Comments on: Passion http://birgitwhelan.com/2008/06/30/passion/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:41:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Birgit http://birgitwhelan.com/2008/06/30/passion/#comment-855 Birgit Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:05:48 +0000 http://birgitwhelan.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/passion/#comment-855 Hi El - I love your comments and the verses you spoke about. It is so true that marriage is the ultimate in building Christ-likeness, our primary ministry as wives, and something that really glorifies God. I guess my heart is that no matter what, Jesus is the ultimate. God my Creator, the One Who knows and loves me like no other, my Redeemer, Jehovah Ishi. Just that the intimacy with Him Himself would always be preserved. Love you too. Thanks for your wisdom. *** Hi Hope, I love your heart to stay close to God. It is so good that you are resting in God's plans. It's so true that marriage can be something that adds so much to your momentum and unity with God - iron sharpening iron (Prov. 27:17), and the three-fold cord (Eccl. 4:12). I love the idea of pursuing intimacy with Him no matter which season. *** Hi Sal, thanks for your love and encouragement. I love the closeness you keep with God, and the way you hear from Him and serve His will. Love you too, and God bless :) *** Hi @ng, I love that. Just being with Him. Experiencing Him. Abiding in Him. I was so reminded of this today as I read this passage in the Bible, and the very good things that can sometimes get in the way of this simple closeness with Him. God bless :). Hi El – I love your comments and the verses you spoke about. It is so true that marriage is the ultimate in building Christ-likeness, our primary ministry as wives, and something that really glorifies God. I guess my heart is that no matter what, Jesus is the ultimate. God my Creator, the One Who knows and loves me like no other, my Redeemer, Jehovah Ishi. Just that the intimacy with Him Himself would always be preserved. Love you too. Thanks for your wisdom.

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Hi Hope, I love your heart to stay close to God. It is so good that you are resting in God’s plans. It’s so true that marriage can be something that adds so much to your momentum and unity with God – iron sharpening iron (Prov. 27:17), and the three-fold cord (Eccl. 4:12). I love the idea of pursuing intimacy with Him no matter which season.

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Hi Sal, thanks for your love and encouragement. I love the closeness you keep with God, and the way you hear from Him and serve His will. Love you too, and God bless :)

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Hi @ng, I love that. Just being with Him. Experiencing Him. Abiding in Him. I was so reminded of this today as I read this passage in the Bible, and the very good things that can sometimes get in the way of this simple closeness with Him. God bless :) .

]]> By: @ngie http://birgitwhelan.com/2008/06/30/passion/#comment-854 @ngie Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:42:16 +0000 http://birgitwhelan.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/passion/#comment-854 Hmmm... a very challenging post indeed. Will I bend my ear to that still small voice that speaks to me? Will I shut out the din and bustle of 'doing' to turn and attend to 'being'? Just to be with God... that is the cry of my heart. Hmmm… a very challenging post indeed. Will I bend my ear to that still small voice that speaks to me? Will I shut out the din and bustle of ‘doing’ to turn and attend to ‘being’? Just to be with God… that is the cry of my heart.

]]> By: sally http://birgitwhelan.com/2008/06/30/passion/#comment-853 sally Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:57:01 +0000 http://birgitwhelan.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/passion/#comment-853 I cna see your passion coming through this and the very fact that you are aware of it means you won't be turnign down any invitation Jesus gives you. Remeber God also said 'It's not good for man to eb alone' God loves covenants and is totally committed to you! Love to Michael and one day will join the married clan but like you I only wnat that if it brings me closer to him:) Love you Sal I cna see your passion coming through this and the very fact that you are aware of it means you won’t be turnign down any invitation Jesus gives you. Remeber God also said ‘It’s not good for man to eb alone’ God loves covenants and is totally committed to you!
Love to Michael and one day will join the married clan but like you I only wnat that if it brings me closer to him:)
Love you
Sal

]]> By: Hope http://birgitwhelan.com/2008/06/30/passion/#comment-852 Hope Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:39:52 +0000 http://birgitwhelan.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/passion/#comment-852 I'm so very glad you shared this with us Birgit. I've been alone for the past 8 years. I haven't even been out on a date. My friends suggest that perhaps I might consider a husband but my biggest fear is, now that I have found Jesus, I don't want anyone to take His place. I might be too weak or they might be too strong for me to resist. After having read your post I'm back to being content repeating what I have been for the last 5 years. If God's plans for me include a husband He'll surely send someone who will increase my desire to spend time with Him, someone with whom I can pray. Whatever His plans are I'm ready. I’m so very glad you shared this with us Birgit. I’ve been alone for the past 8 years. I haven’t even been out on a date. My friends suggest that perhaps I might consider a husband but my biggest fear is, now that I have found Jesus, I don’t want anyone to take His place. I might be too weak or they might be too strong for me to resist. After having read your post I’m back to being content repeating what I have been for the last 5 years. If God’s plans for me include a husband He’ll surely send someone who will increase my desire to spend time with Him, someone with whom I can pray. Whatever His plans are I’m ready.

]]> By: elena http://birgitwhelan.com/2008/06/30/passion/#comment-851 elena Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:00:20 +0000 http://birgitwhelan.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/passion/#comment-851 Hey B, I love this post as it’s very real. I'd like to bring another angle to this also. The famous scripture: Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son" The main part that stands out to me is the last bit. That HIS PURPOSE is that we BECOME like Jesus (through the Holy Spirit). Marriage is an amazing vehicle for that. We bring so much joy when we serve our husbands first & reflect our love for Christ in our relationship to our husbands. This is in our thoughts & how we talk & our responses. Becoming like Jesus in marriage is more challenging then doing so many things that we have come to call “ministry”. It is beautiful as it stretches you & really exercises the fruit of the spirit which we are to walk in & day to day we can become more like Jesus. 1 Peter 3 talks about our inner person “let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God”. This was in reference to our relationships to our husbands & the focus of our self. It’s amazing that we still bring joy to God by doing His will in marriage. Thank you for reminding me about that personal intimacy with Him & also remember as you serve your husband you are fulfilling your number one ministry which is to be a helpmate to your husband which brings Him glory & Joy. Love u B… xxx Hey B, I love this post as it’s very real.

I’d like to bring another angle to this also. The famous scripture:

Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son”

The main part that stands out to me is the last bit. That HIS PURPOSE is that we BECOME like Jesus (through the Holy Spirit). Marriage is an amazing vehicle for that.

We bring so much joy when we serve our husbands first & reflect our love for Christ in our relationship to our husbands. This is in our thoughts & how we talk & our responses. Becoming like Jesus in marriage is more challenging then doing so many things that we have come to call “ministry”.

It is beautiful as it stretches you & really exercises the fruit of the spirit which we are to walk in & day to day we can become more like Jesus.

1 Peter 3 talks about our inner person “let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God”. This was in reference to our relationships to our husbands & the focus of our self. It’s amazing that we still bring joy to God by doing His will in marriage.

Thank you for reminding me about that personal intimacy with Him & also remember as you serve your husband you are fulfilling your number one ministry which is to be a helpmate to your husband which brings Him glory & Joy.

Love u B… xxx

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