tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post4303713244132792666..comments2024-03-28T04:14:49.276-07:00Comments on TIME FOR REFLECTIONS: Faith? What Faith?Victor S E Moubarakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-64637886761627782222013-02-24T11:05:59.071-08:002013-02-24T11:05:59.071-08:00Through our trials, Sarah, we learn to trust Him m...Through our trials, Sarah, we learn to trust Him more, and our Faith strengthens.<br /><br />God bless you and yours.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-10068674930401419292013-02-23T20:49:35.135-08:002013-02-23T20:49:35.135-08:00This is very profound. And just what I need at thi...This is very profound. And just what I need at this time in my life. You know, I've had many of these thoughts:<br /><br />"We ask whether He is really there. Does He exist? Is it all an imagination?" <br /><br />And I've asked God to increase my faith. So that's why this is happening to me! And it's exactly as you've said. My trials have increased my unbelief, but ultimately, my faith is being strengthened. <br /><br />His ways are not our ways, and His thoughts are not our thoughts!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091216096297798587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-41272385765983609242013-02-14T03:44:45.481-08:002013-02-14T03:44:45.481-08:00Thank you Colleen. I appreciate your encouragement...Thank you Colleen. I appreciate your encouragement and support.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-57970851663572165442013-02-13T02:21:09.809-08:002013-02-13T02:21:09.809-08:00That's true Andie. And at times continuing to ...That's true Andie. And at times continuing to pray is itself such a heavy burden. But we must not give up praying.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-17715322715342630142013-02-13T02:19:17.142-08:002013-02-13T02:19:17.142-08:00Very wise words Jose. Thank you.
God bless.Very wise words Jose. Thank you.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-1508625977502440322013-02-12T17:17:59.457-08:002013-02-12T17:17:59.457-08:00I keep going back to the Book of Job, Victor. Job...I keep going back to the Book of Job, Victor. Job got angry, cursed the day he was born, asked to die, etc. but he never stopped the conversation with God. Yes, you are right..and to think that Jesus said if we had only the faith of a mustard seed. A lot to think about....<br />AndieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-1885337639851279942013-02-12T16:03:11.439-08:002013-02-12T16:03:11.439-08:00Yes, indeed, our faith is tested and grown by fire...Yes, indeed, our faith is tested and grown by fire! The rain may not be comfortable but it brings a lot of beautiful fruit.<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />Jose Daniel Pinell.Daniel Pinellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113045077194121628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-34483324228868051252013-02-12T10:33:32.793-08:002013-02-12T10:33:32.793-08:00What a positive way to look at things Noreen. Than...What a positive way to look at things Noreen. Thank you.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-35943171807157008162013-02-11T20:16:17.359-08:002013-02-11T20:16:17.359-08:00It irks me to think my doubt puts a smile on the d...It irks me to think my doubt puts a smile on the devil's face. That alone will spur me on to remain faithful!noreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512311149461187879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-82198560543863336302013-02-11T14:58:01.782-08:002013-02-11T14:58:01.782-08:00I pray and pray some more, Mary. That's all we...I pray and pray some more, Mary. That's all we can do I suspect.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-73450428607076460172013-02-11T13:13:53.604-08:002013-02-11T13:13:53.604-08:00True, they can go on for years. I think these time...True, they can go on for years. I think these times are very difficult for everyone. Even the great saints were not exempt and many of them wrote about it. Knowing that others experience it can be consoling to a degree because we know that it will pass even if it feels like forever.<br /><br /> Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-71633760173750379202013-02-11T11:05:01.588-08:002013-02-11T11:05:01.588-08:00The problem Mary is when the mini dark nights go o...The problem Mary is when the mini dark nights go on and on. I've felt as you describe many times.<br /><br />God bless you and thanx for your prayers.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-67092419192444023912013-02-11T11:02:50.084-08:002013-02-11T11:02:50.084-08:00That's a wonderful saying Melanie. Thanx for l...That's a wonderful saying Melanie. Thanx for letting me know. It makes a lot of sense.<br /><br />God bless you.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-16721209547913709882013-02-11T11:01:33.173-08:002013-02-11T11:01:33.173-08:00I understand Barbara. I know another friend who is...I understand Barbara. I know another friend who is in terrible pain and always ill; yet his Faith is ever so strong. And he's always cheerful too. How does he do it?<br /><br />God bless you Barbara.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-69913728174942279612013-02-11T09:31:25.610-08:002013-02-11T09:31:25.610-08:00I agree that these "mini dark nights" ar...I agree that these "mini dark nights" are allowed by God to strengthen our faith. Those times where heaven seems closed up tighter than a drum happen to most of us. Billy Graham called it "pounding on the brass wall of heaven" - when it feels as if your prayers go unheard, doubts creep in, and your faith seems to plummet like a heavy stone tossed into a deep lake. <br /><br />Thanks for blogging about this subject. May it help people who are going through a tough season in their spiritual lives.<br /><br />God bless! <br /><br />Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-76058753161690394332013-02-11T08:39:43.245-08:002013-02-11T08:39:43.245-08:00I read this- I can't remember where but it mad...I read this- I can't remember where but it made an impression on me: Patience with self is called humility. Patience with others is called love. patience with God is called FAITHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-43837395719950254112013-02-11T08:02:41.706-08:002013-02-11T08:02:41.706-08:00People with deep faith call believers to a deeper ...People with deep faith call believers to a deeper faith themselves. To the rest of the world they are fools. Let me be a fool for Christ! Like you, there have been times when the faith of another person has shown me to be smaller than half a mustard seed. Then I have thought, "If they, in their circumstances are filled with faith and a holy joy, then I can do it, too."Barbara Schoenebergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951360211636509133noreply@blogger.com