Comments on: The Problem With Happiness http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/02/the-problem-with-happiness/ Because some days you need a double-shot of faith. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:12:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Dena Dyer http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/02/the-problem-with-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-2982 Dena Dyer Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:34:15 +0000 http://www.faithbarista.com/?p=4961#comment-2982 I loved this post. :) I'm a part of High Calling Blogs and this is my first time to visit you, but I'll be back. I've learned as I've gotten older that I need more grace every day than I ever thought possible. But at the same time, God in His mercy is showing me that He has an infinite supply. Thanks! .-= Dena Dyer´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MotherInferior/~3/dJsYjXDz4Dw/keeping-our-kids-safe.html" rel="nofollow">Keeping our Kids Safe</a> =-. I loved this post. :) I’m a part of High Calling Blogs and this is my first time to visit you, but I’ll be back.

I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older that I need more grace every day than I ever thought possible. But at the same time, God in His mercy is showing me that He has an infinite supply.

Thanks!
.-= Dena Dyer´s last blog ..Keeping our Kids Safe =-.

]]> By: David @ Red Letter Belivers http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/02/the-problem-with-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-2981 David @ Red Letter Belivers Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:11:42 +0000 http://www.faithbarista.com/?p=4961#comment-2981 My mega wealth is my mega faith...".bring it on this year, Lord!" David Red Letter Believers, "Salt and Light" http://www.redletterbelievers.com My mega wealth is my mega faith…”.bring it on this year, Lord!”

David
Red Letter Believers, “Salt and Light”
http://www.redletterbelievers.com

]]> By: Larry Who http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/02/the-problem-with-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-2965 Larry Who Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:33:31 +0000 http://www.faithbarista.com/?p=4961#comment-2965 For me, the grace filled life means understanding that Jesus is a great leader and I am not a great follower. Thus, my dependence is on His leadership abilities, rather than on my puny abilities to follow Him. Jude 24: "Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy." .-= Larry Who´s last blog ..<a href="http://larrywho.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/islamic-terrorists-vs-radical-christians-new-game-new-rules-part-10-3/" rel="nofollow">Islamic Terrorists Vs. Radical Christians: New Game. New Rules. (Part 10)</a> =-. For me, the grace filled life means understanding that Jesus is a great leader and I am not a great follower. Thus, my dependence is on His leadership abilities, rather than on my puny abilities to follow Him.

Jude 24: “Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy.”
.-= Larry Who´s last blog ..Islamic Terrorists Vs. Radical Christians: New Game. New Rules. (Part 10) =-.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/02/the-problem-with-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-2963 Debbie Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:51:37 +0000 http://www.faithbarista.com/?p=4961#comment-2963 Thank you Bonnie for your kind words and especially your prayers. I had to stop back and tell you. May the Lord bless you, Debbie .-= Debbie´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HeartChoices/~3/kax47zGFd-M/tsmss-my-life-is-in-your-hands.html" rel="nofollow">TSMSS ~ My Life is in Your Hands</a> =-. Thank you Bonnie for your kind words and especially your prayers. I had to stop back and tell you.

May the Lord bless you,
Debbie
.-= Debbie´s last blog ..TSMSS ~ My Life is in Your Hands =-.

]]> By: Bonnie Gray http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/02/the-problem-with-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-2930 Bonnie Gray Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:28:11 +0000 http://www.faithbarista.com/?p=4961#comment-2930 Dear Debbie, I am <strong>amazed</strong> at how you are <em>choosing</em> to receive the grace God is providing, when you could just as easily focus on what is being changed. You are making the heart choice (as your blog name says) to say God is good, even when the very things you once held dear are now a part of the past. You are wise in taking this trial in as a grieving process. Continue to be kind and gracious to yourself (It's no shame to grieve your loss). Thank you for sharing an incredible miracle of God's working! -- A wonderful place to stay and beautiful furniture through Peter! Thank you, God! God will never let His children take more than they can bear. He is a Papa who has sweet surprises under His sleeves, so He can keep our spirits hopeful. Thank you for taking time to share your praise -- in the midst of such adversity! You are a shining testimony! I wish you lots of good rest tonight, Debbie, as you count the ways our Father is caring for you. I'm also going to be praying for you, as I turn out the lights. T<em>hank you, God, for using Peter to bless Debbie. Thank you for Debbie. Continue to bless her! In His Name, Amen!</em> Dear Debbie, I am amazed at how you are choosing to receive the grace God is providing, when you could just as easily focus on what is being changed. You are making the heart choice (as your blog name says) to say God is good, even when the very things you once held dear are now a part of the past. You are wise in taking this trial in as a grieving process. Continue to be kind and gracious to yourself (It’s no shame to grieve your loss).

