tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post8778398717341386164..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Father Knows Best (No, really, He does.)Lisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-44730018515427598352012-02-16T21:04:48.454-05:002012-02-16T21:04:48.454-05:00LOL, Suzie, I love that you recognize my posts! : ...LOL, Suzie, I love that you recognize my posts! : ) That blesses me more than you know!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-22697358731064092612012-02-16T21:03:29.447-05:002012-02-16T21:03:29.447-05:00Gina, that is SOOOOO cool! Years ago I had a dream...Gina, that is SOOOOO cool! Years ago I had a dream (seriously) that I walked into Walmart and there were Christian books and music and T-shirts on the shelves. A few years later, it happened! How awesome is that?Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-73315023272273884802012-02-16T21:00:48.476-05:002012-02-16T21:00:48.476-05:00Niki, great post as usual. Oh, and I knew it was y...Niki, great post as usual. Oh, and I <i>knew</i> it was you! <br /><br />I have a constant struggle with this as well. You give such relevant reminders and I always look forward to what you have for us next. Thank you!Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-91883060020355728452012-02-16T20:52:25.482-05:002012-02-16T20:52:25.482-05:00Wahoo! I love all the different versions availabl...Wahoo! I love all the different versions available. When I was at Wal-Mart tonight, I saw a copy of Highland Crossing on the shelf. Sweet!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-72034801455886675502012-02-16T18:15:11.357-05:002012-02-16T18:15:11.357-05:00Me too, Lisa! It's a constant struggle.
I go...Me too, Lisa! It's a constant struggle. <br /><br />I got the Kindle for my iPhone version of Highland Crossings.Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-39471265236217640212012-02-16T17:15:13.760-05:002012-02-16T17:15:13.760-05:00Great post, Niki. Seems like I need this particula...Great post, Niki. Seems like I need this particular reminder continually! <br /><br />Yes, I got my copy of Highland Crossings! (e-version anyway!)Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-32587887014678142682012-02-16T14:20:01.740-05:002012-02-16T14:20:01.740-05:00Susie, THAT is the question... when will we learn?...Susie, THAT is the question... when will we learn?<br />I like to think our heroes and heroines learn their lesson the first time, unlike us.Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-22492421317666440702012-02-16T13:27:14.660-05:002012-02-16T13:27:14.660-05:00Great post, Niki. Ah yes, I've played the Abra...Great post, Niki. Ah yes, I've played the Abraham/Sarah/Hagar card far too many times to count. I give things to the Lord, then I take them right back. I'm going through something like this right now.<br /><br />When will I learn? Things never go as well when I grip them as they do when I let God do what He wills.<br /><br />Oh yes, I have my copy of Highland Blessings right here. Love it.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-90113844692317676662012-02-16T12:15:39.632-05:002012-02-16T12:15:39.632-05:00Yep, Gina, the Abraham/Sarah/Hagar debacle is a cl...Yep, Gina, the Abraham/Sarah/Hagar debacle is a classic example of this principle. And the whole world has been affected by their choices... scary thought.<br /><br />Love the "invited out of the church" quote. Will have to share that with some friends who had a similar experience. I've also heard this one:<br />"They gave us the left foot of fellowship." *grin*Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15516711840699463922012-02-16T12:11:17.105-05:002012-02-16T12:11:17.105-05:00Ah, Judy, thank you for sharing your story! I know...Ah, Judy, thank you for sharing your story! I know what you mean about needing the prayers of others to buoy us up. Thanking God with you for your hubby's fill-in job and for the right job with benefits coming his way soon!<br /><br />We haven't had health insurance in 13+ years. Just too costly. We've clung to Psalm 103, "bless the Lord, o my soul, who daily loads us with Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-44375048800988026672012-02-16T12:04:03.781-05:002012-02-16T12:04:03.781-05:00Oh, Judy, I feel your pain.
