Comments for Long-ing For Life

Comment on Considering Dispensationalism by Joshua Luna

Joshua Luna — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:47:33 +0000

Nate,

Thanks for the summary, well done. Your attitude in particular is appreciated.

Comment on Paying Attention by Nate Long

Nate Long — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:15:28 +0000

Yeah, that is a good book, Matt.

Comment on Paying Attention by Matt

Matt — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:32:27 +0000

This really struck me. Because that is what they really want. And don’t underestimate them! I’m reading “She calls me Daddy” right now. Highly recomend it.

Comment on Would Anything Be Different? by Nate Long

Nate Long — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:42:02 +0000

Ahh, now I’m following better! You make some good points. As it relates to Willard’s quote and your remarks, I’d like to chew on that a bit more.

Comment on Would Anything Be Different? by Ed R.

Ed R. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:16:30 +0000

Hi Nate,
Sorry I wasn’t clear, I’m a scaterbrain!

As far as “nothing to propel them…” Seems the majority aren’t in Love with the Master/King… have they forgotten so soon? …or never had?

Concerning, “…if Christ wasn’t in your life…” Then, what’s the point? I had burned through to the futility of life by 15 and searched until 20 to be confronted by Yeshua. Activism, etc., didn’t hold my attention or passion. It’s the changes that relationship brings that makes life worth living. I need the daily changes/challenges.

Regarding Willards quote, I do fully expect HaShem to use the frail, flawed soul to do His will, more often than not, without the miraculous (or even perceivable!). Nothing is “wasted”, I’m not shaken by lack of “progress”.

Using the abilities is the point, isn’t it? It is submission of our will. In my thinking it would be unreasonable for HaShem to expect stuff of us we could never do? (I’m not saying don’t press for the best, but you wouldn’t expect your dear children do have abilities that were not yet “built” in them yet or down right impossible for anyone, would you?) If He would use us to do something beyond us, resurrection of another perhaps, Then it’s clear where “That” comes from, not from us.

…besides being scaterbrained, I ramble too… d’oh!

Shalom,
ed

Comment on Would Anything Be Different? by Nate Long

Nate Long — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:03:56 +0000

Not sure I’m following you here, Ed. Although I agree that all we do should be motivated out of love, and that transformation does happen regularly…not sure that I would want to commit to daily…

Tell me more about what you’re thinking.

Shalom to you and yours as well!

Comment on Would Anything Be Different? by Ed R.

Ed R. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:06:15 +0000

…without Yeshua Messiah, no revelation of self.

Comment on Would Anything Be Different? by Ed R.

Ed R. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:05:25 +0000

Greetings Nate,
In my understanding it depends on love… if you are serving out of fear, or some other motivation, then it could be “old hat”. If it’s newness, day by day, continual revelation of “yourself to you” and of the Holy one to you, then there should be transformation happening… daily. B-H

For some reason, I think of Finney, “break up that fallow ground…”

Shalom to you and your house,
Ed

Comment on Paying Attention by Judah

Judah — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:34:55 +0000

I’ve got another one, older, but I adopted him when he was 4, so this is my first time in the baby stage. First girl, too, and she’s a major flirt.

Comment on Paying Attention by Nate Long

Nate Long — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:29:28 +0000

That’s awesome, Judah! Is this your first or do you have some older kids as well?

Comment on Paying Attention by judahgabriel

judahgabriel — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:10:33 +0000

My 10 month old was complaining to me last night, wanting to be held. She finally twice uttered “dada!” It was so appealing, I had to pick her up.

Comment on Paying Attention by Jan

Jan — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:16:55 +0000

From the mouth of babes!