tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post2518829627441935793..comments2024-03-07T06:57:27.711-05:00Comments on Jewelz Sightings: A Journey of Grace: Glimpses Of The Wilderness©Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13553121852669901186noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-88599804327854311602010-03-09T23:30:14.844-05:002010-03-09T23:30:14.844-05:00"Could I trust Him to overcome me? "...o...<i>"Could I trust Him to overcome me? "</i>...oh, yes...I know this....Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788724686085310730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-62153171371744503012010-02-11T00:44:15.141-05:002010-02-11T00:44:15.141-05:00I love to listen to His voice and pen what I hear....I love to listen to His voice and pen what I hear. I find such joy in listening. He speaks tenderly. Sometimes He sweetly corrects me, but it's not like the enemy's condemnation. It's because of love. I so get your heart here. Thank you for writing your story.Tea with Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014131105695691106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-21438936035702471912010-02-08T20:16:29.000-05:002010-02-08T20:16:29.000-05:00A beautiful series, dear lady.A beautiful series, dear lady.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576409086020993015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-4272921445765297202010-02-08T13:34:34.359-05:002010-02-08T13:34:34.359-05:00Julie, I apologize.
By accident I chose reject, ra...Julie, I apologize.<br />By accident I chose reject, rather than publish, when you commented on my blog today.<br />For a chance to win the book Thin Places, please post again.<br />I accidentally rejected 3 comments!<br />This happens because of 9 comments this morning, 5 were spam, so I needed to delete a bunch.<br />I am sorry!<br />Please post again dear lady :)Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-6798037301010684972010-02-08T12:53:40.960-05:002010-02-08T12:53:40.960-05:00Hey there friend...it's been a long time...way...Hey there friend...it's been a long time...way too long! I've really missed your writing. There were many years where stillness made me very uneasy, even restless. I find as I get older, I've not only grown accustomed to the stillness, I love and welcome it. He often speaks prominently there. <br /><br />I loved what you said about trusting Him to overcome you...I've often thought that very thing myself. <br /><br />I think of you often (even though my schedule doesn't allow for as much blogging as it used to), and thank God for crossing our paths and making us friends. <br /><br />Love,<br />TracyTracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158977330746847962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-58875868494049598792010-02-08T12:45:15.555-05:002010-02-08T12:45:15.555-05:00I can SEE I've got to start at the beginning.
...I can SEE I've got to start at the beginning.<br /><br />Julie--this is the most powerful --life altering post I've read! I am THERE.Aunt Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03806347928893192298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-62808932282550991362010-02-08T11:23:13.457-05:002010-02-08T11:23:13.457-05:00I love this post, Julie. I was especially drawn to...I love this post, Julie. I was especially drawn to asking God if there was anything He'd like to say and journaling His responses. I've done this off and on over the last few years. Sometimes He answers, sometimes there is silence. I find I'm ALWAYS a little fearful that I will get in the way, manipulate what He's saying, or that He just won't speak to me. I loved the line that said, something like, "I had to trust Him to overcome me." I really like that.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106076315144936177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-35785159679204399442010-02-07T18:37:13.304-05:002010-02-07T18:37:13.304-05:00I'm loving getting to know you through your te...I'm loving getting to know you through your testimony. Thank you for sharing it. God Bless, AineAine Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760184731189786215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-22917820576957652472010-02-07T09:05:00.184-05:002010-02-07T09:05:00.184-05:00this is kinda crazy and exactly what i needed. as ...this is kinda crazy and exactly what i needed. as you know, im going through my own trust experience. even now He is challenging me to trust Him to go somewhere and the outcome is uncertain. im really struggling right now to trust when everything isnt guaranteed and my loose ends arent tied. i need to trust that He'll be there when i jump out and follow Him. He needs to be my security and nothing else. thanks for the reminder of the peace that comes with trusting God. ^_^Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533059705603454160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-29738138488505603002010-02-07T02:11:53.190-05:002010-02-07T02:11:53.190-05:00I thought it was kind of funny when you said that ...I thought it was kind of funny when you said that you took a pen and paper and asked God, "Is there anything that you would like to say to me" And all of a sudden, after you quieted yourself and began to listen, He began to speak quicker than you could write. He really does have a lot to say if we are willing to listen, HUH? :)christy rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576305610780918375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-28959531388576838462010-02-06T18:03:29.674-05:002010-02-06T18:03:29.674-05:00oh Julie... so good... I never have waited or stoo...oh Julie... so good... I never have waited or stood still.. call it what we may... wrap a bow on it... or whatever... Label it... <br /><br />But come to a place of total abandonment... with broken wings... and I have no where to fly... Crumbled up in my Papa's hands... waiting...<br /><br />God Bless...