tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13008857.post114544195444948253..comments2020-06-11T14:30:28.258-07:00Comments on Through the Looking Glass: hitting a wallenitsujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434182901976088953noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13008857.post-1145966795864518492006-04-25T05:06:00.000-07:002006-04-25T05:06:00.000-07:00thanks Joc... I think your comment and exhortation...thanks Joc... I think your comment and exhortation does hit part of the mark. Though I am glad we don't have to have it all together every time we teach, I guess I am not necessarily looking for fresh insights as I am desiring to be teaching out of personal and recent experience of these things we speak of. The good part is at least my feelings of "blah"ness usually drive me to pray out of desperation, a better place to be than forging my own path of self-effort to dig myself out.enitsujhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434182901976088953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13008857.post-1145484905706406862006-04-19T15:15:00.000-07:002006-04-19T15:15:00.000-07:00justine...two things occurred to me - it's funny h...justine...<BR/>two things occurred to me - <BR/>it's funny how similar our situations are in some ways. I can really relate to the conflict of enjoying a great time in your life (ie I'm graduating, got accepted to grad school and going to Oz...!) but really struggling in other ways. I really think that it is connected to the spiritual house cleaning, because it is so hard to meet god when its so hard to let him dispose of the "mess". Or at least it is for me - I find I go through something that pulls it all up and then I go "how can we even connect with all of THIS in the way?" I'm realizing for me it's a process of forgiving God that I didn't want to admit I had to do.<BR/>I don't know if this is HS action or not, but your comment about "really needing a fresh look" made me immediately think, is that a me-need or a God-need? Not at all wanting to be critical, more thinking about how often we want God to provide those fresh insights so we can teaach things right or communicate something well, when he wants us simply to do his will or hear from him. Maybe there's a "stale" message in there that he wants you to see/teach? Just a thought. :)<BR/>Thanks for the post... always nice to talk about spiritual stuff with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com