tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478519931943008746.post3282489253683014136..comments2013-09-11T08:32:30.202-07:00Comments on Beauty For Ashes: God's Will Be DoneCassandra Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15119223806464001862noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478519931943008746.post-64127975010322475402012-03-29T20:35:25.367-07:002012-03-29T20:35:25.367-07:00I feel the same way and do the same things all too...I feel the same way and do the same things all too often! It IS just plain scary to surrrender all and say "You know what God, have Your way!" So hard... I'm in the same boat with you there. Read Mark 11:22-25. I am blown away by that passage. God's greatest blessings to you, my dear friend! Xo!Kenzie @ Life According to Kenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678124649309209899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478519931943008746.post-33024827239885041442012-03-28T05:13:48.703-07:002012-03-28T05:13:48.703-07:00You're not alone. I think if any believer was ...You're not alone. I think if any believer was truly honest they would admit to the same struggles. At least at certain times in their lives. I know I struggle with saying, "Thy will be done" because I'm already struggling to cope with what is going on in our life right now, much less Kim's diseases getting worse. One of the things that has helped me recently was from a book by Christian author Jerry Bridges. Basically he says that when we are faced with trials or sufferings and we try and stand back and look at the big picture of what may happen, that we become overwhelmed. The reason is because God never promises all the grace that we will need to face our trials at the beginning. No, He gives us grace for every day and the grace He gives is sufficient for that day. Tomorrow will bring new trials or joys and new praises or grace that we will need to get through. Anyway, that has been a little bit helpful for me. Yes, be prudent and realistic and plan for the future and be aware of what we might be facing, but rest simply in the grace that He provides today. I think that learning to do that helps tremendously in increasing our faith and helping us to continue to pray for His will to be done. The reason it is so incredibly hard is because we have "kill" our selfish wants and desires in order to see that His blessings are far greater. Saying "no" to ourselves is the hardest thing. Every Blessing. Matt 6:25-34Erichttp://bringingmebackhome.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com