tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post2039044378766293093..comments2023-09-12T11:31:20.729-05:00Comments on Straight-Friendly: CloserTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post-73782507008170028392009-02-28T08:47:00.000-06:002009-02-28T08:47:00.000-06:00Tim, Your comments, both here and on my blog, hav...Tim,<BR/><BR/> Your comments, both here and on my blog, have left me speechless. No small feat, I might add.<BR/><BR/> Thank you so very much.<BR/><BR/>Jake<BR/><BR/>You're more than welcome to link me, and thanks for asking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post-70640638784863288642009-02-28T05:02:00.000-06:002009-02-28T05:02:00.000-06:00Jake, as I said over at your place, I'm so gratefu...Jake, as I said over at your place, I'm so grateful for your gracious comments in the post (which, BTW, I won't delete in hopes that others will also click over to it it). The story you tell there is so true to what far too many alienated believers--gay and straight--go through. It deserves to be read more than once to appreciate all the fine points threaded through it.<BR/><BR/>God go with you and surround you with love and light as He leads you. Remember, He is able to do more than we could ever ask or imagine, according to His power at work in us. Expect that every moment of every day and day by day watch it happen!<BR/><BR/>Blessings, dear friend.<BR/><BR/>TimTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post-15525380251966678832009-02-27T20:34:00.000-06:002009-02-27T20:34:00.000-06:00Tim, I don't want to hijack your blog, but I want...Tim,<BR/><BR/> I don't want to hijack your blog, but I wanted to express my gratitude for what you've done for me in the short time I've been reading here.<BR/><BR/>http://inkohearantbabble.blogspot.com/2009/02/pull-up-chair.html<BR/><BR/>Please feel free to delete this comment after you follow the link. <BR/><BR/> Thanks so much,<BR/><BR/>JakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post-28136470652786534902009-02-27T10:51:00.000-06:002009-02-27T10:51:00.000-06:00Annette, you're so right. We need to know as much ...Annette, you're so right. We need to know as much as possible. But when we think we know everything, we're farther from God than we were when we knew nothing. <BR/><BR/>How good and amazing He is to stand back and allow things to get out of control in order to draw us back to Him. It's a lesson we have to take over and over and over again until it finally sticks. (And even then we have to take refresher courses!)<BR/><BR/>I'm so grateful for Him--and for you and Jake and every other reader here. Writing every day has, without a doubt, brought me closer to God. But knowing that you all will come by, looking for each day's post has disciplined me to do the work. Long story short, I owe you much for helping me get closer.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and you never know, you may meet Mom one day. She and my dad have become daily readers as well and each morning starts with an email from them about the new post. Today's opened with, "So you made me cry again."<BR/><BR/>Much love, joy, and happiness to you, Annette. And thank you again for your comments. They always strengthen and bless me.<BR/><BR/>TimTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post-42354744200711606722009-02-27T10:29:00.000-06:002009-02-27T10:29:00.000-06:00Jake, you bless me with this. While putting these ...Jake, you bless me with this. While putting these thoughts down, I too could feel the Word stirring my spirit, calling me closer to Him. <BR/><BR/>In an earlier draft, I started a paragraph with, "We can never get too close..." I cut it because it led me off on a tangent that would have taken four more paragraphs to come out of. Still, that sentence keeps ringing in my ears. (I'm sure it will open another post in the future.) What I love about that, though, is that we keep getting closer to God and there's always more of Him to find. It's a beautiful way to live.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, my friend, for your kind words and grace. And thank you for coming by every morning. I truly appreciate that. I pray God's goodness and light for you--and all that you desire as you come nearer to Him.<BR/><BR/>TimTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271248501086241494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post-18615332500162544452009-02-27T10:13:00.000-06:002009-02-27T10:13:00.000-06:00Isn't it amazing how when we "know everything", wh...Isn't it amazing how when we "know everything", when we puff ourselves up (get bigger) with pride, we drift further away from Him. I've always been fascinated how we/I have to be humbled by circumstances out of our control to come back to Him. The wisest of us learn to (I'm still trying)humble OURSELVES and stay near Him. Thank you for the beautiful writing and the study and prayer you put in. Again, I love the reminders.<BR/><BR/>A<BR/><BR/>Oh...and I want to meet your mom! (o:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2722447614945782871.post-43544761009816709732009-02-27T04:17:00.000-06:002009-02-27T04:17:00.000-06:00Thanks Tim.I've really benefited from reading this...Thanks Tim.<BR/><BR/>I've really benefited from reading this blog every morning, and I can feel the truth of these words in my life right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com