tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post1028454073075467392..comments2024-03-03T22:03:05.210-05:00Comments on A Joyful Chaos: Seeking, SearchingA Joyful Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-34066549113229172742011-07-09T15:22:31.481-04:002011-07-09T15:22:31.481-04:00How awesome that the Lord spoke that message to bo...How awesome that the Lord spoke that message to both of you. It is too bad you didn't have access to Google then to find that passage. Or maybe needing to read through the Bible until you found it was God's way of teaching you more about Him. I just did a keyword search on the Bible app on my phone to find that message. You had a long way to go before you found it!Chellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017854443500532953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-60117332665560748582011-07-09T14:41:21.852-04:002011-07-09T14:41:21.852-04:00Colossians 2:16-17
(16)So don't let anyone con...Colossians 2:16-17<br />(16)So don't let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths (17) for these rules are only shadows of the reality to come and Christ himself is that reality.AverettLadyNanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509213680922009574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-57827257923438342592011-07-09T09:54:00.548-04:002011-07-09T09:54:00.548-04:00And, if you began at the beginning all the truth s...And, if you began at the beginning all the truth slowly seeped in. Amazing. A couple devotion to find the truth -- and the strength began as you were bond together. <br /><br />Would this have been your first time reading the Bible all the way through then?Beloved's Redheaded Bridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580495512002708464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-81553733496382178312011-07-09T09:12:50.863-04:002011-07-09T09:12:50.863-04:00I , too, got goosebumps. The Holy Spirit works in...I , too, got goosebumps. The Holy Spirit works in wonderous ways.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170986298013174197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-77652142724674055882011-07-09T00:22:33.225-04:002011-07-09T00:22:33.225-04:00I'm getting goosebumps because I love it when ...I'm getting goosebumps because I love it when the Holy Spirit speaks separately to spouses and reveals the same thing to each one. This has happened to my husband and I on a number of occasions!Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012536565426527226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-19716727054989437952011-07-08T23:11:24.836-04:002011-07-08T23:11:24.836-04:00No concordance means you have to read and read and...No concordance means you have to read and read and read ... what a wonderful problem in that respect! But I can identify with the cold and clammy feeling of not belonging and wondering just what God was up to. For me, it was the Holy Spirit speaking to the heart of an 11 year old. How exciting and frightening at the same time. So thankful you listened to the Lord as he spoke to your hearts .. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312481804665424463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-10448020775895476922011-07-08T20:41:56.138-04:002011-07-08T20:41:56.138-04:00The Lord moves in mysterious ways!
He must love ...The Lord moves in mysterious ways! <br /><br />He must love you, to have wanted to draw you out of "practicing" religion:)TanasiGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401178394778043209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-15437950640019442942011-07-08T18:27:26.049-04:002011-07-08T18:27:26.049-04:00How blessed it is to have a search capability and ...How blessed it is to have a search capability and find Isaiah 1:13 so quickly. What a blessing it must have been for you and your husband to have heard His word at the same time.Phyllis Blickensderferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206757687699759551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-32258534673981717852011-07-08T17:45:58.636-04:002011-07-08T17:45:58.636-04:00Wow! You had to read a long way to find Isaiah 1 ...Wow! You had to read a long way to find Isaiah 1 if you didn't have a concordence.<br />Carolyncarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17271734072966907855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-3136401389365604862011-07-08T16:41:31.548-04:002011-07-08T16:41:31.548-04:00You know, I just realized something when I was rea...You know, I just realized something when I was reading this post. I think many people see the Amish leaving their faith and assume it's because they want to be part of the modern, "carnal" world. But what's refreshing about reading your story is to see the opposite. You were hungry for truth. "And the truth shall set you free." Thanks for sharing your story with us Sarah Forgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09101753891967001104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-85385683577594801662011-07-08T13:53:57.436-04:002011-07-08T13:53:57.436-04:00The new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assembl...The new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I can not away with; It is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moon and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.