Comments on: Having “savior moments.”

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:11:13 +0000

I've been dealing with the exact same thing lately. Instead, I'm trying to be open to all outcomes since I don't really know what God wants me to get out of a certain experience. Maybe it's just someone to network/get to know if I don't get the job. Maybe it's just practice for the next interview. Maybe it's because the job will be a good fit for me. Maybe it has more to do with someone else than me.

It's hard sometimes to remember that there is a method to the madness. I want to know what's going to happen!

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:54:38 +0000

So well said about asking anything else to be my Savior. I've been thinking about that all day since I read your post. I think it was just what I needed to hear now. Thanks.

By: Lexi

Lexi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:43:12 +0000

For some reason, this comment really hit me… I've been in that "raising financial support" spot and I know it's tough. Thanks for choosing obedience over (insert whatever people think a 'normal' job provides here). I'm praying right now that our God of more-than-enough provides everything that your family needs.

By: Genny

Genny — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:28:47 +0000

Found you through Graceful's blog. So glad I did. I will definitely be back!

Genny
http://www.mycup2yours.com

By: rfbryant

rfbryant — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:45:25 +0000

Thanks, Jon.

By: Edmund Farrow

Edmund Farrow — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:46:24 +0000

…It wasn't to be. He stepped back to discover that even with all the love and care he'd expended, he was left with a pebble and not a particularly pretty pebble at that. Nonetheless, it was what he had and there was nothing more to be done. With a heavy heart, he took the pebble and gave it to the Lord God, saying, "Here's my life, Lord. I'm sorry it's not everything I set out for it to be."

To the man's surprise, the Lord smiled and, when he opened his hands to receive the pebble, there were a thousand, thousand others in his grasp, of all sizes and colours and shapes. Before the man's eyes, the Lord created a wonder to span the ages, intricate, glorious and beautiful. The Lord God took the pebbles and made from them a church of living stones. And the man saw it, and understanding and contentment were his at last, and he worshipped the Lord with all his heart and strength and mind and soul.

By: Edmund Farrow

Edmund Farrow — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:45:17 +0000

There was a man who wanted to make something of value with himself – something that would have meaning and purpose – and the Lord God gave him a pillar of rock the size of a standing stone, and said to him, "Carve your life from this."

So the man set to work, a grand vision in his mind, determined to craft a many-fluted wonder from the gift. He chiseled, scraped and cut and put everything he had into the carving, all his fears and dreams. Then he stepped back to admire his work…

It wasn't what he'd hoped. Where there had been a pillar, there was now a pitted boulder. So he took his hammer and chisel and began again, trying to create a sculpture worthy of the Christ. When he was done, he stepped back to admire it…

Again, it wasn't all he'd imagined. Where there had been a boulder, there was now a rock, cracked and rough and barely the size of his fist. So he began once more, imagining something intricate and beautiful, small but glorious…

By: Kristi

Kristi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:39:14 +0000

That spoke into my life and what I'm going through right now. Thanks, Jon!

By: thegypsymama

thegypsymama — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:52:59 +0000

Interestingly, Zondervan is also behind the only other genuinely funny Christian author I've read – Adrian Plass. From the first post I read of yours, it echoed of him – in so many good ways. He's a UK author and beloved writer of the Adrian Plass series. If you haven't already, you should read him. And be encouraged. Adrian Plass is hugely popular in the UK, my homeland of South Africa, and Zondervan brought him Stateside too. He's been a hit for a long time. Apparently Zondervan knows what it's doing.

By: dannyjbixby

dannyjbixby — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:50:09 +0000

Serious Wednesdays are my favorite. Every day should be serious Wednesday.