tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post8679680195439899445..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Back to reality, part 2Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-82652766255162347452009-05-24T16:11:14.296+04:002009-05-24T16:11:14.296+04:00Vitali, I am sure many lessons in humility await m...Vitali, I am sure many lessons in humility await me in life! I am not trying to pretend I have all the answers.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-39503226216415343712009-05-24T02:06:34.317+04:002009-05-24T02:06:34.317+04:00When I was in my 20's I thought I was a genius mix...When I was in my 20's I thought I was a genius mixed in awesomeness.<br /><br />Listen, it's all good. I will keep reading your posts. <br /><br />One thing I would emphasize to you, though, if I can. We are not the Lord's shepherd. It's the other way around. Think of David.<br /><br />You, Americans, are full of yourselves, more than you think you are.<br /><br />Again, if some of you are serious about doing the Lord's work, come to Tallahassee, FL. I will take to the ghettos. Work as hard as you can for the Lord's sake. Why go to China to do the same thing? I mean it. If you are serious to do the Lord's work, email me to vitalisbusiness@yahoo.com<br /><br />I mean, I can give you SOOOOOO much work to do you will feel forever blessed.<br /><br />Or will you?V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-83629796705094796862009-05-21T11:39:27.169+04:002009-05-21T11:39:27.169+04:00Sorry, Vitali. I do appreciate the concern, but I ...Sorry, Vitali. I do appreciate the concern, but I don't quite agree with your conclusions. I don't think that facing choices and decisions means that my life is full of strife or that I'm misguided. It just means that I don't have all the answers yet. Isn't that a normal part of life? I try to write often about God's provision for me. He is very good to me. However, "resting" in God does not mean that life will slow down.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-39475700337958338572009-05-20T03:49:14.454+04:002009-05-20T03:49:14.454+04:00Wow... you ask for an opinion and then you mock it...Wow... you ask for an opinion and then you mock it. <br /><br />Ok...<br /><br />If you know what you are doing, why are you asking for an advice or an opinion? I gather you do not need it. Is it a pretty accurate summary?<br /><br />You do not know the Lord's timing. It's a man's made term. What does it even mean? The Lord doesn't play by our agendas or rules.<br /><br />I do not think you understand what I was trying to say to you in my response. He does allow us to do our own thing for a while. Then we can lose it all. If we are not careful or humble enough.<br /><br />Well, I will keep reading your posts, though.Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-44399485510697795682009-05-19T20:10:00.000+04:002009-05-19T20:10:00.000+04:00Thanks, everyone. I am not really that "worried" o...Thanks, everyone. I am not really that "worried" or "anxious." I just wanted to share what was going on. I'm used to plans changing, so I try to remain open to different options and wait for the Lord's timing. Stay tuned...Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-43850063928861641872009-05-19T14:21:00.000+04:002009-05-19T14:21:00.000+04:00I certainly have to second V on all of his appropr...I certainly have to second V on all of his appropriate Scripture passages - and will say to him - Thanks, I needed those right now, too.<br /><br />I'll miss hearing about Russia but will look forward to hearing about the weddings! And how you manage to fill your time in the interim. Usefully, creatively, lovingly as usual, I am sure!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-19720151554482859402009-05-17T16:20:00.000+04:002009-05-17T16:20:00.000+04:00We're praying for you, Elizabeth. There are certa...We're praying for you, Elizabeth. There are certainly many facets to consider.Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-58444633381626768982009-05-17T03:13:00.000+04:002009-05-17T03:13:00.000+04:00I like that pic though. Very melodramatic! It's li...I like that pic though. Very melodramatic! It's like you are ready to fall backward. Scary... freaky... but good.<br /><br />Or maybe you are just standing there on the edge of a cliff thinking, "Life is good".<br /><br />I think that's what it is...V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-36157979838657566182009-05-17T02:58:00.000+04:002009-05-17T02:58:00.000+04:00I can share something, but my voice is sorta like ...I can share something, but my voice is sorta like a voice in a wilderness. Who will every listen to it?<br /><br />Liz, please, listen very carefully. It's not just for you. It is for all of us (myself included!!!)<br /><br />Jesus said, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own". Mt 6:34<br /><br />Paul writes, "Never worry about anything. Instead, in every situation let your petitions be made known to God through prayers and requests, with thanksgiving. And the peace of God..." Philippians 4:6 <br /><br />Liz, I do not know you, but your life from the short time I have known you has represented somewhat a life of dissension. Do no get me wrong, I am not being judgmental. I am just saying you should calm down and rest. For a year. You are young, ambitious, smart. You have a lot of desires fighting against each other inside of you and they seem to be a bit misguided. I know you do not want to hear this. Again, I am not judging you. I am just like you, a bit older though and so I am judging from the perspective of my own life experience.<br /><br />Trust me, strife is not your friend right now. It's your enemy. "Pressing onward" should not be your motto. <br /><br />Relax. Rest. Bask in God's provision. Do not think of what others think of you. Do no trust people that much. Do not listen to your emotions. You need a time of rest, for goodness sake!<br /><br />Do not listen to even your best friends.<br /><br />That's all I have to say.V.noreply@blogger.com