Sunday, April 18, 2010

Question 1

Shelia quotes her son Christian on p. 44, "I just don't think I'll ever be good enough, so why keep trying..." I have felt like this a lot. Sometimes the plans that I have (and hope God supports) seem way to big or complicated for me. Can you relate to this quote? Do you give up because the scale of your goal it just to large?
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  1. ToriApril 18, 2010 at 6:21 AM

    I think I look to much at my own limitations. My head knows that God can do anything but then I question does he want to do it for me.

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  2. AnonymousApril 20, 2010 at 7:03 AM

    I've never been one to give up. When I was ten years old I played on a soft ball team where the coach barely showed up for every practice and when we did have practice only a few girls showed up where we couldn't really practice a game. There were days at practice waiting for my coach to show up where I wanted to just quit and tell my parents that this is stupid. Which my dad would have totally agreed with me if I had vocalized my thoughts, but I didn't. I stayed with it till the season was over. Now, looking back if I were to have the same scenario I might just quit because it seems so silly to just wait around. In my life today I have dreams where I am struggling if they will come true. I'm struggling with the idea if they will come true, if then when will they come true, and or are those dreams God's dreams for me. Right now all I can do is wait to see what happens, but now it seems so silly to wait around, because it looks like I have given up on those dreams. The appearance of letting go dreams scares me and its hard for me to wait and see what happens next.

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  3. CarissaApril 21, 2010 at 12:11 PM

    Monica, it is scary thinking about letting go of dreams! I think about all the dreams and goals that I've once had...and how I no longer have them. It makes me sad in a way - because I feel that with each "dream" I've forgotten about I've lost a piece of passion. And that's something I've been trying to get back in my life the past few years.
    I heard a quote once that I like, it was something like "The world has dreamers and the world has doers. What the world needs is dreamers who do."
    So although it's hard - I want to keep dreaming, keep waiting on God, and act when I get the go-ahead from the guy upstairs. :)

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  4. ToriApril 21, 2010 at 7:28 PM

    Carissa- I feel like that too sometimes. I am just waiting for the future and for my dreams. BUT when I do that I miss out on all the the preparation time right now... what I mean is God has to prepare us for our dreams and ambitions. If we are constantly focused on the later we miss the precious times God is using us in now. And, if God placed a dream or desire in you he will help you accomplish that... don't be afraid your dreams won't happen. This has been a hard lesson for me to learn.

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  5. ToriApril 21, 2010 at 7:28 PM

    lol oops, that was to Monica

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  6. ToriApril 21, 2010 at 7:30 PM

    Carissa- Man, I have struggled with that the past few years! I keep thinking "where did all my dreams go!" "I never did anything"!

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  7. CarissaApril 26, 2010 at 8:18 AM

    Tori - your comment to Monica fit for me too :) I think that is very true. Thank you!

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