tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944958670766129557.post7149180275297271636..comments2023-11-02T08:25:05.425-05:00Comments on Just Another Ragamuffin: Never Beyond: Is This Working For Me?Carolyn Evaine Countermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05955241245087668308noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944958670766129557.post-57172435433568783602011-09-02T08:50:50.917-05:002011-09-02T08:50:50.917-05:00Articulate, raw, authentic and real.....4 of my fa...Articulate, raw, authentic and real.....4 of my favorite things!<br /><br />Well said my friend! Well said! I'm here to encourage not disparage!<br /><br /><br />LOVE & PEACE to you today!graceandgiggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00896998435671905089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944958670766129557.post-27588355641335295582011-09-02T00:19:55.822-05:002011-09-02T00:19:55.822-05:00Angela, bullet points are not required. I''...Angela, bullet points are not required. I''m not much worried about word economy. :)<br /><br />Yes, the enemy hounds... Honestly, I sometimes resent God for putting me - all of us really - in the middle of this warfare that I don't even completely understand. I know... who am I to resent God? But there you have the truth...<br /><br />Yes, let's keep going... we'll be very different people at the end of this project, won't we?Carolyn Evaine Countermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955241245087668308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944958670766129557.post-12470785412947893992011-09-02T00:01:04.937-05:002011-09-02T00:01:04.937-05:00My very first thought/reaction to this, Carolyn, w...My very first thought/reaction to this, Carolyn, was that the enemy is hounding you HARD! <br /><br />One thing I know for sure is that when we, as followers of Christ, are most in tune with God's will for us...THAT is when we come under major spiritual attack. <br /><br />The thing that I most resonate with here is the pleading you describe, as you beg and plead with God to keep you "safe" from forgiving those who have hurt you. <br /><br />I still have that ONE splinter that I believe probably WILL make me fall apart completely if I ever fully, completely LET. GO. I have tried to forgive. I've SAID that I forgave. I have tried so hard, oh, God, I have tried! But in the end, the pain comes back and the resentment and the bitterness and I just cannot let it go. <br /><br />I think THAT is my personal challenge in this project. To get to the point where I can put the face of my stepmother on a red poster and finally, once and for all, completely and 100% FORGIVE her. <br /><br />I love you, Carolyn. I have only known you a very short period of time, and even "knowing" you is only a virtual thing...but still, I love you and I respect the journey you're on with this POTSC project. I will keep going if you will keep going. We will help each other stay accountable and we will lean on each other when it's hard. <br /><br />Deal?<br /><br />(Sorry...didn't mean to write you a book, but I never did master the art of the bullet point!!)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560316067559288393noreply@blogger.com