tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post8259936583146387502..comments2023-12-30T22:13:20.677+01:00Comments on In the Way: I PresumeLou Ann Keiserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02684047509152182217noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-48001685521083656162013-11-06T23:08:46.053+01:002013-11-06T23:08:46.053+01:00Wonderful story! Thank you so much for sharing it....Wonderful story! Thank you so much for sharing it. I think we might know things--if they're important--in the hereafter. The Bible does say we see through a glass darkly. So maybe a lot will be cleared up in heaven. Or maybe it won't be necessary. We'll just be very happy. I don't know. Thank you so much for sharing, Barbara. God bless you!Lou Ann Keiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684047509152182217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-90159231030169752932013-11-06T22:56:21.332+01:002013-11-06T22:56:21.332+01:00I heard an illustration once (made up, I'm sur...I heard an illustration once (made up, I'm sure) that went something like this: A man was out walking when he was hit by a car. He sustained terrible injuries and was taken straight to the hospital. One friend who heard the news right away went to the hospital and said, "Brother, this is Satan working against you, trying to discourage you and trip you up. We need to pray against him!" Another friend came by and said, "Brother, God allowed this for His own good purposes. He is trying to teach you something through it." When his wife finally got there, the first thing she said was, "Why didn't you watch where you were going?!"<br /><br />Sometimes God's purposes, Satan's attempts, and human error are all a part of a situation, but you're right, we can never assume exactly what God is doing in a situation. Sometimes even the person it happened to will say, "God allowed this because..." of whatever they learned or whatever resulted from it. I tend to think in response, "Maybe. He may have had purposes we know not of."<br /><br />Whatever He allows, we know He has a purpose and has promised to be with us and help us. Sometimes that's all we will know about it til we get to heaven. I wonder if we'll even know then - I hear songs like that: "We'll understand it better by and by," "I'll ask the reason, He'll tell me why, when we talk it over in the by and by." I hope so, but I haven't seen a place in Scripture that says that, though there may be and I am not thinking of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-13773076685098044932013-11-06T16:02:09.006+01:002013-11-06T16:02:09.006+01:00Thank you, Tere. Yes, the Lord knows what He's...Thank you, Tere. Yes, the Lord knows what He's doing! Praise Him!Lou Ann Keiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684047509152182217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2150363806357767058.post-34375230142020670582013-11-06T14:41:50.894+01:002013-11-06T14:41:50.894+01:00Si, esto es muy posible. La persona que pasa por e...Si, esto es muy posible. La persona que pasa por eso al principio solo piensa en el que dirán, posiblemente tenga incluso miedo de volver. Pero si vuelve, ser amable, cariñoso y sociable es muy importante para la persona. El no sentirse rechazado animará a la persona a seguir, acudiendo a la iglesia. Incluso a ser mejor que antes, pero siempre es bueno estar algo pendiente de la persona para poder aconsejarla en todo lo que necesite y que no vuelva para atrás. Es bueno suponer que Dios sabe lo que está haciendo en nuestras vidas y que nos usa para hacer su voluntad.<br />BendicionesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542673925337543677noreply@blogger.com