tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post3481048034367036606..comments2023-06-28T07:04:24.550-04:00Comments on Considering Lilies: ChangingAmy Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919917268741058474noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-5284161510074637482010-10-06T06:24:29.509-04:002010-10-06T06:24:29.509-04:00God never wastes our pain.
So true. As change co...<b><i>God never wastes our pain.</i></b><br /><br />So true. As change continues, be prepared for Him to be all you need.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680470602835526738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-91315476566917711442010-10-01T00:55:16.600-04:002010-10-01T00:55:16.600-04:00Sweet friend, who walks with me regardless of seas...Sweet friend, who walks with me regardless of season, you are a beloved daughter of the King! I am so thankful that He will use everything, even our pain. <br /><br />Love you! xoJadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370138024584850042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-91889537552015272582010-09-30T20:59:49.758-04:002010-09-30T20:59:49.758-04:00amen! i've been wandering through a season of ...amen! i've been wandering through a season of pain this past year. although hard, i'm rejoicing greatly in the change God is working in my heart and life. this change is worth the pain. like someone else said, He makes all things beautiful. truly, we are being refined and rendered beautiful and pure.alittlebitogracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877901425923760323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-29424817705548319452010-09-30T15:12:53.582-04:002010-09-30T15:12:53.582-04:00i do so love this... and how beautiful the outcome...i do so love this... and how beautiful the outcome when it is He that changes us.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474279004170047258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-11644114227771855272010-09-30T14:34:27.025-04:002010-09-30T14:34:27.025-04:00He wastes nothing.
It's beautiful the way you...He wastes nothing.<br /><br />It's beautiful the way you are being molded...<br /><br />:)<br /><br />amy in peruamy in peruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514765606705513864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-36142156581014371002010-09-30T14:28:07.882-04:002010-09-30T14:28:07.882-04:00i love the line "the one who is making someth...i love the line "the one who is making something beautiful out of the ashes..." So true! Such beautiful words. Thanks for sharing.Melanie N. Brasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911818530874840829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-79232390195645097992010-09-30T11:30:35.883-04:002010-09-30T11:30:35.883-04:00so beautifully said...there is tremendous growth a...so beautifully said...there is tremendous growth and transformation from pain...its a matter of falling lightly like the leaves and into it...and then the healing begins.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-28891968601173957542010-09-30T11:26:24.040-04:002010-09-30T11:26:24.040-04:00Amen. I am praying for profound change in my life...Amen. I am praying for profound change in my life.Amanda MacBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01333540126086381630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-5655733845281182742010-09-30T11:15:04.464-04:002010-09-30T11:15:04.464-04:00It's so of God to write and offer my first con...It's so of God to write and offer my first contribution to this community and then come visit you all who share the same theme. Brokenness redeemed. Growth. The seasonal analogies given by our Creator to illuminate our autumn and winter of soul. Thank you.Kristina Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13092965958240199796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-41059178059178440632010-09-30T10:27:17.972-04:002010-09-30T10:27:17.972-04:00I feel the same way that you do about the change o...I feel the same way that you do about the change of the seasons. They stir something in me that wants to change. I really appreciate your honesty. This is a beautiful post.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934973314360291318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-87985055278090388042010-09-30T10:06:05.262-04:002010-09-30T10:06:05.262-04:00ahh, yes. beauty from pain, his will revealed. he ...ahh, yes. beauty from pain, his will revealed. he doesn not waste our pain or the things that grow us, change us. i'm in a changing season, too. i love that i can feel that little stir, just as i sense cooler nights and long for cups of tea now. love thisMistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06971852036197350639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-26751503769521923572010-09-30T09:54:40.184-04:002010-09-30T09:54:40.184-04:00Amy this is so inspirational...and so is your whol...Amy this is so inspirational...and so is your whole blog!! God never waists our pain...how true those words are! Thank you so much for sharing your life with us! :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-56823389396187257222010-09-30T08:12:50.457-04:002010-09-30T08:12:50.457-04:00I typically sense change in the autumn , sometimes...I typically sense change in the autumn , sometimes it feels unsettling , compared to springs refresh and renew, but it is always beauty in the end.<br />peace to you in thisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-51147634844525124502010-09-30T04:21:19.822-04:002010-09-30T04:21:19.822-04:00I feel your joy and excitement. May this spirit of...I feel your joy and excitement. May this spirit of optimism mark all your days for a long time yet...Kati patrianoceuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067985926119731747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-83058705373293175612010-09-30T00:28:01.958-04:002010-09-30T00:28:01.958-04:00amy, it is so good to see you here... and i am tea...amy, it is so good to see you here... and i am tearing up, for he does not waste our pain. i needed this tonight, friend. you are beautiful, and your prose is too. xoMommy Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989213786947802537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-29284629449859131402010-09-29T22:15:35.301-04:002010-09-29T22:15:35.301-04:00My favorite thing is that he makes everything beau...My favorite thing is that he makes everything beautiful. I also love the verse where he says, "Behold I am making all things new!"<br />Here's to your beautiful newness!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00732203991908884482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-58411406492260971052010-09-29T21:31:29.168-04:002010-09-29T21:31:29.168-04:00The Sacred Echo in my heart is Nicole Nordeman sin...The Sacred Echo in my heart is Nicole Nordeman singing Anyway:<br /><br />Bless the days this restoration is complete <br />dirty, dusty, something must be underneath <br />So I scrape and I scuff <br />though it's never quite enough <br />I am starting to see me finally <br /><br />A gallery of paintings new and paintings old <br />Guess its no suprise that I;m no michaelangelo <br />every layer of mine <br />hides a lovely design <br />Itit might take a little patience <br />it might take a little time <br /><br />but you called me beautiful <br />when you saw my shame <br />and you palced me on the wall <br />anyway <br /><br />you who have begun this work will someday see <br />A portrait of the holiness you meant for me <br />so I polish and shine till its easier to find <br />even an outline of mine <br /><br />but you called me beautiful <br />when you saw my shame <br />and you palced me on the wall <br />anyway<br /><br />You are beautiful to Him NOW. It's in our own eyes that we'll bless the day the restoration is complete...<br /><br />celebrating your growth in Him :)-t-https://www.blogger.com/profile/08779199421946206637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-5595617704840159512010-09-29T21:18:59.909-04:002010-09-29T21:18:59.909-04:00"he makes everything beautiful in its time&qu..."he makes everything beautiful in its time" amen! thanking God for you and your words, it was what I needed to hear. change is in the air and it is such a blessing to see!Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02110801618929370253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1922119022944994816.post-41346711758420274122010-09-29T18:39:50.807-04:002010-09-29T18:39:50.807-04:00nice...he does not waste our pain...and through mu...nice...he does not waste our pain...and through much of mine...i became who i am...i would not change it for the world...though he is working on me and i am changing as well...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com