tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post1040420603248729636..comments2024-03-10T00:44:49.280-05:00Comments on This & That: Matthew 8:5-13 -- Astonished By Great FaithSusannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-61751455158841531932010-04-20T10:16:10.402-05:002010-04-20T10:16:10.402-05:00Rory, welcome and thank you for that wonderful com...Rory, welcome and thank you for that wonderful comment. I totally agree. I appreciate you adding what you did - great reminder! It's important for us to remember that God is good, is LOVE and we can trust Him no matter what He allows in our lives. <br /><br />Thanks again!Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-24347129292670850382010-04-20T10:12:58.451-05:002010-04-20T10:12:58.451-05:00Niki, thanks so much! How sweet! :)Niki, thanks so much! How sweet! :)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-30105717291386174812010-04-20T10:12:38.299-05:002010-04-20T10:12:38.299-05:00Amber, I struggle with some of the same things you...Amber, I struggle with some of the same things you mentioned. It's hard to trust God is working all things for our good when it seems so bleak and depressing on our side of things. I guess this is where that hard thing called "living by faith and not by sight" comes into play. But it sure can be difficult when we want an answer ... now!<br /><br />Thanks for your comment!Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-22024071451820236792010-04-19T18:44:18.002-05:002010-04-19T18:44:18.002-05:00Thankfully, miracles of God still occur today, but...Thankfully, <a href="http://www.miraclesormagic.com" title="Miracles or Magic?" rel="nofollow">miracles of God</a> still occur today, but miracles are never guaranteed simply because of our faith. Paul the Apostle knew this world’s suffering exceedingly deeply and thoroughly, and even though God through him raised people from the dead, Paul himself had significant physical problems that possibly included his eyes and verbal speech. Although Paul asked God three times to heal him (and certainly Paul had abundant faith!), God decided not to do so for a more important reason, that Paul would remain humble.<br /><br />We need to have faith in God regardless of His answer to our prayers of yes, no, or patiently wait (often the most difficult!), because He will always lovingly do what is best for His glory and our good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-89984358741288808972010-04-19T17:15:38.644-05:002010-04-19T17:15:38.644-05:00This has nothing to do with your post. I just want...This has nothing to do with your post. I just wanted you to know that I have an award for you at my blog. :-)Nikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936343470015553888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-55458898506699594622010-04-19T12:08:30.495-05:002010-04-19T12:08:30.495-05:00I've always liked this story. I know that this...I've always liked this story. I know that this centurion had more faith than me, for sure. Could I have trusted that just because I asked, my servant was healed? <br /><br />I tend to get frustrated sometimes in my own prayers, but I don't blame God. I tend to (rightly or wrongly) believe that I don't get what I'm praying for because *I'm* doing something wrong. I'm not ready, I'm not in the right place, I'm paying for some sin or the other. I really have to work at having the faith that God will answer in His own time, and that His timing is far better than mine. But it's hard to trust that much, because all we can see is the here and now, and we have no knowledge of what's to come, really.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-85978814223349460472010-04-18T19:26:19.462-05:002010-04-18T19:26:19.462-05:00Hey, now that's a GREAT thought! :)
Thanks f...Hey, now that's a GREAT thought! :)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-35968747250151762952010-04-18T04:18:21.997-05:002010-04-18T04:18:21.997-05:00Thoughts? I don't know. I just know that I lov...Thoughts? I don't know. I just know that I love Jesus :)Suroorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07151400258859526990noreply@blogger.com