tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2710513473784394573.post8349876716978805119..comments2023-12-31T06:50:20.156-06:00Comments on A Soul Laid Bare: A Swingset, a Slide, and a LieHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01555387653690169116noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2710513473784394573.post-83360599605717244162013-04-03T20:41:01.996-05:002013-04-03T20:41:01.996-05:00Thank you for this very helpful and practical advi...Thank you for this very helpful and practical advice! You are wise to keep Christ's Passion, Death, and Resurrection as your focus. Finding new and different ways to look at it and experience it is great advice for all! Thank you for reading, responding, and most importantly, for your example.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555387653690169116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2710513473784394573.post-31706692726139996072013-04-03T09:47:41.352-05:002013-04-03T09:47:41.352-05:00Excellent information here - which is a great remi...Excellent information here - which is a great reminder for everyone. I struggle with worry, anxiety, and discouragement every single day. Sometimes I find it difficult to put one foot in front of the other. The history of depression in my family combined with some painful family circumstances makes me wonder what my purpose on earth is. However, I continue to look for weapons to fight Satan. When one stops working or becomes dull, I find another one. I continue to pray that God gives me an endless amount of tools and weapons to carry on His will for my life. Currently, my weapon of choice is the "I Thirst" CD by Tatiana. The story of the crucifixion told in beautiful songs by a wonderfully talented musician. You cannot listen to this CD without feeling better than you were when you started. Other excellent tools are the rosary and the chaplet of the divine mercy on CD. I have a tendency to let my thoughts wonder when I try and pray these on my own,but by listening to them on a CD helps to keep me on track. They are available for free on The Mary Foundation website. Keep writing, Heidi - you are such a good and faithful servant! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2710513473784394573.post-650611380749909022013-04-02T22:00:56.750-05:002013-04-02T22:00:56.750-05:00You make a great point, Erin. I do not want to ca...You make a great point, Erin. I do not want to cast a shadow on those who have not consented to their discouragement and worry, like most of us do. I recognize there are many factors which influence the intensity and duration of discouragement and worry. Whether it is anxiety, or any number of psychological conditions, we must understand the cause, and as much as possible, guard against accepting the feelings of discouragement as truth. We should pray for fortitude, which transforms suffering into endurance, endurance into character, and character into hope, "and hope does not disappoint us". ((Romans 5:3-5) Thank you for this perspective, Erin.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555387653690169116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2710513473784394573.post-58160828038921117312013-04-02T21:43:44.028-05:002013-04-02T21:43:44.028-05:00I'm glad you were convicted, Melissa! Sometim...I'm glad you were convicted, Melissa! Sometimes, a timely reminder is all we need to get over the hump! I'm so thankful God gives us one another to this end!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555387653690169116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2710513473784394573.post-63958650027344799892013-04-02T16:30:43.604-05:002013-04-02T16:30:43.604-05:00I just wanted to share that there are some people ...I just wanted to share that there are some people who experience a pain and suffering in which discouragement and worry is a daily struggle of which no amount of decision or will on the part of the person can change that fact. For these individuals, it is important not to feel that their faith is lacking because they are struggling, but to accept that this is the cross you have been asked to carry for however time it may be and by embracing this weakness and giving it to Jesus, he can use it for his glory. We can't will away the discouragement, but Jesus will gladly take it from us and transform it for the glory of his kingdom if we give it to him.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454112901640690546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2710513473784394573.post-77932428993028350412013-04-02T15:17:36.649-05:002013-04-02T15:17:36.649-05:00Just what I needed to hear today! Thank you Heidi...Just what I needed to hear today! Thank you Heidi! I find great treasure in your words! It's all for God's great glory! Discouragement and worry are indeed signs of pride. Thank you for opening my eyes on this Easter Tuesday. It's all for God's glory!!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276271449711352868noreply@blogger.com