tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post6626401164137992911..comments2023-08-06T04:39:26.904-05:00Comments on Sharing Air: Sickness, Disaster, Death and SatanMartha McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436156507579131043noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-5237844530902038702016-03-28T10:49:02.819-05:002016-03-28T10:49:02.819-05:00Thanks. Blessings to you as well. Thanks. Blessings to you as well. Martha McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14602242786680635675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-70135799339883567632016-03-27T23:42:22.218-05:002016-03-27T23:42:22.218-05:00Well said & beautifully written!
Keep fighting...Well said & beautifully written!<br />Keep fighting the GOOD fight!<br />Best of Blessings to you~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-91614838984942330362016-02-23T22:15:58.458-06:002016-02-23T22:15:58.458-06:00Thanks so much. Writing the post served as a good ...Thanks so much. Writing the post served as a good reminder for me, too. Martha McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14602242786680635675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-11142781179913147972016-02-23T12:03:13.787-06:002016-02-23T12:03:13.787-06:00Thank you for having the courage to address diffic...Thank you for having the courage to address difficult and complex topics with nuance and prayerful concern. I appreciate your blog so much. The reminder to pray with spiritual understanding is timely. Bless you!Living by Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201203714237286891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-91311907865201282022016-02-22T23:59:33.054-06:002016-02-22T23:59:33.054-06:00Yes I agree we have an enemy who does all to kill,...Yes I agree we have an enemy who does all to kill, still and destroy in all arenas of life. I think that is where we have to be alert and daily arm ourselves with the armor of God in Ephesians 6. Praise God "greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world".<br /><br />Of late I have been praying whatever suffering, whether God ordained or from the enemy, that God would make it count. That I would be made more like Him, that I will touch lives of others and that I will count is all joy (James 1:2) and any other ways that may count for eternity. <br /><br />Deb Peabodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741633638110853453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-71331195508382038372016-02-22T20:53:25.292-06:002016-02-22T20:53:25.292-06:00I agree that the revelation from and relationship ...I agree that the revelation from and relationship with God that can come from suffering is more important than answering the "why" questions. I don't think it's wrong to ask the questions, though, and I think it's important to try to come up with the right answers. Job's friends came up with the answer that Job's sufferings were a punishment for sin, and God said he was angry at them for their speech. <br /><br />I'm not likely to fight effectively when I don't see my enemy, forget I even have one, or attribute his work to other causes. Dare I say this? It's like when terrorists attack an embassy and it gets blamed on a reaction to a video. I think it's important to acknowledge the enemy for who he is, and to put on the armor and use the sword that God provides. Of course, these things aren't mutually exclusive. Whatever the reason for suffering, we can "suffer well" and let it draw us into deeper communion with God. <br />Martha McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06436156507579131043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-18816837872531769742016-02-22T13:10:16.473-06:002016-02-22T13:10:16.473-06:00In Job chapters 38-42 we see the answer to Job'...In Job chapters 38-42 we see the answer to Job's suffering is not an explanation from God; rather it is a revelation of God. God allowed Job's suffering not only to show Satan he was righteous but to show Job that He was a much bigger God than Job realized or understood.Deb Peabodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741633638110853453noreply@blogger.com