tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post4461371517075903699..comments2024-03-27T06:51:19.327-06:00Comments on The Rains Came Down: Choosing BitternessSilverRainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580230961425635077noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-53982988618424027972009-03-11T00:38:00.000-06:002009-03-11T00:38:00.000-06:00Such an important topic. There is power in agency,...Such an important topic. <BR/><BR/>There is power in agency, in choosing to find purpose in our suffering, regardless of its cause.<BR/><BR/>But that is hard, hard work.<BR/><BR/>Don't you love it, though, when you can feel the light and power that comes when you do make little choices to not be overcome, to keep moving forward, to not give up for another day, or even sometimes, another hour?m_and_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552368137212513094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-83408393361527004792009-03-10T16:23:00.000-06:002009-03-10T16:23:00.000-06:00Thank you. There are no words to describe how much...Thank you. There are no words to describe how much your posts help me. Our struggles are different but your courage, faith, ability to turn to the scriptures, and choice to find positive growth in your trials all help me face my own battles. Thank you for sharing your insights.Mama Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647417825144481742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-90140685035048632102009-03-10T10:01:00.000-06:002009-03-10T10:01:00.000-06:00There is no growth in the comfort zone, and no com...There is no growth in the comfort zone, and no comfort in the growth zone.<BR/><BR/>We send you our love...and wish we could send more...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-72032446188345030902009-03-09T22:46:00.000-06:002009-03-09T22:46:00.000-06:00SilverRain,Once again, my heart reaches out to you...SilverRain,<BR/><BR/>Once again, my heart reaches out to you. I am amazed at your strength and dedication not only to persevere through what, no doubt, sounds to me to be one of the most difficult times in your life, but also your continued ability to return to the scriptures as your source of inspiration. When times have been especially challenging for me, I remember a phrase (simple as it mayhorsewhispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079323114255380011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-45392149307859837942009-03-09T17:10:00.000-06:002009-03-09T17:10:00.000-06:00SilverRain,I am 100% confidant that the trials you...SilverRain,<BR/><BR/>I am 100% confidant that the trials you have been experiencing are helping you in your effort to be more like Christ.<BR/><BR/>I've had a year myself. I could not have imagined how well my deep trials have been suited to help me overcome things.<BR/><BR/>In a TR interview Sunday I was able to tell the Bishop not only that I live the Law of Chastity, but that "I am Thomas Parkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050265376350194876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-60831094541763680302009-03-09T15:19:00.000-06:002009-03-09T15:19:00.000-06:00SR, you might be interested in something I wrote w...SR, you might be interested in something I wrote way back in October '07 - "Journeying in Joy". <BR/><BR/>http://thingsofmysoul.blogspot.com/2007/10/journeying-in-joy.htmlPapa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-62772930728386660042009-03-09T14:48:00.000-06:002009-03-09T14:48:00.000-06:00"This can be even more painful when others in our ..."This can be even more painful when others in our lives continue to expect us to make things better which are out of our power." Another humbling part of repentance, to receive the railing of others for the things that are now beyond our power. While the deeds done may well have been our acts, we cannot go back in time and change them. Only Christ can heal those wounds, in the here-and-now. <BR/>jendoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010044127553834584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270245506969727628.post-56110263049043954612009-03-09T10:46:00.000-06:002009-03-09T10:46:00.000-06:00As one that very often chooses (not consciously, o...As one that very often chooses (not consciously, of course, because I think we often don't consider that there is a better alternative) to feel bitterness for what is lacking in my life rather than gratitude for what is so abundant, I appreciate this reminder. I definitely need to cultivate an ability to focus on the good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com