tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post3600438872661084589..comments2023-09-07T04:43:10.746-04:00Comments on Building His Body: The Discipline of SufferingAnne Lang Bundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-21100178953259284422010-02-18T15:32:24.670-05:002010-02-18T15:32:24.670-05:00[I'm sorry to be take so long to respond to co...[I'm sorry to be take so long to respond to comments this time. Thanks to everyone for your patience.]<br /><br />Elizabeth ~ I'm encouraged to hear your feedback and happy to see you. :D<br /><br />Denise ~ You are one of the most gracious people I've ever seen where suffering is concerned. The Lord will surely bless and reward you for it.<br /><br />T ~ I'm trying to merge hindsight with foresight and now-sight.<br /><br />David ~ If there is rapture in every moment I have to believe it is simply the peace of heart which knows without a doubt that the Lord works all for good for those who love Him. Beyond that, I've got to confess that I really struggle to embrace the pain by which I gain.<br /><br />Natasa ~ I'm grateful that you find these words worthy of reflection, and pray the Lord illuminates them as He'd apply them in your life.<br /><br />Wendy ~ How can I tell you how much your words mean? I do feel I could write a whole book on the topic of suffering and still not manage to address all the points on which we stumble. Keep seeking His answers.<br /><br />Bud ~ It is an amazing thing to consider that although He has always been God, Jesus as a Son to the Father experienced "godly fear" and "learned obedience." The humanity of Jesus is as real as his divinity. His empathy for us and for our suffering is just as real.Anne Lang Bundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998809463390846323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-8329535864747361232010-02-17T12:25:53.113-05:002010-02-17T12:25:53.113-05:00and now i'm chewing on this too. Lately it se...and now i'm chewing on this too. Lately it seem's as though i'm learning about more about our Lord in a different light. Jesus fearing His Father... and also fearing the suffering He knew He was going to endure. it makes me think again your statement that unless we realize how much He suffered for us....that our gratitude to Him would be light and our love for Him would be little.unnamed ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147841736324054200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-78075770035826658062010-02-17T12:04:48.845-05:002010-02-17T12:04:48.845-05:00well, your first verse made me run to the Word whe...well, your first verse made me run to the Word when you used the word "whip." <br /><br />but the second group really makes me stop and think about Jesus. never thought about Him "fearing" God...His Father. He knew beforehand all that was going to happen to Him. another part that makes stop and think is that the Lord was "learning" obedience to His Father. am i reading/understanding this right?<br /><br />i'm a day behind here and am still thinking and chewing about Job.unnamed ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147841736324054200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-38912167390477368322010-02-17T08:16:50.300-05:002010-02-17T08:16:50.300-05:00I think I know why I had to wrestle with your earl...I think I know why I had to wrestle with your earlier post. Reading this one brought out something. I think, if I'm honest I still fear certain times of suffering came as a form of punishment in my life--as judgment. <br /><br />Breaking through this thinking. Thanks for these posts. May I receive God's discipline with fresh understanding.<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-45384478472728601652010-02-17T07:51:39.460-05:002010-02-17T07:51:39.460-05:00Something to meditate about.Something to meditate about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-37860475224985726862010-02-17T05:05:53.737-05:002010-02-17T05:05:53.737-05:00The deeper we grow, the more we want to know. That...The deeper we grow, the more we want to know. That every day longing, every moment rapture is the devotion I long for. But I have to start somewhere, in that first simple moment of “here I am God, Just as I am.” And sometimes that means starting with discipline. "Root out the bad"<br /><br />David<br />Red Letter Believers, “Salt and Light”<br />http://www.redletterbelievers.comRed Letter Believershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028834960447509536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-22524026051889474402010-02-17T02:53:00.679-05:002010-02-17T02:53:00.679-05:00The world loves to fill our ears with rhetoric, bu...The world loves to fill our ears with rhetoric, but the Lord with truth. His discipline in my own life has been (in hindsight) a concentration of blessings.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-72554760811244020842010-02-17T01:24:01.714-05:002010-02-17T01:24:01.714-05:00Amen to this post sis. My Father chastens me, beca...Amen to this post sis. My Father chastens me, because He loves me.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275456448997619944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920734279360907280.post-70066483474284654992010-02-17T01:01:57.058-05:002010-02-17T01:01:57.058-05:00I agree. Suffering is not necessarily exclusively ...I agree. Suffering is not necessarily exclusively negative. Interesting post.Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.com