tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502117548618350329.post2590914441857185555..comments2023-08-09T03:42:58.520-07:00Comments on Salon for the Soul: Waiting-to-totally-surrender purgatoryCathy Barneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371655581401528831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502117548618350329.post-26035405777770592572012-12-23T04:57:17.355-08:002012-12-23T04:57:17.355-08:00I was hoping to hear from you, Colin ... I just kn...I was hoping to hear from you, Colin ... I just knew you'd get this. I appreciate the reminder of Biblical characters not always finding it easy to follow God, but, especially, your idea of a "dumb" plan and yet ... made me smile. Merry Christmas!Cathy Barneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371655581401528831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502117548618350329.post-64673162475710648842012-12-22T21:26:32.388-08:002012-12-22T21:26:32.388-08:00Your post resonated with me - I know those feeling...Your post resonated with me - I know those feelings! Unfortunately, I don't have answers for you, but you already know that only God can give you those. Like you, I've learned so far that everyone has a different role and it doesn't do to want to follow someone else's path or be like someone else's life. God made each of us unique. Also, everyone has to learn to be alone with God. All the great Bible characters found their way by following God, not social norms or popular opinion. <br /><br />The conflict one feels in finding direction in life is because God's definition of "success" doesn't match society's. Christmas is a perfect example of that. If you were responsible for designing and implementing a project that would have a savior come to the world, would you attempt this using the son of a carpenter of a minor tribe in a remote corner of the Roman empire at a time in history when there was no mass communication? What a dumb plan!...and yet... Colinhttp://thechristheals.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com