tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886567613905490071.post4374720754421197765..comments2023-08-01T20:14:02.890-04:00Comments on Thunder Sounds: The Tension of Living in Two WorldsSLWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260137021205685080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886567613905490071.post-86517588705160824052009-09-01T09:50:08.813-04:002009-09-01T09:50:08.813-04:00Onesimus,
I think you're right about how surre...Onesimus,<br />I think you're right about how surreptitiously worldly blessings can suck the life out of us. Like the flower of a clinging vine, they look pretty so we ignore the tendrils choking the life of God out of us.SLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260137021205685080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8886567613905490071.post-38356848892933431612009-09-01T01:30:56.163-04:002009-09-01T01:30:56.163-04:00It's not easy to admit to the degree that we a...It's not easy to admit to the degree that we are influenced by the world and its attitudes.<br /><br />We tend to thank God for the comforts and blessings we've received from Him - but I wonder whether many of the things we are are labelling as "blessings from God" are in fact the thorns that help choke the effectiveness of the word in our lives, preventing its fruitfulness (as per parable of the sower).<br /><br />Its easier to justify things in our lives if we've given God the credit for giving them to us.Onesimushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413061573637313957noreply@blogger.com