<br />ConnieConnie Barrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808121049884128782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-12655506943838838712010-02-06T17:42:29.953-05:002010-02-06T17:42:29.953-05:00I have just read all your posts in this series bac...I have just read all your posts in this series back to back and I have been blessed. He SO wants me and I've shut Him out. I am in my wilderness still but will soon be exiting it! He still has lessons for me to learn in the meantime, with your posts delivering some insights into my learning. Thank you Julie.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10998506662161051393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-50169034444640497912010-02-06T12:18:21.849-05:002010-02-06T12:18:21.849-05:00I think most of us spend more time telling God wha...I think most of us spend more time telling God what we want and what we think we need and asking him for help, and he does love all prayers. But like you, I want to take time to listen to God. I read that this makes prayer a two way conversation, which makes great sense.<br />Thanks for sharing this here, and reminding me to listen more!Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-34466749527284433842010-02-06T11:30:36.306-05:002010-02-06T11:30:36.306-05:00My heart rejoices over how you have entered into s...My heart rejoices over how you have entered into such a beautiful place with God!<br /><br />There's nothing more GLORIOUS we can experience in this life...than what you have described here. I pray that your words will lead others into stillness with Jesus.Amy Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387014882129981853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-66565768334756508882010-02-06T09:36:07.923-05:002010-02-06T09:36:07.923-05:00I've come to love this place called stillness....I've come to love this place called stillness.<br /><br />Love those words... being still means trusting, and you spoke about this part of your life journey so beautifully again.<br /><br />I am finding out that after learning to trust God in many areas of my life, there are new areas or new concerns that keep coming up, requiring me to trust Him all over again.<br /><br />Your journey is real, and indeed, it was only when you were willing to be still that your heart began to hear Him!<br /><br />Love this post.<br /><br />Love<br />LidjCrown of Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993686012020045284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-58009162509153469952010-02-05T20:30:12.169-05:002010-02-05T20:30:12.169-05:00This is marvelous, Jewel! I love reading these kin...This is marvelous, Jewel! I love reading these kinds of stories! <br /><br />You know...so much of my own walk with God and growth has been centered on trust as well. I, too, finally learned to begin hearing Him when I took out a pen and paper. And yet... I still struggle with those same questions. You asked, "What if somehow I manipulated His words?" I have that question still, along with "Am I even hearing Him right?" <br /><br />But somehow I never realized that I what I must do is "trust God to overcome me."<br /><br /><i>Thank you!</i>! I needed those words, for that makes it so simple! Yes, yes, yes!!!<br /><br />I'd hug you, Jewel, if I could, for you have blessed me today.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487893990781399211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-76770799972250930762010-02-05T19:26:48.285-05:002010-02-05T19:26:48.285-05:00Are you in my head? I am just learning to trust Hi...Are you in my head? I am just learning to trust Him and it's hard!!!! I have trouble staying still also. I am a slow learner, but I am getting there. Thank you once again for sharing your beautiful journey. xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-84025416130138558022010-02-05T18:36:43.254-05:002010-02-05T18:36:43.254-05:00Oh, Jewelzie! I am so enjoying this walk with you....Oh, Jewelzie! I am so enjoying this walk with you. <br /><br />This jumped out at me tonight:<br /><br /> Most often the times I spent with God focused on my telling Him what I was thinking or what I wanted or needed from Him.<br /><br />Have I ever been there! But when I too learned to listen...wow! He blew me away. <br /><br />I've been through different seasons since. Some where He seems silent. But now the silence turns my head. He speaks to me through that too.<br /><br />You are beautiful, inside and out!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-40875473268883205402010-02-05T17:23:03.682-05:002010-02-05T17:23:03.682-05:00"All that you have relied on no longer holds ..."All that you have relied on no longer holds any value"<br /><br />The Lord lets us go all the way on the faltering rope we hold until it lets loose, and we have nothing left but Him. When that happened to me it was very painful, but I am so glad He loved me enough to let me fall that hard! <br /><br />Beautifully expressed Julie! <br /><br />Now I like to picture myself laying flat on my face with my arms out in fulfillment of Galatians 2:20 whenever I am tempted to control...or fear.<br /><br />It is so much more peaceful to be dead isn't it?<br />Blessings!<br />KathyKathy Schwankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575973280157910643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-7246399302105853362010-02-05T16:47:23.496-05:002010-02-05T16:47:23.496-05:00It really is all about what "HE" wants! ...It really is all about what "HE" wants! <br />Blessings, hugs, and prayers,<br />andreaAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082891172963869545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134116388719375338.post-55068506732925856752010-02-05T16:10:35.277-05:002010-02-05T16:10:35.277-05:00Oh this is good stuff. Among other things that spo...Oh this is good stuff. Among other things that spoke to me, our grandson popped into my mind when you spoke of trusting different ones to God. I felt like I should do the same...trust him to God. And immediately my mind was arguing with it, and then it hit me... OK...so I want to trust ME to somehow get him into the Kingdom. Well, just how do ~I~ think I have the power to do that!!! It was humbling! I really have no option but to trust him to God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com