tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6676006585094111478.post3487947717733817512..comments2016-07-27T07:17:38.399+01:00Comments on The Shadow of Victory: September 1st ...Nothing to do with Willowirene mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03891063021325829925noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6676006585094111478.post-55845847265658733402009-09-02T22:21:31.674+01:002009-09-02T22:21:31.674+01:00Hi my dearest pal Irene...emailed you, so you know...Hi my dearest pal Irene...emailed you, so you know not always commented on your blog, but now feel I can relate with you here...<br /><br />Only YOU can decide how you wish to progress any decision you have to provide and advise to others...and search for assistance and advise from whoever's opinion you value - as I have just with our pal Anne to do with MY work situ now - but it's ultimately YOUR thoughts and decison that must count, and be accepted by all concerned. Some people will be pleased, some won't, but YOU must sleep easy, so if you do that you'll know you've made the right decision. Whew, off my soapbox now! Luv ya!Sandra in Bonnie Scotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779821722654252361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6676006585094111478.post-7336077186496256262009-09-02T12:54:51.017+01:002009-09-02T12:54:51.017+01:00A couple of years ago I had to make a church minis...A couple of years ago I had to make a church ministry decision. I was losing sleep. I was never in church with my husband. I knew I needed to step down but I hated to admit it. I felt I was letting people down, especially when I hear that this particular ministry is STILL struggling. After I left I still felt guilty, but I started sleeping better, I started feeling blessed instead of stressed on Sundays and I turned my mind towards listening to what God wanted me to do, rather than what I thought I had to do because I could do it. I learned I'm not irreplaceable, and it may have openned eyes that needed to be openned to a huge need that I had been tackling on my own for 4 1/2 years. <br /><br />I will pray for you my friend, and I look forward to our coffee!Gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007581230678182115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6676006585094111478.post-35083165252241934912009-09-01T18:09:58.645+01:002009-09-01T18:09:58.645+01:00My dear, dear friend, I love you with all my heart...My dear, dear friend, I love you with all my heart. Your honesty is so refreshing!<br /><br />Be encouraged that I think everyone has 'a pendulum' when it comes to making decisions. I know when I have a big decision to make I do everything you've done (seek guidance from friends & those I trust) but more than that I pray about it and seek God. I don't generally have a 'thus sayeth the Lord' moment but I have a moment when I have peace and it's in that moment that I know what the right decision is.<br /><br />My friend, I know the decisions you're having to make right now are not easy but trust the peace you have.<br /><br />Right now I firmly believe it's a time for you to sit alone with God and to make the decisions with Him and step out into the big world of faith. I know you know where the peace is and I'm encouraging you to step into that peace.<br /><br />With very, very much love to you. xxxRuthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400768654799905064noreply@blogger.com