tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post1540827278081003440..comments2023-11-24T20:17:45.366-05:00Comments on READY TO BE OFFERED: A Door in the WallRebekah Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-16926489510184459362015-06-27T13:02:30.507-04:002015-06-27T13:02:30.507-04:00Yes, that is true, Terri! Blessings to you, also! ...Yes, that is true, Terri! Blessings to you, also! :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-54304736291068666562015-06-26T06:18:28.424-04:002015-06-26T06:18:28.424-04:00Thank you so much Rebekah for sharing this with us...Thank you so much Rebekah for sharing this with us at Good Morning Mondays. God's plans are perfect and His peace is just awesome. Thank you for this encouraging post. BlessingsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04936255875038423505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-9926129280562918372015-06-25T13:19:24.302-04:002015-06-25T13:19:24.302-04:00Yes, Mary, praying that, too! We truly find such g...Yes, Mary, praying that, too! We truly find such grace when we accept His will for us--sometimes through great agony, depending on the situation. <br /><br />Blessings to you, Mary; have a wonderful week. :-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-60335422768506136682015-06-25T13:15:41.012-04:002015-06-25T13:15:41.012-04:00Thank you; yes, truly, when we come to that place ...Thank you; yes, truly, when we come to that place in our lives, His "hidden" doors begin to open. He is such a merciful Father! God bless you! Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-64947559333821794802015-06-25T13:14:05.308-04:002015-06-25T13:14:05.308-04:00Thank you; God bless you--:-)Thank you; God bless you--:-)Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-20139932282001624932015-06-24T12:47:39.777-04:002015-06-24T12:47:39.777-04:00What hope is in this! When we come to peace with ...What hope is in this! When we come to peace with where we are at... it is then that the Lord can open the doors we cannot see! Beautiful writing, may the Lord continue to bless your heart for Him! Marilyn @ MountainTopSpicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600290895531484438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-24663039021417256592015-06-24T09:19:56.337-04:002015-06-24T09:19:56.337-04:00this is a beautiful and encouraging post. this is a beautiful and encouraging post. aspiritofsimplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870339828098281415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-85513982292482376882015-06-23T22:57:36.012-04:002015-06-23T22:57:36.012-04:00Amen! Acceptance seems easy at first glance but no...Amen! Acceptance seems easy at first glance but not when it goes against our plans and our schedule. I love the door in the wall reference and how it is grace. That image will stick with me a long time. Praying that we all throw away our schedules and choose acceptance that comes from God as the timing that will always be perfect in our lives. Blessed to be visiting you from Wedded Wednesday.Mary Geisenhttp://www.passagethroughgrace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-21289999192743122312015-06-23T22:01:40.483-04:002015-06-23T22:01:40.483-04:00Andrew, thank you for sharing that verse with me ....Andrew, thank you for sharing that verse with me . . . It is definitely not wrong to "fight" against sin or the consequences of sin in our world (disease, death, etc.). Francis Schaeffer comes to mind, who battled against his terminal cancer with every ounce of his strength--he believed that Satan was trying to silence him and Schaeffer would use every means possible to "defeat" one of the effects of sin in the world--disease. It is certainly not wrong to take medicine, pray for healing, do everything possible to get well when we are sick. <br /><br />I'm not talking about a blind acceptance of whatever comes into our lives--whether you or I believe that God allows or ordains it (or both). But after we have prayed, fasted, struggled, pleaded, wept, to say to the Lord in humility before the Sovereignty of His love--"Thy will be done." And whatever Your will means for my life, whatever will bring glory to You, I accept. I pour my life out as an offering to You, and as Paul said, whether he lived or died, Christ would be glorified in his body. <br /><br />For me, Andrew, I know that I have to come to the place that Jesus came to in the Garden, when He asked the Father to let the cup pass from Him, but then utterly accepted the Father's will (which was also, in a mystery, His will, as He is one with the Father). <br /><br />Whenever I have come to that place in my life, I have found freedom and peace--when I truly "want" His will, even if it is painful, or I have to pass through the valley of the shadow. <br /><br />There are different situations, and the Lord allows different circumstances in our lives--whatever will draw us to Himself--I have experienced some very difficult times in my own life that have brought me to this understanding--and I still struggle all the time. I have never struggled with a terminal illness--and I will not pretend to understand what you must be going through--the Lord alone knows your struggle and the burden that He carries with you. But I do know that whatever the Lord's will is for you personally, His grace will sustain you there. And He will be glorified--whether it is by walking with you through the valley or through healing you .<br /><br />I am glad that you shared with me from your heart . . . may the Lord be Your Shield and your Protection and your constant joy, Andrew . . . and may clouds of mercy break over you. Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-78605030842307636312015-06-23T21:36:28.619-04:002015-06-23T21:36:28.619-04:00Thank you, Beth! Amy Carmichael's words have b...Thank you, Beth! Amy Carmichael's words have brought me so much comfort over the years (many times through tears!) Blessings to you, also! Rebekah Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486092247540955608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-69626303115527331222015-06-23T03:53:26.863-04:002015-06-23T03:53:26.863-04:00Peace may lie in acceptance - and the poem is love...Peace may lie in acceptance - and the poem is lovely - but I wasn't bred for peace. God made me an instrument of His will, in the manner of the first verse of Psalm 144.<br /><br />Right now, the odds of serious - well, terminal, they say - illness are against me, and there are those - some quite close - who say I should relax into its embrace.<br /><br />No way. I'm made for the fight, and the harder the fight, the uglier it gets...the better I do. And perhaps this IS my acceptance, the acceptance of what I am.<br /><br />http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2015/06/your-dying-spouse-21-tomorrow-will-come.htmlAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179136029692209759.post-79962472159744211882015-06-22T16:31:30.292-04:002015-06-22T16:31:30.292-04:00I love this post...such a wonderful metaphor...a d...I love this post...such a wonderful metaphor...a door in the wall opens...and Amy Carmichael's quote she had on a plaque above her bed..."in acceptance lieth peace"...so comforting...many blessings to you!beth willis miller's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854449798070643671noreply@blogger.com