tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post8209703816725497354..comments2023-10-14T20:56:13.686-06:00Comments on { chez moi }: Sunday thoughtsmichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617050750444837628noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-61698972709215310702009-02-08T09:22:00.000-07:002009-02-08T09:22:00.000-07:00Like you,(and others here) I need to continue to t...Like you,(and others here) I need to continue to think about this. It is interesting how our thoughts can rotate and turn around as we contemplate. What first went through my mind is not what I think now as I reread this. Good thoughts, Michelle, good thoughts. Thanks for sharing this- I needed to think.Alisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820262717838528113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-76909779300540375452009-02-04T22:18:00.000-07:002009-02-04T22:18:00.000-07:00can i confess i have stewed over this post for a g...can i confess i have stewed over this post for a good long while?! at first, it made me cringe. then i started thinking about what i just don't want to give up. then ir ealized that essentially, what god wants is a sacrifice from us- something that isn't easy for us to give up. and then i remembered that every time there is a sacrifice involved, the Lord blesses us. that gives me some comfort knowing that ultimately, what i don't want to give is what will need to be given.<BR/><BR/>this was a great post. lots of thinking required!jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234891757783027960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-87088300075168760362009-02-04T17:03:00.000-07:002009-02-04T17:03:00.000-07:00"God wants what you aren't willing to give."This i..."God wants what you aren't willing to give."<BR/><BR/>This is a lot to think about. Thanks for the post. I need to think more and give more not on my terms.Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601652163975674824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-80780088743399959182009-02-04T11:35:00.000-07:002009-02-04T11:35:00.000-07:00Huh. Maybe a better way of thinking about it is th...Huh. Maybe a better way of thinking about it is that we're not willing to give what God wants; that is a little easier for me to digest. Huh--I'll have to think about that a little more!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096609209172158941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-81874847161962228602009-02-04T08:10:00.000-07:002009-02-04T08:10:00.000-07:00These are such great thoughts Michelle. They remi...These are such great thoughts Michelle. They reminded me of that quote by Joseph Smith (I'm gonna paraphrase) where he says that a religion that does not require sacrifice cannot bring us to God.<BR/><BR/>It seems hard and yet sometimes when I am struggling I wonder if it is like the story of Moses and the golden serpent...maybe my task is as simple as just looking but I'm making more difficult because I'm so stubborn?<BR/><BR/>So much to think about!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027526519270538794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-46247896119528162972009-02-04T03:25:00.000-07:002009-02-04T03:25:00.000-07:00I love how you thought of this, specially with the...I love how you thought of this, specially with the C. S. Lewis quotes. It hit me in a profound way to read we may look for security in accumulating, notoriety, extre....etc., etc., this is really what makes us fall of the path or loose our grip to the straight and narrow...wow.. soo much depth to this quote! So much!Bond Girl 007https://www.blogger.com/profile/14819235488397919461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-7201315978732548502009-02-03T20:34:00.000-07:002009-02-03T20:34:00.000-07:00Thanks for giving me something to think about. Th...Thanks for giving me something to think about. That is a hard issue for sure.rmthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064934410202568462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-46244460525173623332009-02-03T09:15:00.000-07:002009-02-03T09:15:00.000-07:00What great thoughts. It seems so basic and easy t...What great thoughts. It seems so basic and easy to do, and it is, but it is hard for us at the same time, isn't it? Thanks for the thoughts to mull in my head.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05618406109447187879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-25889866126321748122009-02-03T05:15:00.000-07:002009-02-03T05:15:00.000-07:00I'm totally with Jill on this one--:)I'm totally with Jill on this one--<BR/>:)shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250338154756355827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-90992383238685592622009-02-02T21:40:00.000-07:002009-02-02T21:40:00.000-07:00I need to think about this a lot more. I don't thi...I need to think about this a lot more. I don't think I have really thought about God wanting what I am not willing to give- it's like I need to sit on it for a few and wrap my mind around it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-44455986997518129292009-02-02T21:36:00.000-07:002009-02-02T21:36:00.000-07:00Michelle I love these thoughts. I think this is on...Michelle I love these thoughts. I think this is one of the hardest thing about life, that we came here with human natures and desires, and yet everything that is good for us does not come easy and requires God's help. I don't think we can do it alone, nor were we left to. <BR/><BR/>I wonder about myself all the time and think it's one of the reasons why I choose the word give this year to focus on. I don't just want to give something because it's easy, I want to give because it's meaningful to someone else. I admit, like Jill, it makes me nervous and when faced with it what will I do? I hope I will give. <BR/><BR/>Like you I need to think about this more...there is a lot to learn.amy gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655435486863334720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21397651.post-54961238957739676132009-02-02T17:32:00.000-07:002009-02-02T17:32:00.000-07:00This sort of thing makes me nervous to think about...This sort of thing makes me nervous to think about...that can't be a good sign.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032420498045893374noreply@blogger.com