tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post5703013171862314034..comments2023-07-06T06:42:41.708-04:00Comments on truth in weakness: Unable to Praytruth in weaknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990150036200778476noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-68228997274420372322016-01-21T11:51:53.289-05:002016-01-21T11:51:53.289-05:00oh, sweetest ruth,
it's been almost a year si...oh, sweetest ruth,<br /><br />it's been almost a year since you graced this blog with your vulnerable presence, and for my delay, i am sorry. my heart has been heavy for yours and i wonder what journeys life has taken you on since your honest visit.<br /><br />that place of being unable to pray is a painful one, and i hope you know you're not alone. do you? as you shared, it sadly gets compounded by guilt and shame and so many other feelings that take our eyes off the reality that it is finished.<br /><br />i came across this quote at some point since your visit, & i immediately thought of you:<br /><br />"Remember, therefore, it is not your hold of Christ that saves you —<br />it is Christ;<br />it is not your joy in Christ that saves you —<br />it is Christ;<br />it is not even faith in Christ, though that be the instrument —<br />it is Christ’s blood and merits;<br /><br />therefore, look not so much to your hand with which you are grasping Christ,<br />as to Christ;<br />look not to your hope,<br />but to Jesus, the source of your hope;<br />look not to your faith,<br />but to Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith.<br /><br />We shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our feelings;<br />it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the soul."<br />~ Charles Spurgeon<br /><br />ruth, you are loved, accepted, and rejoiced over with singing, beautiful child of God. and i thank God for the gift of your life.<br /><br />with love and thanksgiving,<br />tanyatruth in weaknesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990150036200778476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-8494062501395264852016-01-21T11:50:33.806-05:002016-01-21T11:50:33.806-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.truth in weaknesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990150036200778476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-49180772541378129772015-03-27T23:11:30.084-04:002015-03-27T23:11:30.084-04:00Dear Tanya,
Thank You for the encouraging and ins...Dear Tanya,<br /><br />Thank You for the encouraging and inspiring words you shared. God has led me to your blog to remind me the truth in my weakness is that God is my strength.<br /><br />I have been unable to pray for sometime now and my fiance has been encouraging me to bring it back. He has been my prayer partner and has asked me to pray as we normally do but I was unable to utter any words and I just burst into tears. Thank you for reminding me that every tear shed is a prayer that God counts. The heaviness in my heart for the pain, the guilt and the shame I've caused cannot be contained in any words and now I am comforted that my every tear counts to the Father who listens.<br /><br />Thank you for being the instrument of God's comfort. God bless your beautiful soul, your family and your ministry.<br /><br />"God revealed to me that it’s not compelling words that make prayer effective and powerful. It’s the power of the Holy Spirit living and breathing through me, as I cry out to the Father with honest and desperate pleas.<br /><br />God also reminded me that He is the only One who can reach into the depths of a soul and impact it in ways that human lives never can.<br />He is God. I am not.<br /><br />Yes, He will sometimes choose to use me in the life of another. But my part is simply to make myself available. The rest is up to Him.<br /><br />Just like I needed Jesus to save me from the power of my sin, so I also need Him daily to be my Power in living out this life.<br />Including when I pray."<br /><br />These words comforted me and reminded me that God is faithful and that He will never leave me nor forsake me.<br /><br />Sister in Christ,<br />RuthRuthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503094925519684824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-59237404204624389312013-08-30T12:50:03.467-04:002013-08-30T12:50:03.467-04:00i'm grateful that He spoke to you through this...i'm grateful that He spoke to you through this piece, mxolisi. it's a transforming truth that i need to remind myself of again, & again, & again.<br /><br />glad you stopped by.truth in weaknesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990150036200778476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-9667674565582982842013-08-27T05:11:27.014-04:002013-08-27T05:11:27.014-04:00Praise be to God who gives us strength to do all t...Praise be to God who gives us strength to do all things. I also thought that when I pray I must have many words but today I know that it is the depth of the heart that makes all the difference. Thank you for sharing this article.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04578353833987512171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-58337263063807699612012-12-04T13:43:20.416-05:002012-12-04T13:43:20.416-05:00my dearest vineetha,
