>Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the LORD; and he will give you the desires o your heart"<BR/><BR/>If I sound preachy, I don't mean to. It's just that these particular verses are ones that I draw comfort from, for similar reasons to yours.<BR/><BR/>Take heart, my friend. God has not forgotten you. Love you lots!!What's my Missionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027646416947364679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-1129544875100820302005-10-17T03:27:00.000-07:002005-10-17T03:27:00.000-07:00Good post and good story.Doing what God wants us t...Good post and good story.<BR/><BR/>Doing what God wants us to do is hard at times.<BR/><BR/>Failing to do what God wants us to do is dangerous at best.<BR/><BR/>Waiting on the Lord is the hardest of all.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693381971064363612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-1129544381056639962005-10-17T03:19:00.000-07:002005-10-17T03:19:00.000-07:00Cute story! I was a rocker when I was growing up,a...Cute story! I was a rocker when I was growing up,and we didn't have a rocking chair. I'd rock in bed until I felt tired and then I'd fall asleep. My parents bought several mattresses for my bed.They were not happy about that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06914885576211461482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-1129520972693863222005-10-16T20:49:00.000-07:002005-10-16T20:49:00.000-07:00God knows our desires. He hears our prayers. and ...God knows our desires. He hears our prayers. and true, if he put those desires in our hearts, He will give us just that... in His time. it is God's will for us to increase and multiply. wait for His timing. He will meet you with your needs in His time.<BR/><BR/>thanks for dropping by my blog. God bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-1129515859198488602005-10-16T19:24:00.000-07:002005-10-16T19:24:00.000-07:00Hmmm, have you ever fully released your desire to ...Hmmm, have you ever fully released your desire to the Lord? Put it in your open hand and say, "Here it is Lord. I give it totally to you. If I never am married and have kids that is okay by me." Sometimes it is just the struggle to release it fully to God. I don't know...I'm just asking. I do know He has a plan for you, just be open to His leading.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping into 'my place' today! :) It was wonderful to 'visit' with you. Please come again. I'll be returning here to your blog, too! Blessings....Pilot Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04837729230556423683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12777276.post-1129515731869385672005-10-16T19:22:00.000-07:002005-10-16T19:22:00.000-07:00Hi Shelley, what a loving Aunt you are. The matern...Hi Shelley, what a loving Aunt you are. The maternal instincts you have are most certainly God-given and they are coming in handy for your sweet little nephew. God's timing is always right. Proverbs 3:5,6 come to mind. God makes no mistakes. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding...In all thy ways acknowledge Him and he shall direct thy paths." I know how hard it is to wait and not have the answer we want immediately. When we look at scripture and those who did wait with longsuffering...they were blessed by God. My thoughts are keep looking to Jesus and wait with patience...and he will give you the desires of your heart according to his will, in his time. And, Shelley, that was really nice of you to leave comments about the collages. I think you did for each collage. Most people don't...and I think its special of you. = )...Psalm 27 is a psalm that has helped me in the past...and I cling to the last verse which says.."Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, on the LORD." Well, we just got home from church about an hour ago. We drove by McDonalds and had some fast food for a treat. A friend showed me how to put in eyelets with a punch thing after church and it made a lovely addition to a bookmarker I made this afternoon. We heard 2 good messages today. Now the day is over and tomorrow will be busy. Hope you have a great Monday and your studies go well. I'll rememeber you in my prayers tonight.Maggie Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991999931680942893noreply@blogger.com