tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post113597927757023414..comments2024-02-27T02:41:09.167-05:00Comments on Rachel Writes...: Stuck on a themeRachel Hauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08481185182145667961noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-1136170389664800062006-01-01T21:53:00.000-05:002006-01-01T21:53:00.000-05:00Hey, Rachel . . . this has continued to resonate a...Hey, Rachel . . . this has continued to resonate around in my heart, and I thought I'd share with you some of what I saw in Jeremiah this weekend. In 20:9 Jeremiah says, "But if I say,'I will not mention Him or speak any more in His Name,' His word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot." Jeremiah's taking on some really bad stuff for obeying God here, and it hurts, and he feels God deceived him (v7), and he wants to stop so he doesn't hurt anymore, but he can't! God's Word is burning in him like a fire shut up in his bones that must get out! And he chooses to obey God because he must!<BR/><BR/>In 26:12-15, "Then Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people: 'The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the things you have heard. Now reform your ways and your actions and obey the Lord your God. Then the Lord will relent and not bring the disaster He has pronounced against you. As for me, I am in your hands; do with me whatever you think is good and right. Be assured, however, that if you put me to death, you will bring the guilt of innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and on those who live in it, for in truth the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.'" <BR/><BR/>And Jeremiah has stopped fighting against what God has called him to do. He is obeying God, now, out of devotion. Not because he must, but because it's who he is. And he is so peaceful that he willingly lays his life at the feet of these people for the sake of God.<BR/><BR/>That's what I want for my heart. I may never be in a situation even similar to Jeremiah's, but I want to give up fighting God's desires and plans for me, and I want to devotedly lay my life at His feet, whatever the cost.Amehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358641966141610513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-1136142778936728512006-01-01T14:12:00.000-05:002006-01-01T14:12:00.000-05:00This was such an awesome post and a good reminder ...This was such an awesome post and a good reminder of some lessons I've been learning this past year. Keep writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-1136105486533609432006-01-01T03:51:00.000-05:002006-01-01T03:51:00.000-05:00Praying for a very blessed and prosperous 2006 for...Praying for a very blessed and prosperous 2006 for you and your family!Heather Diane Tiptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254245102688606312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-1136085430344860282005-12-31T22:17:00.000-05:002005-12-31T22:17:00.000-05:00Just got back from vacation today, and I want to s...Just got back from vacation today, and I want to say, keep talking Rachel. Keep talking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-1136080998692942132005-12-31T21:03:00.000-05:002005-12-31T21:03:00.000-05:00Thoughtful and insightful, girl! Thanks for shari...Thoughtful and insightful, girl! Thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507129192655971640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-1136056605698000802005-12-31T14:16:00.000-05:002005-12-31T14:16:00.000-05:00I love the way you wrote out the personalization o...I love the way you wrote out the personalization of, "what if it were my kid." That really struck me . . . thanks :)Amehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358641966141610513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-1136013220381519102005-12-31T02:13:00.000-05:002005-12-31T02:13:00.000-05:00wow great post Rach!wow great post Rach!Heather Diane Tiptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254245102688606312noreply@blogger.com