Thank you for sharing an incredible miracle of God’s working! — A wonderful place to stay and beautiful furniture through Peter! Thank you, God! God will never let His children take more than they can bear. He is a Papa who has sweet surprises under His sleeves, so He can keep our spirits hopeful.

Thank you for taking time to share your praise — in the midst of such adversity! You are a shining testimony!

I wish you lots of good rest tonight, Debbie, as you count the ways our Father is caring for you. I’m also going to be praying for you, as I turn out the lights. Thank you, God, for using Peter to bless Debbie. Thank you for Debbie. Continue to bless her! In His Name, Amen!

]]> By: Debbie http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/02/the-problem-with-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-2855 Debbie Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:38:46 +0000 http://www.faithbarista.com/?p=4961#comment-2855 Bonnie, thank you for writing this post! You cannot possibly know how much I needed to be reminded of this right NOW! At this moment there are movers in my home taking all of my furniture away. We had to sell our beautiful home that I thought would be permanent. Yeah, right! I also sold my furniture that we had specially designed for this home. Each piece was chosen with such great care down to the fabric, wood, etc. I had my cry last week and I believe I am at the point of acceptance. It's like a grieving process. When I consider my loss in comparison to the people of Haiti, I feel ashamed. I've had so much and they had nothing. But I've learned such important lessons through this trial. God is good. And God is faithful. He provided a Christian couple who offered the use of a home they own and had been trying to sell without success. It's very small but since we have no furniture; it works perfectly. And it's a roof over our heads for which I'm so thankful. Today the owner of the moving company sat and talked with me. He is the one who originally worked with our designer and delivered all of the furniture to begin with. Peter told me that he has extra inventory of furniture stored. I guess if a piece has a little knick or the buyers decide they don't like it, instead of returning it Peter said it's cheaper to simply order a new piece. He told me to make a list of the furniture that we might need and he would supply it!!! I couldn't believe my ears. Is God good or what? And He used a Peter to bless us. I"m sorry this is so long but you can see your post struck such a cord with me today. The Lord has supplied the grace for me to get through this day. And I'm so thankful that despite my imperfections, He chooses to work in and through me when I surrender it all to Him. Blessings and love, Debbie .-= Debbie ´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HeartChoices/~3/C4DtWOPvIM4/lindenhurst-high-school-1971.html" rel="nofollow">Lindenhurst High School 1971</a> =-. Bonnie, thank you for writing this post! You cannot possibly know how much I needed to be reminded of this right NOW!

At this moment there are movers in my home taking all of my furniture away. We had to sell our beautiful home that I thought would be permanent. Yeah, right! I also sold my furniture that we had specially designed for this home. Each piece was chosen with such great care down to the fabric, wood, etc.

I had my cry last week and I believe I am at the point of acceptance. It’s like a grieving process. When I consider my loss in comparison to the people of Haiti, I feel ashamed. I’ve had so much and they had nothing.

But I’ve learned such important lessons through this trial. God is good. And God is faithful. He provided a Christian couple who offered the use of a home they own and had been trying to sell without success. It’s very small but since we have no furniture; it works perfectly. And it’s a roof over our heads for which I’m so thankful.

Today the owner of the moving company sat and talked with me. He is the one who originally worked with our designer and delivered all of the furniture to begin with. Peter told me that he has extra inventory of furniture stored. I guess if a piece has a little knick or the buyers decide they don’t like it, instead of returning it Peter said it’s cheaper to simply order a new piece. He told me to make a list of the furniture that we might need and he would supply it!!! I couldn’t believe my ears. Is God good or what? And He used a Peter to bless us.

I”m sorry this is so long but you can see your post struck such a cord with me today. The Lord has supplied the grace for me to get through this day. And I’m so thankful that despite my imperfections, He chooses to work in and through me when I surrender it all to Him.

Blessings and love,
Debbie
.-= Debbie ´s last blog ..Lindenhurst High School 1971 =-.

