tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post7262744599483886566..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: Don't "try"Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-33057852691435524622013-12-22T06:02:18.564-08:002013-12-22T06:02:18.564-08:00I'll try to take this under advisement.I'll try to take this under advisement. rberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395876260362240679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-43144473013700674772013-12-18T17:25:33.458-08:002013-12-18T17:25:33.458-08:00Oh, and Merry Christmas!! Glory to God in the high...Oh, and Merry Christmas!! Glory to God in the highest! (Dr. Luke 2)donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-2748321652488091642013-12-18T17:23:50.011-08:002013-12-18T17:23:50.011-08:00Thank you brother for the good work and word in yo...Thank you brother for the good work and word in your giftedness as a called pastor-teacher of Christ our Master and Friend.<br /><br />I fall a lot. I look to the Cross a lot. I look to fellow Christians who love me a lot. Most of all I look to Jesus Himself, who abides in me, and i abide in Him, so that I can look by faith through grace, and ask for more grace by His grace.<br /><br />Jesus loves His own, and to grow in knowing this is such a joy, that it gives me strength.<br />Thanks again bro. You are a genuine blessing to our Savior's people, whom he die for.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-13591946464843574872013-12-17T10:39:47.292-08:002013-12-17T10:39:47.292-08:00Sometimes "I tried" is another way of sa...Sometimes "I tried" is another way of saying, "Can I have option #2 please?"<br /><br />But, sometimes it means, "I am doing that and will continue to do it, but (heaven help me) I'm about at the end of my rope! Where can I get more rope!<br /><br />There have been a few prayers where I pleaded with God to stop "deferring my hope" because my "heart is sick" nearly to death. The only comfort we have in some trials is to believe Him and trust Him. Either we do... or we don't.Cathy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08107932375538192094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-71252580322874605802013-12-16T12:24:03.378-08:002013-12-16T12:24:03.378-08:00Davo,
This post in general and your comment in pa...Davo,<br /><br />This post in general and your comment in particular have been on my heart ever since I read them. I've been in a similar situation to you, perhaps not as great in length or degree, but there have been days when I have asked God to take me home because the pain has been too great and the fight for faith too hard and the failures too discouraging. The challenge with this post is that Dan is emphasizing <i>one</i> aspect of a skewed perspective on the Christian life. And he's right on. As Christians, we are no longer "tryers". But what he left out (likely due to not wanting to get into Turk-ish "pack a lunch" territory with a fifteen page post), is that , in Christ, we are dead to trying because we are alive to <i>being</i>. We love, not to be loved, but because we <i>are</i> loved, in Christ. Our obedience, our <i>fight</i> to obey, is fueled by the Holy Spirit, as He brings to mind who we are in Christ. And inasmuch as many days it, yes and amen, feels like utter death, we get a glimpse into what Jesus experienced, from the day of his incarnation, for us. <br /><br />I'm praying for you. Rachael Starkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781158372237369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-89497868910151380612013-12-13T04:10:53.220-08:002013-12-13T04:10:53.220-08:00"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no ..."I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose." Galatians 2:20-21 <br /><br />"Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:11-13 Merrilee Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770625841767761025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-56122921720097115892013-12-12T23:17:19.146-08:002013-12-12T23:17:19.146-08:00Great post. It was timely and immensely helpful.Great post. It was timely and immensely helpful.Vinod Anand Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613374679927156100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-37700505894046824982013-12-12T18:22:08.408-08:002013-12-12T18:22:08.408-08:00First comment, but long time reader of Pyromaniacs...First comment, but long time reader of Pyromaniacs. I generally agree with what you guys write. Conceptually, I even agree with this specific post.<br /><br />However, I would say it is easy to write when you haven't been there yourself.<br /><br />I am in the place you describe. Your last sentience is very interesting ...<br /><br />"We're called to die, and to live again."<br /><br />"die" I understand .. that's where I'm at.<br /><br />"live again" .. the only hope I have for that is the next life. My life has been like this for decades. If this is the way it is going to be (which it will unless God does something), then sorry, I can't do that.Davohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117488846482223938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-24313324934115515082013-12-12T12:48:23.087-08:002013-12-12T12:48:23.087-08:00Pure, simple brilliance! I'm reminded of the ...Pure, simple brilliance! I'm reminded of the self-centeredness of my so-called Christian walk when I weigh how following the precepts of the Bible will benefit me in any given situation. Thanks for the reminder!<br />Who knew Yoda was so Biblical?!?Daveschatologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03296444501814170797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-41713098708268908842013-12-12T11:42:32.351-08:002013-12-12T11:42:32.351-08:00"So take the husband with the shrewish, emasc..."<i>So take the husband with the shrewish, emasculating wife. Say you</i>"...tell the man "I told you that marrying the girlfriend from Dan's last post was a bad idea." Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285043747501470199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-69428703141856468622013-12-12T11:10:44.309-08:002013-12-12T11:10:44.309-08:00"We're not called to try. We're calle...<i>"We're not called to try. We're called to die, and to live again."</i><br /><br />Pure exhortational gold.Truth Unites... and Divideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891402278361538353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-11032339549108168052013-12-12T10:40:32.926-08:002013-12-12T10:40:32.926-08:00This will preach. Thank you for the reminder that ...This will preach. Thank you for the reminder that my faith is not merely a tool to fix a broken life, but a resurrection from the dead, a whole new life!Cb22https://www.blogger.com/profile/10372550100420887846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-19236473616291949152013-12-12T09:59:47.216-08:002013-12-12T09:59:47.216-08:00Dan, this will be an insert in our bulletin this w...Dan, this will be an insert in our bulletin this week.<br /><br />Even So...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14208866122431178938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-34974673895377285192013-12-12T09:22:07.817-08:002013-12-12T09:22:07.817-08:00Awesome!Awesome!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831822017833351066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-90221065800259300972013-12-12T09:21:37.035-08:002013-12-12T09:21:37.035-08:00Great Post. It was timely and immensely helpful.Great Post. It was timely and immensely helpful.Vinod Anand Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613374679927156100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-4231029711894127222013-12-12T09:21:04.638-08:002013-12-12T09:21:04.638-08:00Great Post. It was timely and immensely helpful.Great Post. It was timely and immensely helpful.Vinod Anand Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613374679927156100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-70314784921803678362013-12-12T09:19:33.113-08:002013-12-12T09:19:33.113-08:00It's a valid point. All Christians are called ...It's a valid point. All Christians are called to do precisely what God has enabled us to do. I like the Yoda quote and use it myself from time to time. It should be recognized that there are instances where people apply it to unreasonable expectations. In the case of the therapist, for example, I doubt a quadriplegic would be able to pick up the $20 bill no matter how hard he tried. Complaining, "but I tried," would be perfectly legitimate for such a person. A dead person wouldn't even try. But that's the point. God not only made us as Christians alive in Him, but he also made us able to live sacrificially for him no matter what our circumstance.Jim Pembertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446388434272680014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-17837685612289519462013-12-12T08:59:47.957-08:002013-12-12T08:59:47.957-08:00Good post. Reminds me of the movie Fireproof.Good post. Reminds me of the movie Fireproof.G. Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503975252403715200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-4867973052997488362013-12-12T08:48:27.120-08:002013-12-12T08:48:27.120-08:00Amen to the post. I have been very broken for my f...Amen to the post. I have been very broken for my friends whom I have exhorted in some way, only to hear "I've already tried that."<br /><br />Michael Coughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151414777657994736noreply@blogger.com