tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post4638975460940377165..comments2023-08-25T03:30:59.177-07:00Comments on RefreshMoments: On Being Grateful for the RaisinsRefreshMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755273960702792845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-8539198751506831802008-10-16T22:33:00.000-07:002008-10-16T22:33:00.000-07:00Thanks for stopping by with the encouragement abou...Thanks for stopping by with the encouragement about Moses. Yes, God does provide and I needed that reminder at that moment! I love how God perfectly timed that. Thank you! Thank you! Also, looking forward to reading another post from you. Blessings!Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000637945435094609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-19774916435785189342008-10-15T16:12:00.000-07:002008-10-15T16:12:00.000-07:00Ahh, being grateful. Its so easy to see what isn't...Ahh, being grateful. Its so easy to see what isn't working in our favor isn't it? Thanks for this post as I can certainly see how I am guilty of this also!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-5921070679442871272008-10-15T08:05:00.000-07:002008-10-15T08:05:00.000-07:00Thank you for your sweet comments this morning. G...Thank you for your sweet comments this morning. God has been doing a real work in my heart this week, and I am grateful for his kind and intended intention toward me. He has revealed his presence in rich and surprising ways, and I am grateful for the heart and the wisdom to see him as he comes. These moments are so important to me; I no longer take them for granted. I seek them out, everyday, even when the easier "preference" would be to settle for what's on the shelf. <BR/><BR/>He has become the pureset preference of my heart. I love the fact that he rescued me and that he has seeded kingdom purpose within me, even on days when the mirror says otherwise (by the way, why didn't you buy that mirror?!!). <BR/><BR/>peace~elaineelaine @ peace for the journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09675745465728814736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-51894645666167397522008-10-15T05:39:00.000-07:002008-10-15T05:39:00.000-07:00I love muffins....these sound so good! I love rai...I love muffins....these sound so good! I love raisins. I just wish my kids did, too. LOL!Gennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977090214116084952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-2564064831886247192008-10-15T04:30:00.000-07:002008-10-15T04:30:00.000-07:00I was reading your comments this morning on a coup...I was reading your comments this morning on a couple of blogs I visit and wanted to come over and say 'hello'.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this reminder. Not being a 'raisin in muffin' fan, I could relate well to the parallel. Sometimes I bite into a muffin, thinking it's 'plain' and I'm met with a 'foreigner'. Not what I expected. Now what I anticipated and definitely not what I wanted.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes God's plans for me are not expected, anticipated or wanted. I see the 'now' but He sees the refining purpose of His will for me, and at times it's hard to swallow. <BR/><BR/>I want to be thankful for the 'plain' as well as the 'raisin' muffins, even when it calls for a sacrifice of praise. <BR/><BR/>Tasting and seeing that God is good,<BR/>JoyJoyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010498759199040612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32092436.post-16891438361461120872008-10-14T13:40:00.000-07:002008-10-14T13:40:00.000-07:00Yes, we have much to be thankful for and always a ...Yes, we have much to be thankful for and always a great lesson to teach our kids. I was at a MOPS meeting this morning and our speaker was wonderful - her son had a major football injury that resulted in $125,000 surgury and still no use of his arm only weeks after her husband was diagnosed with cancer. It has been a trying walk with worries and lots of waiting, but still she spoke with His strength and of His faithfulness. It was a real encouragement, but we'll never be thankful for the hard things if we don't have appreciation for the "raisins."<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the kind words and advice you left on my blog. If you have any more insight for me as a beginning author - I would love to hear it!Jill Beranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806903883268321231noreply@blogger.com