tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30534753.post1130287173667731269..comments2023-04-16T06:07:26.309-07:00Comments on REFLECTIONS: Life's Hard. God Is Good.Scott Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18090809236682750662noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30534753.post-56262009962088045752007-06-27T21:16:00.000-07:002007-06-27T21:16:00.000-07:00Mike:Thanks for your testimony about both life and...Mike:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your testimony about both life and God. I know that you're not saying so glibly.<BR/><BR/>Chris:<BR/><BR/>You're right, many times life's difficulties are assumed to be related to bad choices. Increasingly I'm finding hard times are a result of right choices for the very reason you mentioned.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments.<BR/>ScottScott Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090809236682750662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30534753.post-87208220938211277192007-06-27T16:29:00.000-07:002007-06-27T16:29:00.000-07:00Great entry! I really appreciate a person of your...Great entry! I really appreciate a person of your influence coming out and saying "life is tough." So many times, the message seems to be "if life is hard, you're doing it wrong" when the opposite seems to be true.<BR/><BR/>I always remember a great statement I heard someone say once: "The devil only fights people he cares to stop. Maybe nothing is going wrong in your life because Satan knows you aren't doing anything worthwhile?"<BR/><BR/>~Chris D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30534753.post-52547185162879652942007-06-27T12:24:00.000-07:002007-06-27T12:24:00.000-07:00Thanks for your transparency. I appreciate your re...Thanks for your transparency. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate your reflection that:<BR/><BR/>Jesus said, “Blessed are they who mourn for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4) God knows this world is and will be hard. He has given us the experience of grief or mourning as means to deal with hardship and loss. And, He has given us His presence to bring the comfort and strength.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this reminder. Life has been very hard lately and I needed to hear this reminder today. <BR/><BR/>It is just the gift I needed to enhance my perserverance.<BR/><BR/>I must agree; God is good. Life is hard. <BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com