tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post7989213290928309160..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Faith is...Lisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63861207931046764442010-09-09T22:33:15.274-04:002010-09-09T22:33:15.274-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Jenny.Thanks for stopping by, Jenny.Wenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-70760652591837655862010-09-09T21:40:49.460-04:002010-09-09T21:40:49.460-04:00Awesome! Thank you for sharing your faith with me...Awesome! Thank you for sharing your faith with me.Jen and Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004176333087256696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74385215417720738582010-09-09T19:12:19.073-04:002010-09-09T19:12:19.073-04:00Hi Niki and Deb,
I love this conversation. From b...Hi Niki and Deb,<br /><br />I love this conversation. From both your comments I see a common thread that is emerging, for me anyway. At it's root, faith is a choice, a decision, not a feeling. <br /><br />Lots to think on there.<br /><br />:-)Wenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-57710999235401235602010-09-09T18:32:45.694-04:002010-09-09T18:32:45.694-04:00Maybe our doubt blesses God in a way. I mean, He g...Maybe our doubt blesses God in a way. I mean, He gave us these questioning minds. He's not surprised by anything we do or think. When I doubt--and of course I do when I think about how this just can't be... and then when I turn it back around because the core of who I am says, It doesn't matter--then in some ways I'm submitting to God all over again.<br /><br />In other words, I&#Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-29973545126779848842010-09-09T16:24:37.486-04:002010-09-09T16:24:37.486-04:00I think doubt is the status quo of the human race,...I think doubt is the status quo of the human race, the condition in which we live *most* of the time. For me, Romans 10 has clarified a lot of my questions about what faith is, and whether or not I have it. <br />When I stop doubting and start believing, it kicks my mouth into gear and I find myself speaking what I believe, declaring a thing before I see it. Believing, I therefore speak. (1 Cor 4Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-33399766672377794932010-09-09T13:46:00.391-04:002010-09-09T13:46:00.391-04:00"I do not doubt the Resurrection or God's..."I do not doubt the Resurrection or God's love. What I grapple with more often than not is that God loves *me*. Forgives *me*.<br /><br />Yes! Don't we all!<br /><br />I also think sometimes it is easier to believe in a big God, but it gets harder to accept grace on a more intimate, personal level.Wenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-68957127128173895222010-09-09T13:01:56.261-04:002010-09-09T13:01:56.261-04:00Great post, Wenda. Like Dina, I loved the pop cult...Great post, Wenda. Like Dina, I loved the pop culture references. And U2! Man! Now I'm singing "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" in my head.<br /><br />Doubt isn't bad, in my opinion. It reveals that we're grappling. Faith is an act, not a feeling, and as such it sometimes requires a bit of work, and doubt is part of that. That said, some things are easy Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-68717135975414324002010-09-09T12:54:42.830-04:002010-09-09T12:54:42.830-04:00Hi Bex,
An interesting question, what is doubt?
...Hi Bex,<br /><br />An interesting question, what is doubt?<br /><br />For me, doubt can be sinful if we are prideful in our doubt, but doubt can also instill humility. Think of Thomas, or even Peter's denial of Jesus. Their doubt wasn't punished. God used it to illuminate his glory.<br /><br />You said, "Doubt is a painful reminder that I am under construction."<br /><br />Or, Wenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-68440143039907475402010-09-09T11:56:24.920-04:002010-09-09T11:56:24.920-04:00This post speaks to me in supernatural timing. How...This post speaks to me in supernatural timing. How about this question, what is doubt? Pride, worry, selfishness. Anywhere in our lives that we are grasping for the control over our lives we once laid at God's feet because let's face it - we can do it better, right? Doubt is a painful reminder that I am under construction.Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813676969096171175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-35917344350320585142010-09-09T10:54:57.995-04:002010-09-09T10:54:57.995-04:00Hi Louise,
Paul talks about faith being a spiritu...Hi Louise,<br /><br />Paul talks about faith being a spiritual gift and so like all spiritual gifts, we can all exercise each one, but some are more innate to us than to others. <br /><br />I think my gift of faith is often not so strong :-/ and yet when I call on God to provide more, he does.<br /><br />All part of our amazing, wonderful and even mysterious God.Wenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15403187385404992062010-09-09T10:52:11.757-04:002010-09-09T10:52:11.757-04:00Good Morning Dina,
I can relate to your son's...Good Morning Dina,<br /><br />I can relate to your son's friend. I think that's why Bono's words had an impact on me as a twenty year old not quite grounded in my faith. His words gave me permission to question, and through questioning I dug more deeply, and by digging more deeply I increased in faith.Wenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63645851092235048682010-09-09T09:50:06.613-04:002010-09-09T09:50:06.613-04:00Wow this had some great deep thoughts. I think Fai...Wow this had some great deep thoughts. I think Faith can sometimes be very mysterious in the fact that some seem to have a lot of Faith and others not so much.I guess Faith sometimes hits me as being a mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-1301343460288761162010-09-09T09:50:05.889-04:002010-09-09T09:50:05.889-04:00Wow this had some great deep thoughts. I think Fai...Wow this had some great deep thoughts. I think Faith can sometimes be very mysterious in the fact that some seem to have a lot of Faith and others not so much.I guess Faith sometimes hits me as being a mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-14693854405403770352010-09-09T08:21:06.784-04:002010-09-09T08:21:06.784-04:00Wow, deep thoughts, and I love all the pop culture...Wow, deep thoughts, and I love all the pop culture references in the midst of this very spiritual and philosophical post. My son was just telling me that one of his friends at church has been dealing with some of these same issues. I feel like that teen knows just enough about the Bible to question, but hasn't dug deep enough to understand why it actually do make sense. In fact, this post Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.com