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Contact: (ogbeborecocosolution@gmail.com)<br /><br />Lizzy Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718813332861455423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-8367466867869950242017-06-08T23:02:11.421-07:002017-06-08T23:02:11.421-07:00Tara, the pain doesn't thrill be either...but ...Tara, the pain doesn't thrill be either...but God has His ways and His reasons. I'll accept those,without resenting it too much.<br /><br />But I guess He can do that, because He did break trail for us, and caried our rucksacks to boot.<br /><br />Thank you so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-25682365415996775742017-06-08T23:00:36.845-07:002017-06-08T23:00:36.845-07:00Summer, thank you so much for the raw honesty and ...Summer, thank you so much for the raw honesty and transparency of this comment. I truly appreciate what you've brought to the conversation.<br /><br />You're so right, that if we try to carry the weight of our transgressions alone, we're effectively knocking Jesus' Hands away. Not what we should do!<br /><br />I'm so very grateful for this comment, Summer, and for the thought and care you put into it. What a blessing you are!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-75617502380364657372017-06-08T22:58:06.619-07:002017-06-08T22:58:06.619-07:00Mary, thank you so much...blessings back! (And ple...Mary, thank you so much...blessings back! (And please excuse my tardy reply.)Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-51535990735831979332017-06-05T18:08:28.448-07:002017-06-05T18:08:28.448-07:00Andrew, I very strongly dislike that you are still...Andrew, I very strongly dislike that you are still in such pain. But you're right....Christ endured pain for us. That's a strong image. It reminds us of Christ's humanity. Sending love, hugs and prayers to you. I'm in the 95 spot this week. Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-24614857713874780872017-06-05T05:27:00.420-07:002017-06-05T05:27:00.420-07:00We talked about this yesterday in church. That we ...We talked about this yesterday in church. That we were all carried within Christ to the cross. All of our sins. Staggering under the weight of the cross. Every step for us.<br />I recently read an excerpt from a book about sin and the debt we do all share. <br />If you are like me you've got quite a level of debt or so it seems. I've broken some big commandments and done things that most people would gladly stone me for.<br />Sometimes I still carry that shame.<br />I'll pick it back up and it will keep me separated from Jesus.<br />Other times I will cast if off and believe fully that Jesus paid fully for those sins and all sins in those moments and that it was enough.<br />The excerpt I read said that being a sinner is a 'Yes' or 'No" moment. If you answer 'Yes" which we all must, you owe the eternal debt of it.<br />I cannot imagine the pain you are going through, and I find it incredible that you still prop up and type out words and actually care about other people's musings at a time like this.<br />You are finding a way to be given.<br />Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897455324381891849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-6978978167040135122017-06-04T06:07:17.535-07:002017-06-04T06:07:17.535-07:00Beautiful thoughts as always. Your words that Jesu...Beautiful thoughts as always. Your words that Jesus paid your debt and carries your pain were powerful to me. Blessings dear Andrew!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281912720738542321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-37958112867683126212017-06-03T23:09:59.828-07:002017-06-03T23:09:59.828-07:00Leigh, you're so right...the best IS yet to co...Leigh, you're so right...the best IS yet to come, and it's all the more precious because of what it cost Him to give it to us.<br /><br />Thanks so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-3842800584450446002017-06-03T23:08:41.006-07:002017-06-03T23:08:41.006-07:00Elizabeth, I'm so grateful to see you here...a...Elizabeth, I'm so grateful to see you here...and thank you, I will definitely try to get these saved.<br /><br />I so appreciate the prayers. They are the wind beneath my wings.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-71897917823348813932017-06-03T22:56:23.780-07:002017-06-03T22:56:23.780-07:00Mandy, dear friend, thank you so much! I truly, an...Mandy, dear friend, thank you so much! I truly, and deeply appreciate - and, today, need - the prayers! <3Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-59198326322233075012017-06-03T22:55:26.358-07:002017-06-03T22:55:26.358-07:00Norma, thank you...and that is an excellent questi...Norma, thank you...and that is an excellent question...what is it about Jesus that gave - and gives - me the faith to believe?<br /><br />I'm in bad shape right now, so the answer will be brief, but it's basically this, that He attracted followers who were like me. Rough individuals who were a bit too hard for societal acceptance found that they had a place with Him, and so it was for me.<br /><br />I'm not proud of what I was or am (though I do not denigrate it), but I do know that being one of the 'rough men who stand ready in the night to do violence' on behalf of those who sleep peacefully does leave a mark. It's a calling and it's a scourge.<br /><br />And Jesus accepted that mark, and took it to His Heart. I am amazed.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-28519209249063754502017-06-03T22:50:30.036-07:002017-06-03T22:50:30.036-07:00Red, pain has different thresholds in different pe...Red, pain has different thresholds in different people. I never get headaches, and what you experience might put me straight to the floor, on detour.<br /><br />Watching The Passion is a yearly thing for us, and barb has told me that it's hard for her to see, because she lives with watching that level of pain every day. (And, often, that much blood, as I pass a lot.) Made me think, she did.<br /><br />I'm just so glad you're here today. Your affirmation gives me the strength to continue.