]]> By: Bonnie Gray http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/02/the-problem-with-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-2843 Bonnie Gray Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:13:54 +0000 http://www.faithbarista.com/?p=4961#comment-2843 @Gladwell: “No matter how far I fall, His grace is never out of reach…” This includes my every day stumbles. @Jennifer: I agree – “It all boils down to needing Him more” – I’ve found that to be a prayer that opens my heart up when I say just those simple words. @Esther: I love your definition!
@Cathleen: That is a great example of God’s grace in the moment – and how you were willing to say “NO”. That too is grace! @Katy: Bouncing between extremes is somehow easy to do. I’m learning to tell myself the truth, which is that “balance”, somewhere in between. @Sharyln: That was the order I found in His Word. Now, if only I can get there more often and sooner! ;) @Bradley: I think you gave another definition of humility, here. Being driven is normal to getting big things done, but it is the humble act of surrendering and being tempered in that drive that God gives us grace in the moment. @Gladwell: “No matter how far I fall, His grace is never out of reach…” This includes my every day stumbles.
@Jennifer: I agree – “It all boils down to needing Him more” – I’ve found that to be a prayer that opens my heart up when I say just those simple words.
@Esther: I love your definition!
@Cathleen: That is a great example of God’s grace in the moment – and how you were willing to say “NO”. That too is grace!
@Katy: Bouncing between extremes is somehow easy to do. I’m learning to tell myself the truth, which is that “balance”, somewhere in between.
@Sharyln: That was the order I found in His Word. Now, if only I can get there more often and sooner! ;)
@Bradley: I think you gave another definition of humility, here. Being driven is normal to getting big things done, but it is the humble act of surrendering and being tempered in that drive that God gives us grace in the moment.

]]> By: Bradley J. Moore http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/02/the-problem-with-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-2839 Bradley J. Moore Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:15:20 +0000 http://www.faithbarista.com/?p=4961#comment-2839 It's a paradox, isn't it? By giving up the need to change, or do, or be, then you suddenly become more motivated, optimistic, inspired... I do believe in achieving and I am one who is terribly driven, but it must constantly be tempered by, as you say, the "grace every day." I don't think I'd be who I am without the drive. But I also can't be who I am without completely surrendering to God and being okay with whatever is in front of me at the moment. A paradox, for sure. .-= Bradley J. Moore´s last blog ..<a href="http://shrinkingthecamel.com/2010/02/16/how-to-get-unstuck/" rel="nofollow">How to Get Unstuck</a> =-. It’s a paradox, isn’t it? By giving up the need to change, or do, or be, then you suddenly become more motivated, optimistic, inspired… I do believe in achieving and I am one who is terribly driven, but it must constantly be tempered by, as you say, the “grace every day.” I don’t think I’d be who I am without the drive. But I also can’t be who I am without completely surrendering to God and being okay with whatever is in front of me at the moment. A paradox, for sure.
.-= Bradley J. Moore´s last blog ..How to Get Unstuck =-.

]]> By: Sharlyn http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/02/the-problem-with-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-2835 Sharlyn Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:50:29 +0000 http://www.faithbarista.com/?p=4961#comment-2835 "I got humble...I got grace" That's exactly the order needed. I have to be humble before I can receive His grace, even though His gracious hand is always extended. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and traditions. .-= Sharlyn´s last blog ..<a href="http://dancinonrainbows.blogspot.com/2010/02/sheeps-tale.html" rel="nofollow">A Sheep's Tale</a> =-. “I got humble…I got grace” That’s exactly the order needed. I have to be humble before I can receive His grace, even though His gracious hand is always extended. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and traditions.
.-= Sharlyn´s last blog ..A Sheep’s Tale =-.

]]> By: Katy http://www.faithbarista.com/2010/02/the-problem-with-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-2833 Katy Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:07:46 +0000 http://www.faithbarista.com/?p=4961#comment-2833 "I can’t make myself better inside, even if I improved the way I did things or said things." --I often get caught in the prideful trap of...well, I'm "okay" or not that bad...or go the other extreme of ugh here I am again! But it's when I truly remember that it's all about Him working in me and living in that and listening to Him then that's where I find that balance between contentment and moving forward. So much packed into this post...off to mull some more :) .-= Katy´s last blog ..<a href="http://bahava.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/life-is-a-work-of-art/" rel="nofollow">Life is a Work of Art</a> =-. “I can’t make myself better inside, even if I improved the way I did things or said things.”
–I often get caught in the prideful trap of…well, I’m “okay” or not that bad…or go the other extreme of ugh here I am again! But it’s when I truly remember that it’s all about Him working in me and living in that and listening to Him then that’s where I find that balance between contentment and moving forward.
So much packed into this post…off to mull some more :)
.-= Katy´s last blog ..Life is a Work of Art =-.

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