tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24563309.post8054418945362991513..comments2023-11-03T01:11:08.149-07:00Comments on Immersion: An Adventure!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24563309.post-81980668201928911002009-04-13T10:30:00.000-07:002009-04-13T10:30:00.000-07:00I have found that this time in my life (post-colle...I have found that this time in my life (post-college, pre-"career", pre-marriage, etc.) is definitely a time of uncertainty. Yet, like you said, it is all about trusting in God's will. Sometimes it is incredibly difficult and it seems that even though we are seeking, knocking, and asking, there is no immediate answer. Something I've learned over the past few years is that when I want God to reveal the answers, He usually waits to show them. It has been in the uncertainty and waiting that He draws me closer to His heart and deepens my trust in His will. Answers do come sooner than we think, albeit longer than we may wish.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your post, Phil. I'm glad you could take the trip. Blessings.Ellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24563309.post-10426866646116572602009-04-08T16:40:00.000-07:002009-04-08T16:40:00.000-07:00You know, I often joke that one day, if I'm a pare...You know, I often joke that one day, if I'm a parent and my kid tries to stick a fork in a light socket, that I'll let him. Not because I think it'd be funny to watch a toddler get the crap scared out of him (although, it might be), but because part of me believes that if I always stop him, he'll never learn.<BR/><BR/>I think that's one thing we often miss out on in American culture: a chance to fail. Everything we do is controlled and safe. We have medicine for almost anything, we have finely-calibrated schedules, and heck, a kid can get kicked out of school for bringing a squirt gun to class. <BR/><BR/>As such, I've heard it said that our prayers are often prayers of deliverance. "God, end this for me." or "God, help me attain this goal." To contrast, in other cultures, they may pray for a stronger will to tolerate what they're going through, because they know that the uncertainty and the pain are making them stronger in the end.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, yea... hang in there man. Take things in stride a bit, and see what happens. Maybe you'll screw up, maybe you'll be thrilled or surprised. Who knows? <BR/><BR/>Not us! :)Luke Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06858523951996537374noreply@blogger.com