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-53740820158852594402017-06-03T22:47:09.783-07:002017-06-03T22:47:09.783-07:00mary, thank you for this reassurance (it's ha...mary, thank you for this reassurance (it's hard for me to see sometimes, in my life), and most especially for the prayers.<br /><br />And I'm so glad you like the song! :)Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-4684239528805953192017-06-03T22:46:17.311-07:002017-06-03T22:46:17.311-07:00Stephanie, thank you for this lovely and thoughtfu...Stephanie, thank you for this lovely and thoughtful comment. You're so right, that our culture encourages us to shy away from all discomfort (let alone pain), except for the 'no pain no gain' types who've wandered off in the opposite direction!<br /><br />Pain relief can be important - it is, after all, God's design that our bodies inform us through pain that they need to heal, and extreme pain can interfere with that - but pain relief can't be an end in itself.<br /><br />Thank you so much for this!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-77012165806219690542017-06-03T22:43:42.172-07:002017-06-03T22:43:42.172-07:00Carol, it was a real paradigm shift for me, when I...Carol, it was a real paradigm shift for me, when I realized it, that He saw our future sin...and paid the debt without flinching.<br /><br />And yes, one day the pain will be gone, and we'll be with HIM! Yay!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-8756575187643107062017-06-03T22:35:23.442-07:002017-06-03T22:35:23.442-07:00Cheryl, Hebrews 12:2 is the perfect Scripture for ...Cheryl, Hebrews 12:2 is the perfect Scripture for this; thank you!<br /><br />Since I wrote this, things have gotten measurably worse - it's very hard to type tonight - but my faith is measurably deeper. I'd call that a win!<br /><br />Thank you so much for the prayers!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-30513973140694742542017-06-03T22:33:07.529-07:002017-06-03T22:33:07.529-07:00Amy, you're so right...it's a hard choice!...Amy, you're so right...it's a hard choice! And there are times I would give my right arm (I'm ambidextrous, ha!) for morphine. But that stuff messes with my head so badly that embracing the pain comes out as the better option.<br /><br />And He does use it as a tool. Like a scalpel, sometimes. Ouch.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the prayers!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-1191179596226742022017-06-03T22:31:10.078-07:002017-06-03T22:31:10.078-07:00Sue, it's not a bad thing to run from pain. I ...Sue, it's not a bad thing to run from pain. I did until I couldn't, and found meaning in accepting the embrace. But pain is generally the way God has our bodies tell us that they need to heal, and that we need to listen.<br /><br />For me, healing's not likely to happen, and the medications' effects are so nasty, that embracing the pain is the better option. It does teach a lot, and I am grateful, but it's hard for those in my presence to watch.<br /><br />Can I come along on one of the rides? I used to ride a lot, hunters/jumpers, and loved it.<br /><br />Thanks so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-75808738841539690412017-06-03T22:22:37.269-07:002017-06-03T22:22:37.269-07:00Ruth, you've got it exactly right...the big th...Ruth, you've got it exactly right...the big thing about Heaven is finally getting to see Him, and NEVER having to turn your eyes away.<br /><br />Always did look forward to playing the harp, too...unless I get upgraded to the bagpipes!<br /><br />So glad we have someone like you teaching the little ones about God. The future's in good hands!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-55901100274475994282017-06-03T22:20:40.514-07:002017-06-03T22:20:40.514-07:00Aliyah, thank you so much! The difference that we ...Aliyah, thank you so much! The difference that we made for Marley is just so cool. I enjoy that every day, that kind of win.<br /><br />I do know about South Africa's love for rugby...my brother lived there, and I was fairly fluent in both Afrikaans and Zulu. o yes...there is definitely rugby in Heaven, for how else could it be called Heaven?<br /><br />Your prayers are so appreciated...and needed. These are tough days.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-17667570263477390222017-06-03T22:18:13.335-07:002017-06-03T22:18:13.335-07:00Lesley, I'm delighted that you're here, an...Lesley, I'm delighted that you're here, and so grateful for your kind and gracious words. And so glad you enjoyed the rugby imagery!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-91607878804586296272017-06-03T22:13:09.812-07:002017-06-03T22:13:09.812-07:00Martha, thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed thi...Martha, thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed this. I loved your post, too!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-48495343597201333272017-06-03T22:05:14.555-07:002017-06-03T22:05:14.555-07:00Nomad, thank you so much for sharing this...and th...Nomad, thank you so much for sharing this...and that realization that His pain was and is a personal gift, for us individually...it's a game-changer.<br /><br />Peace and blessings!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-65668258545904653892017-06-03T22:03:39.716-07:002017-06-03T22:03:39.716-07:00Jan, thank you so much...and you're right, I d...Jan, thank you so much...and you're right, I do need to get these preserved. I'm pretty much at the limit with just maintaining the pace, so God will have to intervene.<br /><br />Thanks so much for being here!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-84048505249605493912017-06-03T22:02:28.416-07:002017-06-03T22:02:28.416-07:00Susan, yes indeed, we shall engage in 'that ga...Susan, yes indeed, we shall engage in 'that game of hooligans, played by gentlemen' in Heaven, on those fields of gold...which may be kind of hard on the knees, when I think about it...<br /><br />(Football, of course, is a game of gentlemen played by hooligans. Soccer, I mean.)<br /><br />(((xo))) is sure appreciated; these have been terribly hard days. And xoxoWaggyWaggyWOOF! right back!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.com