Comments on: The power of disappointment http://erika.haub.net/the-power-of-diappointment/05/ Erika Carney Haub's musings on life and God from South Central, L.A. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:35:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: vtq http://erika.haub.net/the-power-of-diappointment/05/#comment-39813 Thu, 31 May 2007 18:49:13 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/the-power-of-diappointment/05/#comment-39813 I was recently introduced to a little book written by Claire Cloninger called "Postcards From Heaven". I was not having the "best week" and a friend sent me one of the "postcards" as an encouragement. Here is Cloninger's "postcard" personalizing Romans 8:28. The scripture is familiar, but I hope the message, written in this way, encourages and blesses you today. I love you very much!! M Dearest Child, Everything in your life can be used as a part of my plan for good. Yes, even the bad things. Even the very situations that you think are intolerable or hopeless or unredeemable. Trust me. These things will work together for your good and my glory. How is that possible? It is possible because you love me, because you have been called to walk in my ways, and you have answered yes to that call. Even now I am in the process of drawing good from the bad. I am committed to taking whatever evil comes into your life and bringing good out of it. All things will work together for good. Not just some, but all. Even your own failures and faults and areas of sin are opportunities for me to work. Commit them to me. Confess them. Even these things will give you cause to praise me. Trust me in this. God I was recently introduced to a little book written by Claire Cloninger called “Postcards From Heaven”. I was not having the “best week” and a friend sent me one of the “postcards” as an encouragement.

Here is Cloninger’s “postcard” personalizing Romans 8:28. The scripture is familiar, but I hope the message, written in this way, encourages and blesses you today. I love you very much!! M

Dearest Child,
Everything in your life can be used as a part of my plan for good. Yes, even the bad things. Even the very situations that you think are intolerable or hopeless or unredeemable. Trust me. These things will work together for your good and my glory.

How is that possible? It is possible because you love me, because you have been called to walk in my ways, and you have answered yes to that call. Even now I am in the process of drawing good from the bad. I am committed to taking whatever evil comes into your life and bringing good out of it.

All things will work together for good. Not just some, but all. Even your own failures and faults and areas of sin are opportunities for me to work. Commit them to me. Confess them. Even these things will give you cause to praise me.

Trust me in this.
God

]]> by: Jennifer http://erika.haub.net/the-power-of-diappointment/05/#comment-39768 Thu, 31 May 2007 16:49:52 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/the-power-of-diappointment/05/#comment-39768 Erika, this expresses exactly how I feel too, except that I'm too damaged to articulate the words right now. All I can do is cry on my father's shoulder -- big "F" and little "f" in Texas too. I thank you with all my heart for your transparency because the honesty makes me feel less alone and more sure that all of us, under His grace, will survive. Triumphantly, even. Erika, this expresses exactly how I feel too, except that I’m too damaged to articulate the words right now. All I can do is cry on my father’s shoulder — big “F” and little “f” in Texas too.

I thank you with all my heart for your transparency because the honesty makes me feel less alone and more sure that all of us, under His grace, will survive. Triumphantly, even.

]]> by: Maria Dodson http://erika.haub.net/the-power-of-diappointment/05/#comment-39712 Thu, 31 May 2007 12:54:11 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/the-power-of-diappointment/05/#comment-39712 We sang this song at Irvington on Sunday - the words came to my mind when I read your post... Your eye is on the sparrow and Your hand it comforts me. From the ends of the Earth to the depths of my heart let Your mercy and strength be seen. We sang this song at Irvington on Sunday - the words came to my mind when I read your post…

Your eye is on the sparrow
and Your hand it comforts me.
From the ends of the Earth
to the depths of my heart
let Your mercy and strength
be seen.

]]> by: Tyler Watson http://erika.haub.net/the-power-of-diappointment/05/#comment-39571 Thu, 31 May 2007 05:14:40 +0000 http://erika.haub.net/the-power-of-diappointment/05/#comment-39571 How true. Thanks for sharing this. I struggle with similar attitudes -- that God can save/change/redeem others, but not me. Sometimes I feel like Holden Caufield in <em>Catcher in the Rye</em> who wants to save all the kids from the evils of this world but thinks he's a lost cause. How true. Thanks for sharing this. I struggle with similar attitudes — that God can save/change/redeem others, but not me. Sometimes I feel like Holden Caufield in Catcher in the Rye who wants to save all the kids from the evils of this world but thinks he’s a lost cause.

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