i am so very sorry to hear a...my dearest vineetha,<br /><br />i am so very sorry to hear about your precious emmanuel. i cannot even begin to imagine the pain that your mama heart is experiencing right now as you behold his fragile frame. i am so grateful that you are embracing the freedom to take your own fragile soul to our Abba, & to know that when we are unable to pray, Jesus remains at the right hand of our Father advocating for our every need. and personally, i think your tears ARE your prayers right now -- and the Lord understands every one intricately even if you don't. and He is collecting them with His very own hand, where your name is lovingly etched.<br /><br />what a testimony to God's incomprehensible power for you to be able to conclude your sentiments by saying that He is doing great things, & that you can even *see* that. i am so, so challenged by you, vineetha. glory to God, indeed.<br /><br />i am praying for you and your precious emmanuel, & i have just shared this with our truth in weakness community on FB asking those 269 folks to be praying as well. when you're able to, i'd enjoy an update on how he's doing. but for now, you just keep your focus on your energy on that precious baby & don't worry about updating this blogger!<br /><br />blessings to you, vineetha, and thank you for the sacred gift of sharing your pain with us, dear one,<br />tanyatruth in weaknesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990150036200778476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-70765844656975622192012-12-02T08:59:39.120-05:002012-12-02T08:59:39.120-05:00SO ENCOURAGING. MY SON, IS IN THE NICU, AND THE PA...SO ENCOURAGING. MY SON, IS IN THE NICU, AND THE PAIN I FEEL CANNOT BE EXPRESSED IN WORDS - AM UNABLE TO PRAY, OR READ THE BIBLE...ITS LIKE MY MIND HAS STOPPED THINKING....BUT THERE IS ONE THING THAT I AM DOING - CRYING LIKE A BABY IN FRONT OF MY ABBA. AND IF AT ALL, I AM HAVING THE STRENGTH FOR EVERY DAY, ITS BECAUSE I KNOW, THAT HE FEELS MY PAIN. REQUESTING ALL YOUR PRAYERS FOR BABY EMMANUEL - A 26 WEEKER. THE LORD IS DOING GREAT THINGS, AND WE ARE SEEING THAT! GLORY TO GOD!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822104010191885549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-13775468081983208222012-03-24T14:08:14.690-04:002012-03-24T14:08:14.690-04:00thanks, jamie. her life shined so very brightly fo...thanks, jamie. her life shined so very brightly for Jesus, but now she's forever free in His loving arms. and yes, He taught me MUCH through her life. this story is one of many. it was such an honor to be a part of her beautiful life.truth in weaknesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990150036200778476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-7593087518427889672012-03-20T13:26:53.459-04:002012-03-20T13:26:53.459-04:00Oh wow. I am sorry that you lost your friend. But...Oh wow. I am sorry that you lost your friend. But God did do something powerful here in this story. Thank you for sharing it!Jamie S. Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04998194307468998217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-25547729802375471262012-03-16T20:27:58.364-04:002012-03-16T20:27:58.364-04:00what a treat to have you stop by, genevieve! thank...what a treat to have you stop by, genevieve! thanks for the encouraging words. and thanks AGAIN for your powerful post yesterday . . .truth in weaknesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990150036200778476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-60711227080511240482012-03-16T20:23:42.482-04:002012-03-16T20:23:42.482-04:00thanks for the encouragement, crissy. i'm so g...thanks for the encouragement, crissy. i'm so grateful for how patient God is with me as He gently teaches me {again & again} the exact same lesson -- in every nook & cranny of my being.<br /><br />thank YOU for stopping by, too! i enjoyed your post yesterday. and oh MY, you about had me in tears just now after having read the letter from that precious mom. talk about crying out to Him with honest & desperate pleas . . . wow . . . what a gift she just gave the world with her transparency. if she is a friend of yours, please tell her thank you for me.<br /><br />have a great weekend, crissy,<br />tanyatruth in weaknesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990150036200778476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-40823545503375951472012-03-16T11:32:49.572-04:002012-03-16T11:32:49.572-04:00What a beautiful story. I could almost feel it. (v...What a beautiful story. I could almost feel it. (visiting from Joy's today)Turquoise Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757439386076840547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549551131609471601.post-38147587907125822542012-03-15T23:37:30.197-04:002012-03-15T23:37:30.197-04:00"God revealed to me that it’s not compelling ..."God revealed to me that it’s not compelling words that make prayer effective and powerful. It’s the power of the Holy Spirit living and breathing through me, as I cry out to the Father with honest and desperate pleas." Beautiful. Just Beautiful.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting me today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809531365519132200noreply@blogger.com