tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post7571788024535178558..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: What do you do with weakness?Lisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-70539326200067553522011-09-08T10:50:24.485-04:002011-09-08T10:50:24.485-04:00Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thought...Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts, @254chronicles !Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-33338591390178321852011-09-07T07:41:02.362-04:002011-09-07T07:41:02.362-04:00Hi,
I'm a blogger as well and was searching on...Hi,<br />I'm a blogger as well and was searching online for something relating to weaknesses and this is definitely the most relevant. I am a Christian too and my natural reaction to my weaknesses is to hide them. The shame and disappointment that comes with not accomplishing a task I had vowed to accomplish(laziness is one of my greatest weaknesses) just makes me want to hide and disappear Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-69672786716837376442011-03-05T05:14:07.652-05:002011-03-05T05:14:07.652-05:00Niki, I read this post a couple times before ownin...Niki, I read this post a couple times before owning up to the fact that yes, I ask forgiveness for my weaknesses and hadn't even realized it.<br /><br />Yes, this post has blessed me. Thanks, Niki.<br /><br />Anita Mae.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-19564440495714253842011-03-03T20:53:34.508-05:002011-03-03T20:53:34.508-05:00Thank you, Suzie! : )Thank you, Suzie! : )Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-68049442018956246422011-03-03T19:25:21.426-05:002011-03-03T19:25:21.426-05:00Niki, you're so right. Guilt and condemnation ...Niki, you're so right. Guilt and condemnation are not constucti ve when we're trying to work through our own weaknesses. I love what you said about surrendering our weaknesses to him. Sometimes, oh sometimes it is so hard. I'm so glad God whispered to your spirit on this subject. This was great, Niki.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-18157058658629199922011-03-03T17:00:49.455-05:002011-03-03T17:00:49.455-05:00Jill! I am SO blessed!
Miss you too, but we'r...Jill! I am SO blessed! <br />Miss you too, but we're all "watching" each other in cyberspace, aren't we? <br /><3<br />NNiki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-4682841942170269572011-03-03T15:44:08.416-05:002011-03-03T15:44:08.416-05:00Hi Niki,
I liked this post so much that I picked i...Hi Niki,<br />I liked this post so much that I picked it for my Blog Post of the Week.<br />http://jilliankent.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Drop by tomorrow if you get a chance. And all you Inkies are invited. I miss your faces but am trying to keep up with ya.<br />Hugs,<br />JillJillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-87299107890816609302011-03-03T14:57:05.361-05:002011-03-03T14:57:05.361-05:00Susie, you're so right. My daughter is 20 and ...Susie, you're so right. My daughter is 20 and will push herself to exhaustion before she'll ask for help or admit she can't do something, and I know just where she learned that foolish behavior! Let's resolve to show our children (even the adult ones) a better way!<br /><br />Christine, I concur. The guilt and condemnation are paralyzing. The weakness is just, well, weakness!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-62386723718789624602011-03-03T14:39:37.764-05:002011-03-03T14:39:37.764-05:00Thank you for sharing these words of encouragement...Thank you for sharing these words of encouragement. Sometimes it's the guilt that plagues us more than the actual weakness.Christine Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486689943654395534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-24423287580170048752011-03-03T14:39:10.009-05:002011-03-03T14:39:10.009-05:00Oh, could I relate to this post. Feeling guilty fo...Oh, could I relate to this post. Feeling guilty for getting sick or feeling afraid? Yep. What am I teaching my kids? That moms/adults are in control of everything and can't show weakness?<br /><br />What a beautiful reminder to surrender my weakness to the Lord, and to lean on Him and those He's sent through the Body to help me.<br /><br />Thank you, Niki.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-54489191961981109592011-03-03T12:55:40.593-05:002011-03-03T12:55:40.593-05:00Hmm. I'm an only. Parents were textbook workah...Hmm. I'm an only. Parents were textbook workaholics. I took on the responsibility for cooking, cleaning, laundry, and "making mom happy" by the age of 10. Twenty-five years later I realized "making mom happy" is an impossible task. Intriguing. I'll look it up.Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25562488374817196762011-03-03T12:16:53.572-05:002011-03-03T12:16:53.572-05:00Well, you can google it. Basically, it's when ...Well, you can google it. Basically, it's when a child feels the need for whatever reason to take on parental responsibilities and protect their parents. My parents were both wonderful Godly people, but both came from dysfunctional homes and had me young. I'm the oldest. So here I was being raised in a spiritual home with a ton of confidence, and so I sometimes ended up taking on too much Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-52568493732457282082011-03-03T11:30:54.460-05:002011-03-03T11:30:54.460-05:00I slept in today, can you tell? And I'm not go...I slept in today, can you tell? And I'm not going to berate myself for it!<br /><br />Deb, that blesses me! ((HUGS))<br /><br />Lisa, right on target with that... "avoidance doesn't produce growth." Excellent addition to this line of thought!<br /><br />Dina, you're going to have to tell me more about the parental inversion thing. I'm intrigued. Weakness was not acceptedNiki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5779133573963766022011-03-03T08:48:13.415-05:002011-03-03T08:48:13.415-05:00This is so good and so true Niki. I've been st...This is so good and so true Niki. I've been struggling through a lot of this as well. I discovered this year that I have a problem called "parental inversion." It's similar to perfectionism, but subtely different. Basically, I didn't want to let others see my weaknesses because for some reason I felt like I always had to be the strong one and take care of everyone else. It Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-7573457336766182212011-03-03T08:01:21.699-05:002011-03-03T08:01:21.699-05:00Oh, Niki. What a profound difference God's per...Oh, Niki. What a profound difference God's perspective can make in our lives. Thank you for this. I needed it today! My typical method of dealing with weakness is to avoid a situation that would call on those "muscles." But avoidance doesn't produce growth.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-40874480010810917762011-03-03T08:01:18.980-05:002011-03-03T08:01:18.980-05:00powerful thoughts Niki. I'm going to print thi...powerful thoughts Niki. I'm going to print this one out.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com