Last week my FIL gav...Oh, Judy, I feel your pain. <br /><br />Last week my FIL gave him his kindle because he got an i-pad. Well, on his kindle was a copy of Beth Moore's Get out of that Pit. Now I haven't read beyond the intro, but just in the intro something stood out to me.<br /><br />Moore told the story of a meet-and-greet in which several fans shared prayer requests. One lady's pastor husband had Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-4618822983424367462012-02-16T11:46:03.765-05:002012-02-16T11:46:03.765-05:00Oh, wow, Niki! Yes, Seren is a bit of a control fr...Oh, wow, Niki! Yes, Seren is a bit of a control freak . . . in what she's able to control in her life. <br /><br />I can see how some easy it is to say "I'm waiting on the Lord" and literally do nothing but wait. <br /><br />But the sun is gonna rise tomorrow and the next day and the next. Do something. And listen to God's directing.<br /><br />Ilove your story about the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-31418080017812946852012-02-16T11:36:35.310-05:002012-02-16T11:36:35.310-05:00Judy, My heart goes out for you. I've lost my ...Judy, My heart goes out for you. I've lost my job but I have health insurance. Yet I do know what it's like to feel so unglued that you can't pray. Thank God for those he sets around us!<br /><br />My pastor reminded us last night of the importance of even our weakest (feeling) prayers, and not to feel that someone else's are any more 'better' or important than ours. God Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-54778318135151988992012-02-16T11:31:57.097-05:002012-02-16T11:31:57.097-05:00There is nothing like a crisis to get your mind fo...There is nothing like a crisis to get your mind focusing on God. A crisis happened to us in mid October of 2011. My husband lost his job of 19 1/2 years and no unemployment benefits. We were in shock. We tried not to panic..that didn't work. For a few days...well more like several weeks we were beside ourselves. Sometimes I couldn't even pray. This is when others were praying on myJudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662361293867445784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-67147118648246300442012-02-16T10:07:46.527-05:002012-02-16T10:07:46.527-05:00Hi DebH! Feeling that same pain in the keister mys...Hi DebH! Feeling that same pain in the keister myself. That's the "fun" part about writing faith posts and devotionals... the writer gets the realignment first. : )<br /><br />Remembering that He has our best interests at heart is SO important in trusting His lead in this dance of faith!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-18295026970226441902012-02-16T10:00:10.843-05:002012-02-16T10:00:10.843-05:00Excellent, Dina. I didn't even think about the...Excellent, Dina. I didn't even think about the other side of that ditch while writing this, but it's true, God doesn't want us turning "que sera, sera" into our theme song, either. Passive faith is ineffective faith. Good point! <br /><br />Knowing His voice and following it is the key to everything, really. If we're listening, I believe he can/will direct us out of harmNiki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-1441723765545881452012-02-16T10:00:07.332-05:002012-02-16T10:00:07.332-05:00thanks for the reminder to trust God and know He h...thanks for the reminder to trust God and know He has our best interests already planned for and taken care of.<br /><br />i'm guilty of derailing said God plans with my own "better" solutions...(yeah, those "solutions" didn't work out so great). This post is a nice kick in the keister (a good thing, btw) to help keep me on track and of the same mindset of God.DebHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46173025982907655932012-02-16T09:52:58.753-05:002012-02-16T09:52:58.753-05:00Mmm, that's good, too, Deb, "trusting tha...Mmm, that's good, too, Deb, "trusting that we've done the prep already." That's a really hard one for me, because I have this tendency to think that whenever anything difficult comes up it's my fault, and I try to go back to the beginning and start all over, which is futile and a waste of time. Sometimes trouble IS the result of our own choices, but often it's just Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-33757445071189692062012-02-16T08:46:44.426-05:002012-02-16T08:46:44.426-05:00Hmm...fatal flaw...Achilles heel? I think you hit ...Hmm...fatal flaw...Achilles heel? I think you hit it on the head, Niki. It's not about just passively trusting God or about steamrolling ahead with our own plans. It's about learning to know his voice and submitting to his plans for our lives.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-80767041622102522132012-02-16T07:52:41.365-05:002012-02-16T07:52:41.365-05:00Niki is right, of course, you all need to get this...Niki is right, of course, you all need to get this book.<br /><br />And, I have to admit that I wrote down something you said, Niki, about that poor choice moment (a little bell went off).<br /><br />When things are hard, it's easy for me to keep my mind on God and our conversation going because I'm generally carrying on (on the inside) like a baby. Begging. God you gotta help me out hereDebra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com