What do you do...
What if you long for something, but you have a spiritual conviction not to pursue that something... but you see other Christians pursuing it and validating their reasons.... and you feel your reasons look foolish to them, and you feel foolish for standing in what you believe to be true... yet you know you still cannot pursue it, because you have no doubt it is wrong? How does anyone make a stand anymore in this world? There are compromises right and left and people rushing to validate their reasons, and ready to shout "don't you dare judge me!" When I'm not judging, just stating my own stand. If they feel hurt... "socked in the stomach"... isn't it perhaps because the Spirit is convicting them? If there is no truth to my stance, why should it phase them? We are usually hurt most by the truth, when we are not standing in it, but our spirit knows we should be. If someone says "your daughter is a brat" and you know she is not, it doesn...
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Jane's hair looks to be the same color as Bronwyn's? Gorgeous soft curls! And my, what lovely, elegant arms she has.
Mamalama
Tell your kids to stop growing up! They're making me feel old! ;o)
She's beautiful
Kim, can you believe she'll be 18 next month???? I tell them to stop growing every single day, but they're not listening to me. :(
My dd is younger but yours really reminds me of her. She has a witty sense of humour and would love to sew her own slightly wacky stuff. And she does funny things with her toenails too. (She's a bit 'older' than her age.)
Miss you too much on the boards!
Love,
Chas
http://www.homesteadblogger.com/chas
Bren