tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277259975114062443.post710542354752054468..comments2024-01-19T03:50:45.395-05:00Comments on The Journey Deeper: The Struggle against ComplacencyShaniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09957949806613582486noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277259975114062443.post-80988743238116231462014-03-16T19:26:54.135-04:002014-03-16T19:26:54.135-04:00Hi Hakeem! Thanks for stopping by! And you are rig...Hi Hakeem! Thanks for stopping by! And you are right: being comfortable tends to make us less reliant on God, since we can forget that it is by God's goodness that we have everything that we do.Shaniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957949806613582486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277259975114062443.post-79293222424013901012014-03-16T17:53:27.412-04:002014-03-16T17:53:27.412-04:00Excellent post: disclaimer I'm not Christian
N...Excellent post: disclaimer I'm not Christian<br />Nonetheless, I agree with much of what you've stated. We have benefited immensely from the preceding generations, particularly the first generations, whether it's the generation that walked through the Red Sea with Moses (peace be upon him), as they escaped the Pharaoh, or the Disciples and Jesus (peace be upon him) in the gardens of Gethsemane, or Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) fleeing from Mecca with his companion. Their lack of comfort in their situation and circumstances made them have to rely so fervently and sincerely on God, that their faith helped them build nations, to a degree that us three square meal eating, 40 hour a week working, television watching guys,could only marvel at. Thank you for your thoughtful post.Hakeemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264247089992465379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277259975114062443.post-8847961038647725002014-03-14T15:07:21.613-04:002014-03-14T15:07:21.613-04:00Absolutely! Outright asking to be uncomfortable gi...Absolutely! Outright asking to be uncomfortable gives God free reign to just throw things at you (in the metaphorical sense, anyway). But it really is a sign of surrender. It means that we truly have to trust that God is, as you said, always faithful.Shaniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957949806613582486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2277259975114062443.post-14060644588097197002014-03-14T13:32:38.750-04:002014-03-14T13:32:38.750-04:00Asking God to make us uncomfortable is a great tip...Asking God to make us uncomfortable is a great tip, if a difficult one to implement. I think it's sometimes scary to say to God, "I'll follow you where ever you go" and mean it. But he is always faithful to draw us closer to himself when we do so.Nathan R. Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300641414049198794noreply@blogger.com