tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12561574.post113202931834572852..comments2023-06-19T01:03:37.234-07:00Comments on Kent's Life: A MeditationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11607288418709850612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12561574.post-1132111613873831392005-11-15T19:26:00.000-08:002005-11-15T19:26:00.000-08:00Really? (about Jeremiah) See I've never understood...Really? (about Jeremiah) See I've never understood when people call him the "manic depressive prophet" or talk about how he's so down all the time - I always thought that for the amount of crap he had to go through he was amazingly up-beat. It actually kind of pisses me off when people say that about him to be honest. I'm like, Oh yeah, well you try being put in the bottom of a cistern for several days and see how you feel! But even when I was young, like in middle school, I always thought he was encouraging... maybe a little boring sometimes, but encouraging. Anyway, that's unrelated to the topic at hand... but I talk to you pretty often so I suppose that's allowed. Love you! Mom said you're feeling better today. Hope that's true! I'll still be praying for ya though.Pamela Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541607386997135719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12561574.post-1132067615758534972005-11-15T07:13:00.000-08:002005-11-15T07:13:00.000-08:00Pamela and Janice,You are very kind. And you are b...Pamela and Janice,<BR/><BR/>You are very kind. And you are both very right. Pamela, I once memorized Hab. 3:17-18 during the toughest periods of depression that I endured. You are right that joyful doesn't always mean being happy.<BR/><BR/>And Janice, I will take a look at Lamentations tonight, Jeremiah is one of my favorite prophets. I think I had to read him about 15 times before I began to realize that there was encouragement there and not just gloom and doom!<BR/><BR/>May God bless both of you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607288418709850612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12561574.post-1132050434565344702005-11-15T02:27:00.000-08:002005-11-15T02:27:00.000-08:00Have you read Lamentations recently? The Lord alwa...Have you read Lamentations recently? The Lord always speaks to me through that book. I can't say whether it will encourage you or not, but perhaps it can. If you like, read the first two chapters, then the last two, then chapter three, so as to end on the high point. <BR/><BR/>I just wanted to say that you have been a great encouragement to me (as has Pamela, it must run in the family) and I wanted to thank you again for the things you posted earlier to me. They not only made me feel better but also made more sense than I could refute. Some of the things you wrote really pulled me out of the pit I was in. So I guess even when life is terrible, God still uses you to encourage others.<BR/><BR/>A small note, or perhaps a reminder. God said through Oswald Chambers that if you are in the dark place, be patient. It hurts, it's lonely, and you just want to find the way out, but you are there for a reason. I'm sure you know this, but God will reveal His reasons when He chooses. All we can do is wait for that time.<BR/><BR/>And the pain, it is like all things. It shall come to pass. Not it shall "be done", but it shall come upon you to pass away. There is an end in sight. The hard part is getting there.<BR/><BR/>I pray that you can feel God's love around you as with the love of your family. lovejanice.<BR/><BR/>ps...I also thank God for chocolate. So amazing!Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01491622836537311316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12561574.post-1132034878402302302005-11-14T22:07:00.000-08:002005-11-14T22:07:00.000-08:00Praise the Lord. He is good. His love endures FORE...Praise the Lord. He is good. His love endures FOREVER. <BR/>This verse just came to mind, Habakkuk 3:17-18 "Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and teh fields produce no food, though there are not sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, YET I will rejoice in the Lord. I will be joyful in God my Savior."<BR/>Joy doesn't mean always being happy - it means always trusting him. I praise God for the joy that I see in you as you are in pain. I also pray that the happiness will return soon.Pamela Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541607386997135719noreply@blogger.com