tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post806634367356271711..comments2023-04-03T00:33:44.254-07:00Comments on 40 Days of Faith: Day Twenty Four: Not what we expectedTrish Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-1362542846305148762008-07-23T22:32:00.000-07:002008-07-23T22:32:00.000-07:00wish i had been home to read this this morning. i...wish i had been home to read this this morning. i need to get on my knees and ask God what i need to take forward and what i need to leave behind. i am scared to ask bc i do not think i will like the answer. i do have to close my eyes and trust bc He graciously has better planned for me than i could ever dream. i absolutely do not deserve it for as paul said i am the sinner of sinners. thanks be to God for His amazing grace!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-40360067036618335072008-06-26T16:35:00.000-07:002008-06-26T16:35:00.000-07:00Kim, I'm too thrilled for words for you. major con...Kim, I'm too thrilled for words for you. major congrats. God is so awesome!Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-47814022260524445482008-06-26T13:07:00.000-07:002008-06-26T13:07:00.000-07:00This post is a day late(r)...but has had me thinki...This post is a day late(r)...but has had me thinking. It reminds me of the movie "Signs" where Mel's character doesn't believe in God anymore due to some of the tragedies that happened to his family. Then his faith gets renewed through very unusual circumstances...I've been reading other faith-related blogs that have me thinking and praying again through a very painful and difficult time in my and my family's life, and I'm starting to anticipate how God will "turn things around" or deepen my appreciation of His hand in my life. I'm really sure that none of what happened will go to waste, even the pain and the grief.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717484664529309973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-32315066115313706232008-06-26T07:17:00.000-07:002008-06-26T07:17:00.000-07:00I've found at least for me even when things don't ...I've found at least for me even when things don't turn out how I wanted, His plan is millions of times better in the end although it often takes me alot of fighting before I realize and "get it". I know this and yet I still fight when it isn't my way. I have found in looking back though that usually God is either freeing me from something I am "settling" for because it's there or He is protecting me from an experience that He doesn't want for me even if His way of getting me out before things go off the deep end with me in the midst of it all seems likes the most horrible thing that could happen at the time. And amazingly whatever He is shielding me from (even if I never know what that was) is bound to be tons worse than the experiences I rant about that kept me out of that pit.<BR/><BR/>MelissaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885416877999731273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-24660504934956881462008-06-25T22:02:00.000-07:002008-06-25T22:02:00.000-07:00Kim, congratulations, God is so good. Reading abou...Kim, congratulations, God is so good. Reading about your prayer being answered really uplifted my spirits, I know God is with us.heiresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601437668537933782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-3117111168870813752008-06-25T21:23:00.000-07:002008-06-25T21:23:00.000-07:00I don't know if my job interview went as great as ...I don't know if my job interview went as great as I had hoped. But either way it ends up going, I am trying to look on the brightside. I will just pick myself up and start all over again. :)TV Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862105769859279763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-70284341007876066662008-06-25T18:05:00.000-07:002008-06-25T18:05:00.000-07:00Congrats Kim!This journey is really teaching me to...Congrats Kim!<BR/><BR/>This journey is really teaching me to ask God for directions...and to wait and hope that this time He really will direct my steps. I feel more confident as the days go by.suzanneelizabeths.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304462740451230118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-18835146892785790672008-06-25T17:44:00.000-07:002008-06-25T17:44:00.000-07:00How wonderful, Kim, and this is just the beginning...How wonderful, Kim, and this is just the beginning! After all change is going to come, we just need to believe it's for the best.Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-82867706097373200962008-06-25T12:25:00.000-07:002008-06-25T12:25:00.000-07:00Congrats Kim! You'll have to let everyone know whe...Congrats Kim! You'll have to let everyone know when you have a release date.mslizalouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346608035190326136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-9882744872206225132008-06-25T11:44:00.000-07:002008-06-25T11:44:00.000-07:00Thank you, guys.My prayer is that you will see you...Thank you, guys.<BR/><BR/>My prayer is that you will see yours answered as well.<BR/><BR/>God is great!Kimberley Trouttehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656793524069292791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-7364358299925531782008-06-25T10:54:00.000-07:002008-06-25T10:54:00.000-07:00this is what i needed to hear. while i feel like ...this is what i needed to hear. while i feel like i am moving forward, i am being challenged to the max (i feel). i can get a little impatient and bitter about my prayers not being answered. i question what i am doing wrong. ...then i read your entry, Kim. i smiled so big! it is proof, that God is helping us. i want the better plan, i want what God has for me. i will wait. :)the teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755246300858149002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-2893552764064473732008-06-25T10:08:00.000-07:002008-06-25T10:08:00.000-07:00Super congrats Kim! Change is one of my favorite ...Super congrats Kim! Change is one of my favorite songs. I need to remember that just because my prayers weren't answered in exactly the way that I wanted them doesn't mean that they weren't answered.Sarakastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489373434924061620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-73549414212737447322008-06-25T08:40:00.000-07:002008-06-25T08:40:00.000-07:00I am humbled, grateful to the bone, and ecstatic. ...I am humbled, grateful to the bone, and ecstatic. My prayer coming into this 40 days was that I could be published after probably 10 years of trying.<BR/><BR/>This morning I received word that one of my stories is going to be published by Samhain. I thought I'd dance and scream. I didn't. I hit my knees, said "thank you," over and over again and balled like a baby. God did this for me. I am so happy that I can praise Him right here and now. The novella is about redemption and love everlasting. And God plays a big part in it.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there guys. Keep the faith.Kimberley Trouttehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656793524069292791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-16896834918324552572008-06-25T06:59:00.000-07:002008-06-25T06:59:00.000-07:00Thanks for the reminder that even if life isn't mo...Thanks for the reminder that even if life isn't moving how I want it, doesn't mean that God doesn't have a much better plan in the mix.mslizalouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346608035190326136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-869144916864912907.post-80910667533392613482008-06-25T06:41:00.000-07:002008-06-25T06:41:00.000-07:00Wow this is so timely! I am having a horrid day an...Wow this is so timely! I am having a horrid day and I really did not feel like doing much, I just wanted to sleep till tomorrow(yeah its that bad). But you are so right, just because life throws you a fastball doesnt mean I cant get up right? Thanks again!Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168462564679360581noreply@blogger.com