tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842684642117669334.post6496482117893229939..comments2023-04-13T08:44:10.428-07:00Comments on This 'n That From on the Mountain: Home :)Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03272307621143522274noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842684642117669334.post-77741407835103712452009-07-30T07:31:25.944-07:002009-07-30T07:31:25.944-07:00Have a good VBS. Like the picturesHave a good VBS. Like the picturesAmritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04887884977787790642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842684642117669334.post-50080502083582332452009-07-30T07:29:56.047-07:002009-07-30T07:29:56.047-07:00Well, I'm sure the person you spoke to meant w...Well, I'm sure the person you spoke to meant well, but I do think she is off base. By that logic, then anyone who is ill is ill because they either haven't enough faith, or because God wishes that particular person to be ill. <br /><br />I used to do a lot of work with the Starlight Foundation, which is a group that does work for chronically, and terminally ill children. I don't think God wanted them to be sick, and I really don't think they were simply lacking in enough faith to be healed. <br /><br />Long, long ago my dad told me that God would not fix our earthly concerns, but we could turn to God for the support we needed, and the strength we needed to face our earthly concerns. Not fix them necessarily, but face them so that we could continue on. <br /><br />I liked that explanation a lot. <br /><br />Like I said, I'm sure the woman you spoke with meant well, and I'm equally sure that no one she loves dearly faces an ongoing illness. <br /><br />I read your post (linked to at the right) detailing with what you have struggled. I can understand not wanting to trust everyone you meet. People fear illness so much, that sometimes their reactions have to do with that fear, not the person in front of them. <br /><br />Like with the woman at church saying, "God doesn't want you to be sick." I think the reason she clings to that has nothing to do with you. I bet she's currently healthy, so is her family, if she can believe that has to do with the strength of her faith, then she feels safer personally, and her loved ones feel safer in her eyes.Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.com