tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063544321947713608.post6255768475555297547..comments2023-09-23T02:35:18.695-07:00Comments on Faith, Doubt and Reason: Engaging the PainJimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766230841936623946noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063544321947713608.post-89161323155504392962010-03-19T15:20:15.714-07:002010-03-19T15:20:15.714-07:00Thanks for the encouragement.
I still wish that I...Thanks for the encouragement.<br /><br />I still wish that I could have done more for her. I know that, ultimately, it is up to God to solve these kinds of problems. But that's what makes it so difficult for people in situations like that. It's hard to continue to trust and to hope in those situations. It is hard to continue to wait on God as we see our resources slowly sap away.<br /><br />I'm sorry if this seems a little too negative. I just wonder how to respond to the deepest pain and the worst situations. How do we show people God's love when it seems as though God has left us?Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05766230841936623946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063544321947713608.post-39230090546741750462010-03-15T20:33:03.332-07:002010-03-15T20:33:03.332-07:00Sometimes all the person needs at that moment is a...Sometimes all the person needs at that moment is a listening ear, a hug, and most definitely a prayer. We are not the fixers. If you have appropriate resources, great. But chances are you won't, but that doesn't mean that you haven't helped the hurting brother or sister. Just being there may be enough.Margaret Goodhttp://faithdoubtandreason.blogspot.com/2010/03/engaging-pain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com