tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post8720840771627627712..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Great ExpectationsJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-32388672306748726772019-03-18T07:52:18.217+10:002019-03-18T07:52:18.217+10:00Hi Meredith, you've touched a spot with me too...Hi Meredith, you've touched a spot with me too. Great Expectations has always been one of my very favourite Dickens novels, and that might be because there is so much to relate to in Pip's experiences. As Jo commented above, I've had my fair share of that sort of heart sickness too. What a great reminder to consider how we face it. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-86005319092751506662019-03-17T16:18:47.907+10:002019-03-17T16:18:47.907+10:00'Hope deferred makes the heart sick...' Ma...'Hope deferred makes the heart sick...' Many times I have experienced my heart being sick. Now days I make my hope adjust to the word of God. Then it is never deferred and my heart remains or returns to a good place!<br />Thanks for a great blog Meredith. Jo Wanmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601438922741057908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-19265348244041163872019-03-16T07:37:33.243+10:002019-03-16T07:37:33.243+10:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I hadn't rea...Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I hadn't realised that feelings could be added to the list of potential idols that I need to keep an eye out for. I am now underlining the anxiety and fear that has made it difficult for me to see God's joy in my life in recent days, and to understand the power that I have given them.<br />When I went to add some notes about your post to my prayer journal, I turned the illustrated page, and there was a companion quote (I love the way the Holy Spirit likes to reinforce the message):<br />"God wants nothing from us except our needs and these furnish Him with room to display His bounty when He supplies them freely... Not what I have, but what I do not have, is the first point of contact between my soul and God." Charles H Spurgeon.Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18221829388681679595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-4412153139429034662019-03-15T20:29:15.884+10:002019-03-15T20:29:15.884+10:00I appreciated this article. When we delight oursel...I appreciated this article. When we delight ourselves in the Lord, the desires of our heart will be what he also desires for us, and will give us. The key is always to delight ourselves first and foremost in the Lord. Which I find is easier to write than to do consistently!Peace Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026527616663138707noreply@blogger.com