tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293021585820584668.post6037910240897900679..comments2023-08-26T19:57:53.134-05:00Comments on There's no place like Home: James. .Week 4. .DiscussionMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476707833109337386noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293021585820584668.post-69206603576564962072014-02-04T12:22:04.438-06:002014-02-04T12:22:04.438-06:00Ladies, thank YOU. .for giving me encouragement to...Ladies, thank YOU. .for giving me encouragement to keep going forward. .for your blatant and unashamed honesty in the posts that you felt led to write. .I love that. .Robin made it the whole four months when she was concerned that she wouldn't be able to commit to that length of time. .and I love. .that Connie came along with the study, among other studies that she is involved in. .as a SUPPORT and ENCOURAGER for me!! You ladies have blessed MY heart, more than you know. .and I too, hope that someone, somewhere, behind their computer screen without spiritual support or a loving church family like we all enjoy. .will find special blessings from God as they use this tool to draw closer to their Lord!! To GOD be the glory of all!! <br /><br />Ps. .Robin. .we would LOVE for you to do the famine in the privacy of your home. .and pray for us while you do it!! Thanks!!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476707833109337386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293021585820584668.post-87009432385069484782014-02-04T11:36:20.642-06:002014-02-04T11:36:20.642-06:00Digging into the Word is our lifeline. Altho I hav...Digging into the Word is our lifeline. Altho I haven't posted much, nor have I read as much as was recommended, I ALWAYS found God alive and speaking to me. Instead of seeing others through the scriptures (you know that urge to change others first) I began to see myself in the words on the pages... it was not pretty. God has been wrestling with me.. or is it I have been wrestling with God... to change in certain areas... I'm a work in progress... Praise HIM for that!<br />Robin, I'm also an introvert.. my cozy home is my safe place, my husband is my safe person, my dogs are my friends, my kids/grandkids are my joy. If I could forever live in seclusion with that picture, I would be a happy woman! BUT I do love to study face to face because if forces me to open up and holds me accountable. There is something wonderful about sitting around a table talking about scripture. Thanks Mel for EVERYTHING!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6293021585820584668.post-32130766282722024782014-02-02T07:59:06.960-06:002014-02-02T07:59:06.960-06:00How can I say THANK you enough for being BRAVE eno...How can I say THANK you enough for being BRAVE enough to do this on your blog...and for TAKING all the time to study and do research for those of us that are way too lazy...but, boy do I love reading what you post for us to think over, read -- dig a little deeper, ponder...I still fall back to my good ole NIV...'my' Bible that is familiar to me, full of stuff, and underlines and ( I am old and set in my ways and don't want to 'LEARN' a a new Bible)...several years ago after reading an article on extroverts and introverts... I self-diagnosed myself as a CLASSIC introvert...so this type of study is GREAT for me...I don't have to leave home, people don't have to watch me if I speak or notice if I stutter...and I can't see them roll their eyes..<br />Did I learn from this??? HOW could a person NOT learn from this...do I practice what I learned...NOT so much... I am banking on God's grace for forgiveness for not following through...I fall in the trap of excuses...eek...I am human...I am guilty of acting just like the people that ANNOY me so...all of the faults and shortcomings and sins I point out (to myself) in them...eek I TOO am guilty...therefore I pray and study....I am cautious about WHO I let know WHAT..and a couple of times I pushed publish then remembered THIS is a public blog...eeks someone might KNOW some dirt on me...YIKES...well, maybe something I experienced will help someone else deal with whatever life brings their way...<br />To You..I say..You have the gift of teaching...but alas... I love to see and hear about your family as well..and your encouragement in the garden is like blossoms to my less than green thumb...follow your heart and count me in for an email study....I will be a student again...I love it when I can participate as much or as little as I want...but still read and enjoy the discussions of others....Teach ON....and keep us posted on the youth group... I may try the doing without food with you...What a great example....Blessed by you..Robinnoreply@blogger.com