Comments on: Prayerfully Coming to Grips with Inadequacy Without Becoming Inactive http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/prayerfully-coming-to-grips-with-inadequacy-without-becoming-inactive/ Passionately pursuing intimacy with God in Christ Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:55:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Developing Your Prayer Life: The 8 Post Series | Desire Spiritual Growth http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/prayerfully-coming-to-grips-with-inadequacy-without-becoming-inactive/#comment-498 Developing Your Prayer Life: The 8 Post Series | Desire Spiritual Growth Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:40:52 +0000 http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/?p=1325#comment-498 [...] 1. Prayerfully Coming to Grips with Inadequacy Without Becoming Inactive [...] [...] 1. Prayerfully Coming to Grips with Inadequacy Without Becoming Inactive [...]

]]> By: Ruth http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/prayerfully-coming-to-grips-with-inadequacy-without-becoming-inactive/#comment-457 Ruth Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:25:43 +0000 http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/?p=1325#comment-457 :-) Thanks, Daniel! Quite a few blogs have crossed my path at some point or other, but somehow, a handful of them, including yours, found a place to root in my mind and heart! Each is unique, and together they give me an array of different perspectives from brothers and sisters at varying points of their journey with Christ. Reading these is such a blessing! I appreciate you being here to be one of them! :-) Thanks, Daniel! Quite a few blogs have crossed my path at some point or other, but somehow, a handful of them, including yours, found a place to root in my mind and heart! Each is unique, and together they give me an array of different perspectives from brothers and sisters at varying points of their journey with Christ. Reading these is such a blessing! I appreciate you being here to be one of them!

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/prayerfully-coming-to-grips-with-inadequacy-without-becoming-inactive/#comment-454 Jonathan Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:45:21 +0000 http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/?p=1325#comment-454 Good thoughts. I will be preaching the first Sunday after Christmas and will be talking about being so "focused" on the things of God, that we end up not doing anything. It's the idea of having tunnel vision. We get so focused on God and what He's doing for us, we walk right by the wounded person on the side of the road just like the Pharisee in the story of the good Samaritan, because our "focus" has become our blinders. The same way with prayer. We shouldn't think that just because we pray, that we aren't supposed to do anything. Believing prayer is acting upon it. Good thoughts. I will be preaching the first Sunday after Christmas and will be talking about being so “focused” on the things of God, that we end up not doing anything. It’s the idea of having tunnel vision. We get so focused on God and what He’s doing for us, we walk right by the wounded person on the side of the road just like the Pharisee in the story of the good Samaritan, because our “focus” has become our blinders. The same way with prayer. We shouldn’t think that just because we pray, that we aren’t supposed to do anything. Believing prayer is acting upon it.

]]> By: D Slappey http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/prayerfully-coming-to-grips-with-inadequacy-without-becoming-inactive/#comment-451 D Slappey Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:04:03 +0000 http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/?p=1325#comment-451 When Peter was in prison, the angel came to take him out. Isn't it interesting that the angel told Peter to put on his shoe & get his cloak. You see God will not do for us what we can do for ourselves. When Peter was in prison, the angel came to take him out. Isn’t it interesting that the angel told Peter to put on his shoe & get his cloak. You see God will not do for us what we can do for ourselves.

]]> By: Daniel C. Wilson http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/prayerfully-coming-to-grips-with-inadequacy-without-becoming-inactive/#comment-446 Daniel C. Wilson Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:01:17 +0000 http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/?p=1325#comment-446 Don and Ruth: It's encouraging to see that the post hit on something important. And on a side note, both of you are so faithful in coming to comment that people in my "real life" wonder who you are. Brothers and sisters in Christ who I've yet to meet but already enjoy friendship with, that's who you are. Don and Ruth: It’s encouraging to see that the post hit on something important.
And on a side note, both of you are so faithful in coming to comment that people in my “real life” wonder who you are. Brothers and sisters in Christ who I’ve yet to meet but already enjoy friendship with, that’s who you are.

]]> By: Ruth http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/prayerfully-coming-to-grips-with-inadequacy-without-becoming-inactive/#comment-443 Ruth Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:38:56 +0000 http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/?p=1325#comment-443 :-) I love it when my personal study and my readings from my brothers and sisters all line up in a nice, neat confirmation to answer a question I've been praying over! Thanks, brother! For a while now, I have really been wondering about the place for work..."striving for the mastery" (a very active sort of phrase) vs. being God's "workmanship" (a fairly passive sort of term). Then, I started reading Colossians and ran into the very Scripture you quote at the end of this post. The whole book is beautiful and so full of rich admonition and teaching. I think I've run into part of this Miller quote before; it's very helpful as well. Very useful post! :-) I love it when my personal study and my readings from my brothers and sisters all line up in a nice, neat confirmation to answer a question I’ve been praying over! Thanks, brother!

For a while now, I have really been wondering about the place for work…”striving for the mastery” (a very active sort of phrase) vs. being God’s “workmanship” (a fairly passive sort of term). Then, I started reading Colossians and ran into the very Scripture you quote at the end of this post. The whole book is beautiful and so full of rich admonition and teaching. I think I’ve run into part of this Miller quote before; it’s very helpful as well. Very useful post!

]]> By: Don http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/prayerfully-coming-to-grips-with-inadequacy-without-becoming-inactive/#comment-438 Don Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:35:16 +0000 http://www.desirespiritualgrowth.com/?p=1325#comment-438 Dude! I love it. The section from Miller is spot on. We get to pray to God to help us through stuff while taking part in it ourselves. Dude!
I love it. The section from Miller is spot on. We get to pray to God to help us through stuff while taking part in it ourselves.

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