tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382629264175127167.post333769759615617755..comments2024-03-25T05:22:40.086-04:00Comments on Widow’s Christian Place: Widowhood: A Wilderness JourneyFerree Bowman Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10739485535852107104noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382629264175127167.post-24562956727074876702013-06-24T12:42:34.888-04:002013-06-24T12:42:34.888-04:00Deaer Dodi and Cathy, That word 'wilderness...Deaer Dodi and Cathy, That word 'wilderness' strikes such a chord in all of us, and I love how God uses its picture to encourage us in so many ways. His work in your hearts, and how he speaks to you each with His Word is a blessing and awesome wonder to me. wow!Ferree Bowman Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739485535852107104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382629264175127167.post-27375206406416927452013-06-24T12:18:43.149-04:002013-06-24T12:18:43.149-04:00Just this morning during my quiet time, my study ...Just this morning during my quiet time, my study was: <br /><br />Hosea 2:14 NIV<br />I am now going to allure her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her.<br /><br />As God's love draws us into the wilderness, he knows there will be nothing to distract us, and in this desert wilderness the loving presence of the Lord becomes everything to us, so we may regain and be restored to our first love. He remembers our frailness and pours upon us his tender mercies and his love gently unholds us.<br /><br />Hosea <br />2:14<br />I am now going to allure her into the wilderness, and it is there I will speak ~tenderness to her~.<br /><br />What a comforting promise to us wilderness widows.<br /><br />dodiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382629264175127167.post-35566589378796710652013-06-24T11:34:43.763-04:002013-06-24T11:34:43.763-04:00Ferree,
What a wonderful post! I cannot see wha...Ferree, <br /><br />What a wonderful post! I cannot see what's highlighted in blue on my screen..so you'll have to excuse me if I sound a little off. (well, more then usual) :)<br /><br /><br />I think for me it would be the "tempted and victorious" <br /><br />During this wilderness journey you encounter many things like you have listed above...Solitude and silence, Loneliness, Hunger, Temptation, Hardship, and Threats. As you encounter these things in your journey, your Faith is tested. <br /><br />The temptation to give up or give in sets inside your heart and so the battle inside begins. <br /><br />As I continue to stand firm in my Faith through the battle; I know my Faith will win in the end.<br /><br />In Psalm 138:3 it says..When I cried out for help, you answered me. You made me bold and energized me. <br /><br />I have cried out often and God has always answered in His way; even if I don't understand. <br /><br /><br />As I continue my journey through the wilderness and as I continue my battles from within, I can't help but think of this Bible verse. <br /><br /> Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. <br /><br />♥<br /><br />~CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382629264175127167.post-88703341986127755562013-06-24T10:05:34.958-04:002013-06-24T10:05:34.958-04:00Dear Lorraine, You might not always feel like it, ...Dear Lorraine, You might not always feel like it, but you've proven to me many times already that you ARE victorious! It's those little decisions... the first step/the one step in the right direction... choosing to be thankful... creating beauty with your art... You're doing it! ♥Ferree Bowman Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739485535852107104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382629264175127167.post-38616055633103535962013-06-24T08:55:32.130-04:002013-06-24T08:55:32.130-04:00Great post. I want to be Victorious!!!
FlowerLady...Great post. I want to be Victorious!!!<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.com