<br /><br />-Isaiah 1:13<br /><br />(Http://www.Biblos.com)Thessalonikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280840516291415792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-73435455559865446122011-07-08T13:37:03.635-04:002011-07-08T13:37:03.635-04:00My daughter and I have had similar things happen t...My daughter and I have had similar things happen to use. But once we knew it was time to go...the question was where to go? Where do we fit? Do we fit or are we unusual? I pray daily that the Lord will help us see when we are wrong and show us the way. I know he can do that for all of us. We have been waiting for some time and don't understand what to do next. Where do we go to church?Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287238810628574373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-47540396043630057252011-07-08T12:38:56.123-04:002011-07-08T12:38:56.123-04:00Yes; I think when you both had the same feeling an...Yes; I think when you both had the same feeling and thoughts it was worth finding the meaning behind it. And I also think it was sad that you were feeling that way!Torizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04965005679599352165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-1828324576463908942011-07-08T12:32:46.887-04:002011-07-08T12:32:46.887-04:00I found myself terribly sad reading this. How God&...I found myself terribly sad reading this. How God's heart must be grieved when we hurt each other needlessly and excuse the sin in our own hearts. I've been there too. It isn't just an Amish thing, it's a people thing. :(Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293816902877287168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-41165024427209268762011-07-08T12:09:38.553-04:002011-07-08T12:09:38.553-04:00My first (entirely irreverent) thought was: Too ...My first (entirely irreverent) thought was: Too bad Google wasn't around then!<br /><br />My second was similar to Marsha's. Did your Amish community frown on visiting the library? Back in the pre-internet days, if I were trying to locate a quote I thought was from the Bible, I would have headed for the public library.Clisbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744793549029118738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-14270205561696879862011-07-08T12:04:30.446-04:002011-07-08T12:04:30.446-04:00How sad that after the work and trouble of moving,...How sad that after the work and trouble of moving, it was not a good place to be.<br /><br />I found it interesting that apparently you and LV did not have access to a concordance, where you could have quickly and easily located the particular verses that God had brought to your minds.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this difficult experience. It reminds us that God is still always in control. .Marsha Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880659808422182525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-77028319935135059352011-07-08T11:43:29.915-04:002011-07-08T11:43:29.915-04:00The Spirit of the Lord stirred in my soul reading ...The Spirit of the Lord stirred in my soul reading your post. Often that is how the Lord works with couples. He speaks to them both so that there are 3 witnesses, the Lord, husband and wife. So many times the Lord moved in our married just that way as well. It is why we are told to be equally yoke for the two operate as one. Praise God for His voice from His Spirit and His Word.<br />Mrs. J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-88156192107010669162011-07-08T10:59:16.219-04:002011-07-08T10:59:16.219-04:00What a message - straight from the Lord!What a message - straight from the Lord!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079854415508985725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-77757767397460795462011-07-08T10:39:46.937-04:002011-07-08T10:39:46.937-04:00I feel that God was speaking to you through those ...I feel that God was speaking to you through those words.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-60227859245898308422011-07-08T10:27:50.979-04:002011-07-08T10:27:50.979-04:00How exciting. God is good and his way is perfect. ...How exciting. God is good and his way is perfect. <br />I am loving reading this MA.Folky Dotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674337425926286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-30581732247207958152011-07-08T10:27:43.152-04:002011-07-08T10:27:43.152-04:00Oh my, the Word is true - those rituals and custom...Oh my, the Word is true - those rituals and customs don't mean a thing if the Lord isn't in them. Thank the Lord you weren't comfortable there. I imagine reading the Bible must have seemed like a daunting task to you since you'd never done it, but oh my, how eye-opening it is.magnoliasnteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517995125207145961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-9489624679992879562011-07-08T10:22:32.976-04:002011-07-08T10:22:32.976-04:00That was a very powerful moment, and definitely a ...That was a very powerful moment, and definitely a turning point. The Lord sure was speaking to you loud and clear!Monica https://www.blogger.com/profile/09434370272889356134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-85684440607619112282011-07-08T10:01:57.766-04:002011-07-08T10:01:57.766-04:00I am again just amazed at the workings of the Holy...I am again just amazed at the workings of the Holy Spirit. God will show Himself to everybody who seeks Him, who seeks the Truth.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09758630855852026771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-61135828788761129832011-07-08T09:51:14.470-04:002011-07-08T09:51:14.470-04:00I think the fact that you both had the same though...I think the fact that you both had the same thought says something. As they say, "The Lord works in mysterious ways," and it sounds like he was starting some work on you and LV. :)The imPerfect Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155280178284448740noreply@blogger.com