tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post6609131799360674212..comments2023-06-01T07:55:48.389-04:00Comments on Life in a Glass House: Not destiny or magical thinking...but still God. Gabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03893654710835125604noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-8807630752361918682012-10-17T22:35:28.072-04:002012-10-17T22:35:28.072-04:00Wow, you are really making me think here. As someo...Wow, you are really making me think here. As someone on the outside, I've never thought about it this way, but you're right. I have friends who've adopted, and I think it's easy to get wrapped up in how they feel. I never looked at this way, but you're making complete sense. There is more to identify with than the adoptive parents.Lori McClurehttp://twitter.com/lorimcspeaksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-15980839201657833662012-10-08T06:08:03.415-04:002012-10-08T06:08:03.415-04:00Beautifully written, Gaby! I Though adoption is p...Beautifully written, Gaby! I Though adoption is probably the most poignant example, I think what you said it can be applied across the spectrum of our lives. Our God is not a manipulative chess player who uses one person's sorrow to bring happiness to another but a God who works all things together for good. Not a great comparison, but I was thinking as I read this of a picture I posted one time from our local paper. It was of a mother listening to the heartbeat of the man who had received her son's heart by transplant. Can you imagine the recipient telling that mother that the only reason God ever knit her son together in her womb was for the purpose of providing him a heart? <br /><br />One of Satan's greatest deceptions, IMO, is the deception that we can put a Christian spin on self-absorption, and as long as we give God some "credit", it can still be all about "me". <br /><br />Probably clear as mud, but what I'm basically saying is that I agree. <br /><br />(And that Liebster award post shows me that we agree on a lot of earthly thing, too. Hope that doesn't scare you!)Debbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-53761480440297674472012-09-19T15:34:01.023-04:002012-09-19T15:34:01.023-04:00So well written, Gaby. I love how you clearly gave...So well written, Gaby. I love how you clearly gave the history of what started this and your reasons - clear, open, loving reasons - for your belief. So often we speak without really thinking first. such a shame we hurt others that way.Jean Wisehttp://www.healthyspirituality.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-58627702045802207062012-09-19T09:04:11.641-04:002012-09-19T09:04:11.641-04:00Beautifully stated. When we lost our Sarah people...Beautifully stated. When we lost our Sarah people told us God took her so my husband's sisters would turn to God. I so wanted God to use our pain to draw others to Himself, but rejected the thought that He would cause my baby to suffer purposely. I'm praying this post will travel far and wide.Pamela Kuhnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-54818807851123253012012-09-18T09:15:48.715-04:002012-09-18T09:15:48.715-04:00I love our heart, Gaby. You express your heart an...I love our heart, Gaby. You express your heart and your life so well in this space. May God's voice be heard by many through your words.Jennifer 'Miner' Fergusonhttp://www.facebook.com/jenferguson1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-22315106496802547382012-09-17T22:47:35.673-04:002012-09-17T22:47:35.673-04:00God redeems our choices. I think you explained you...God redeems our choices. I think you explained your view well, Gaby. It is so encouraging to see how God's sovereignty and desire to restore and redeem intersects with our free will. Thanks, my friend :)soulstopsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-78537274838152306062012-09-17T22:24:26.500-04:002012-09-17T22:24:26.500-04:00Thank you, Lori. It means a lot coming from you. Thank you, Lori. It means a lot coming from you. Gabyhttp://thejohnsonglasshouse.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-37820755283786650042012-09-17T22:23:47.519-04:002012-09-17T22:23:47.519-04:00Yes, yes! You understand just where I'm coming...Yes, yes! You understand just where I'm coming from, Nancy. That's what we do, we bless each other in our brokenness. That's why we live in community.Gabyhttp://thejohnsonglasshouse.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-66952583151450732492012-09-17T18:35:04.158-04:002012-09-17T18:35:04.158-04:00Well, you know I'm tracking with you here, my ...Well, you <i>know</i> I'm tracking with you here, my friend! My children are young adults now, and I feel as though I'm only beginning to see the painful places in their adoption stories. There are missing pieces of their history, their lives did not play out as God intended--Can a nursing mother forget the child at her breast? Sadly, because of the fallenness and brokenness of this world, the answer to that question is, sometimes, yes.<br /><br />But God who is rich in mercy is at work redeeming and restoring broken lives. And I count it such a privilege that I get to be part of that work. Everything is not perfect, missing pieces will remain this side of eternity, but God knew I need these beautifully broken children to bless me in my brokenness.Nancy Fransonhttp://www.outofmyallegedmind.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-36196268882640274892012-09-17T14:25:35.803-04:002012-09-17T14:25:35.803-04:00I love how you bring personal choice and divine gu...I love how you bring personal choice and divine guidance together. I see the image of the path of S intersecting with your own path and I see how you can embrace both free will and miracles. Well done, Gaby!Lori Lavender Luzhttp://lavenderluz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-48115364637950442522012-09-17T14:10:06.608-04:002012-09-17T14:10:06.608-04:00That's just it, Kathleen! God is in the busine...That's just it, Kathleen! God is in the business of redeeming our lives and our situations. Thank you for sharing your heart.Gabyhttp://thejohnsonglasshouse.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7362990873629422919.post-60919220656405541092012-09-17T12:31:45.936-04:002012-09-17T12:31:45.936-04:00I appreciate this perspective, Gaby. I fell asleep...I appreciate this perspective, Gaby. I fell asleep thinking about this...that God does not need our sinful choices to cause something else to happen. Rather, He can still work His purposes, beautiful purposes in spite of sinful choices. It is hard to articulate and am even having difficulty saying what I want to say in the comments but I think I'm on the same page. ..Kathleen Jaegerhttp://www.kathink.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com