Comments on: Swimming Pools & Winter Time

By: Terri

Terri — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:11:51 +0000

Our God has all the patience in the world. He will wait for me. I need only ask and He is there for me. There will be many times when I do not have the energy to DO but with Him I can. The only way it has surprised me is that I can do so much more than I am expecting of me.

By: Lara

Lara — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:24:45 +0000

Since you have begun to setup disciplines to engage your One Word, what has been the biggest insight you have gained about the character of God?

He is still the same and always constant!

What have you learned about yourself? How has this surprised you?

I have learned that I keep making excuses to change and not making my word my #1 priority. This has not surprised me. I will try again tomorrow.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:54:21 +0000

Since you have begun to setup disciplines to engage your One Word, what has been the biggest insight you have gained about the character of God?

God wants me to succeed! He wants me to live by faith and to have faith not only in him, but in me. He knows I can do it , I just need to have faith in myself and do it.

What have you learned about yourself? How has this surprised you?

That God has been giving me the tools to develop faith. He doesn’t want me to worry, procastinate or second guess myself. He wants me to take the next step and the next by faith and he has given me the tools to do this, but he doesn’t want me to do it all at once. God wants me to take the babysteps necessary as to make sure that they will be part of my life forever.

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:25:06 +0000

wow-what insights! I find myself in that frozen state-I am at the board; I am on the steps; now ‘what I am going to do on the board?;at the end of the board?; will my swimsuit float to the surface without me?; will I fall off the board before I get to the end?; will I end up just jumping in and not doing anything?’ I know at a ‘head-level’ that these ‘what ifs’ are straight from the pit to misdirect my efforts and stunt my growth, but it hasn’t moved to a heart response. Perhaps I have not worked on ‘setting up the spiritual disciplines that create movement’, thus explaining my frozen state. I also know that my focus has been on my (imperfect) efforts and not on my perfect Lord. This behavior and focus has always lead to my stagnation and lack of action.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:23:22 +0000

Just as God cannot be rushed, I have learned that change for me will not come over night and that I should not rush the process. The process is what constitutes the change. I don’t know that I am necesarily surprised, but living it daily is a revelation as I attempt to live out my word.