tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post1176072222350847066..comments2023-10-04T07:54:09.785-07:00Comments on Growing Is Beautiful: When You Feel Like Giving UpCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019187519810116317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-90512315001350915112012-03-03T07:45:03.064-08:002012-03-03T07:45:03.064-08:00@Chris: As always, you are very wise :o). Yes, I...@Chris: As always, you are very wise :o). Yes, I think the exhaustion caused by all the physical labor these past weeks has heightened the emotional aspect of all this letting go--and then the heightened emotions only exhaust me further. I held up much longer than I expected under the circumstances, so that is at least some measure of good news in regard to the long road of physical healing. Now it's a matter of figuring out how to rest and recover while still going about the business of everyday life--and then to tackle the second half of the "letting go" project. But you do encourage me here with this reminder that what's been done doesn't need to be done again--that the progress made is progress I don't have to struggle through again. Thank you, thank you, thank you for prayers and encouragement. Honestly, there are no words to tell you how grateful I am for the incredible measure of grace you pour into my life. May you be blessed a hundred times over for your kindness to me!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019187519810116317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-82096522407167394532012-03-03T07:39:22.886-08:002012-03-03T07:39:22.886-08:00@tinuviel: I *love* that you are catching the sce...@tinuviel: I *love* that you are catching the scent of hope here. I have been feeling like a broken record (well, a broken everything, really) lately and fearing that I'm not getting across the hope part of the equation in the midst of all the grieving and struggle. Thank you for affirming that He is still shining bright. Yes, I love Zeph 3:17. Thank you for quoting it back to me because it breathes sweet grace into my soul every single time I read those words.<br /><br />May we both recognize His sufficiency here at the end of ourselves. And happy birthday to your sister!<br /><br />Much love, Dear Friend!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019187519810116317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-72759134370762552282012-03-03T07:33:58.686-08:002012-03-03T07:33:58.686-08:00And I love you, Christina! (I have *such* a hard ...And I love you, Christina! (I have *such* a hard time not writing out your whole name--do you remember me calling it out in the Old Ecola hallways back in the day? Including your maiden name and soon-to-be married name? Ah yes. *Those* were the days!) Thank you for sweet words here, Friend. "His grace is sufficient" should be the mantra for all of us walking with Him in this crazy hard world. Grace to you, Friend.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019187519810116317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-33284231613404414942012-03-03T07:30:49.957-08:002012-03-03T07:30:49.957-08:00@Andrea: So good to find your words here in my li...@Andrea: So good to find your words here in my little corner of the world! You are definitely not alone in the "giving-up days." So glad you found some encouragement here and I pray that you will continue to find strength for whatever challenges you are facing these days. Much love to you, Dearest!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019187519810116317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-56491951490503734842012-03-02T05:46:40.381-08:002012-03-02T05:46:40.381-08:00Courtney, i'm so sorry that lately the road...Courtney, i'm so sorry that lately the road's been exceptionally hard: it sounds like things have been both exhausting and scary. it must be especially hard to deal with both of those things at once, because (at least in my experience) they make each other worse: challenges become more daunting when we feel we have no spare energy to invest in overcoming them, and fear makes our energies drain away. it's a vicious circle...<br /><br />my prayer is that, as God helps you through the long slow process of "letting go", He has already started to, and will continue to, turn all that around. the first phase of letting go has been completed--boxes taped, van loaded--and that's one exhausting thing that's been done, and won't need to be done again. it was also a frightening thing to do; but you've done it, and as you say, you are still breathing after all. i'm praying that at every stage of the letting go, God will not only get you through, but also comfort you and encourage you, telling you in no uncertain terms: "see: one fewer thing to do, and one fewer thing to fear. There are still things to do and things to fear, but I will get you through every one of them as as well: I love you too much to do anything else."chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673834639722877016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-59559777606351304992012-03-01T14:59:17.118-08:002012-03-01T14:59:17.118-08:00A beautiful post that smells like hope! "When...A beautiful post that smells like hope! "When we reach the end of ourselves, we reach right into the center of a God Who Is Enough" Yes. Exactly.<br /><br />This is a new song to me, and I thank you for sharing it. You bring to mind Zephaniah 3:17, which you probably know already. Just in case, here it is in the old NIV:<br />"The LORD your God is with you, <br /> he is mighty to save. <br />He will take great delight in you, <br /> he will quiet you with his love, <br /> he will rejoice over you with singing."<br /><br />Brava, sister, for the knitting project, meal outing with a friend even though I know that depletes energy for chores, and clothes shopping with your Mom (ditto). Happy birthday to your Dad; my sister's is this week.<br /><br />More grace, much grace, and peace to you in our Lord Jesus Christ.tinuvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06462001159262770932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-4440231238873913872012-03-01T00:12:39.931-08:002012-03-01T00:12:39.931-08:00I love you Courtney! And His grace IS sufficient! ...I love you Courtney! And His grace IS sufficient! I tell myself all the time too.Christina Howehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310539736670532947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7674016135108707034.post-91861758536662337692012-02-29T20:50:55.153-08:002012-02-29T20:50:55.153-08:00Thanks for the wisdom Courtney! It really helped m...Thanks for the wisdom Courtney! It really helped me to know, after a day like today, that I am not the only one who feels like giving up sometimes. Good stuff! Love ya!Andrea R. Scovelhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1848739207noreply@blogger.com