tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post1299519218557073418..comments2024-03-04T02:17:47.999-05:00Comments on Something Ivory: Chasing Lasting PeaceKate Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09960902615430592468noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-1797649977900033032013-09-02T09:01:17.466-04:002013-09-02T09:01:17.466-04:00That's a beautiful verse, it does resonate wit...That's a beautiful verse, it does resonate with me. I love passages in the Bible that have such vivid imagery...."out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock"....I find those poetic words just so moving. And I think you're right--we have free will, and can affect our own lives in powerful ways. But that only goes so far--which can sometimes be a terrifying thought, but I find that mostly it's a comforting one.Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-88256383799553628512013-09-02T08:34:38.979-04:002013-09-02T08:34:38.979-04:00This is beautiful, Kate. The part that resonated ...This is beautiful, Kate. The part that resonated with me the most was about how we're constantly encouraged to do whatever we set our minds to - but that gives us a false sense of independence. It's not to say that we can't affect our lives, I don't think, but the balance of what we do for ourselves and what we let God do for us swings constantly and we have to let it happen as it should without fighting it. That's what I'm thinking right now anyway :)<br /><br />this is one of my favorite (and similar) verses from Psalm 40 - I hope it speaks to you too?<br /><br />I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.<br /><br /><br />He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.<br /><br /><br /><br />And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-30381854666694434082013-08-29T21:29:23.205-04:002013-08-29T21:29:23.205-04:00Sent one back at ya :)Sent one back at ya :)Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-15858909105676025632013-08-29T19:26:03.814-04:002013-08-29T19:26:03.814-04:00Oh so much to say on this. I'm going to write ...Oh so much to say on this. I'm going to write you an email instead. :)Tina Bylandhttp://likeordinarylife.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-50306783112792275922013-08-28T09:09:35.878-04:002013-08-28T09:09:35.878-04:00You're so welcome, thank you for sharing this ...You're so welcome, thank you for sharing this viewpoint. It's really an easier frame of mind to be in, when we let God take the reins, don't you think? Maybe counterintuitive but I believe it's true. :)Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-84360882148905454342013-08-28T09:08:32.604-04:002013-08-28T09:08:32.604-04:00Love this comment. It seems like a lot of the &quo...Love this comment. It seems like a lot of the "jargon" I mentioned in the post (you can do anything you set your mind to, etc.) is also really a modern thing. I think we could all use a good dose of this traditional viewpoint you describe. Relying on God will always be more fruitful than relying on ourselves!Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-5362858084625162013-08-28T09:04:40.549-04:002013-08-28T09:04:40.549-04:00Thanks Mrs. Pearl :)Thanks Mrs. Pearl :)Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-23690032452339509672013-08-28T09:04:32.295-04:002013-08-28T09:04:32.295-04:00Thanks so much Katie. Our back-and-forth emails ce...Thanks so much Katie. Our back-and-forth emails certainly didn't hurt either :) So glad we can share our faith with each other!Kate Harveyhttp://something-ivory.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-38338461623921859602013-08-27T16:17:59.604-04:002013-08-27T16:17:59.604-04:00I find that every time I try harder to control the...I find that every time I try harder to control the situations around me, the unhappier I become...usually it is because I am trying to rely on my own strength, my own talents etc. Then...He gently (or sometimes not so gently =) draws me back to Himself and reminds me that He is the one who will take care of everything...and that I just have to let Him!<br /><br />Thank you the reminder =)Katie Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-57445745063741549472013-08-27T15:15:06.797-04:002013-08-27T15:15:06.797-04:00The illusion of control is a very modern problem. ...The illusion of control is a very modern problem. In days where babies regularly died young and economic panics ripped through the country every few years and you couldn't dial 911 after an earthquake hit, people didn't forget that life is capricious and not something you can manage like a stage play. In our insulated cocoons today, we forget, and think we're responsible for engineering a perfect life, or else we must be failures. But even the most competent, wealthy, together people will regularly get their heads handed to them by overconfidence and the illusion of ultimate control. That's the storyline of thousands of novels and plays dating back to the Greeks. The only antidote that has ever worked is the peace and strength and trust that comes from recognizing we're not running the show, that there is love and purpose at the center of the universe, and that God has a way of balancing things out. And here's a kicker: when we help God by lifting up some fellow person who has fallen, that pulls us out of our fears and self-absorption, and strangely may help us as much as the person we minister to. God works through others, and through us, if we allow Him.anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-67134399813076210772013-08-27T14:38:06.127-04:002013-08-27T14:38:06.127-04:00Beautiful!!!Beautiful!!!laurapearlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8085492922417631594.post-53750548554230942702013-08-27T11:05:05.964-04:002013-08-27T11:05:05.964-04:00So true Kate - it's not about us striving for ...So true Kate - it's not about us striving for peace, but about allowing HIS peace to overtake us. So glad you are feeling lighter in spirit.Katie @ Loverly Shenoreply@blogger.com