tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post2634858254457359843..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: Diamonds in the RoughLaurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-68909915415599759982014-06-24T19:53:54.181-07:002014-06-24T19:53:54.181-07:00Thank you, Judith! I am blessed to hear that you e...Thank you, Judith! I am blessed to hear that you enjoyed the post!<br />Love in Christ,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-89706116447031958112014-06-24T17:16:26.188-07:002014-06-24T17:16:26.188-07:00Laurie, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story an...Laurie, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story and also being challenged by being content right where I am. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082187789450193644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-51254792006757088722014-06-23T09:18:29.684-07:002014-06-23T09:18:29.684-07:00Thanks, Linda, for the pin, sweet comment, & h...Thanks, Linda, for the pin, sweet comment, & hosting!<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-29594428852120230522014-06-23T09:17:42.274-07:002014-06-23T09:17:42.274-07:00Amen, Wanda -- He has left blessings and opportuni...Amen, Wanda -- He has left blessings and opportunities to discover all around us! Thanks for your comment & for hosting, and may you have a blessed week in Him!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-54495933367776034432014-06-23T09:16:26.918-07:002014-06-23T09:16:26.918-07:00Thanks, Kelli, for your lovely comment & for h...Thanks, Kelli, for your lovely comment & for hosting! God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-66813717413965555982014-06-21T19:58:49.013-07:002014-06-21T19:58:49.013-07:00Laurie, thanks so much for the 'teaching'....Laurie, thanks so much for the 'teaching'. PINNED. Your friend, Linda at Crafts a la ModeCrafts a la Modehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199579251118328688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-66370009795566881462014-06-21T19:28:15.422-07:002014-06-21T19:28:15.422-07:00May we all be more open and observant to little di...May we all be more open and observant to little diamond fields around us. Thanks for sharing with The Friday Five Fellowship Laurie. Have a wonderful weekend.!Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07438544740170524813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-83509392491731026052014-06-21T07:43:46.776-07:002014-06-21T07:43:46.776-07:00Thank you, Kelli, for your sweet comment & for...Thank you, Kelli, for your sweet comment & for hosting!<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-38211176287944243172014-06-21T07:43:01.983-07:002014-06-21T07:43:01.983-07:00Thank you so much! I'm blessed to hear you enj...Thank you so much! I'm blessed to hear you enjoyed the post.<br />May you have a wonderful weekend in Him!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-5927054003294128122014-06-19T19:24:36.382-07:002014-06-19T19:24:36.382-07:00So nice to have you with us at Unforced Rhythms, L...So nice to have you with us at Unforced Rhythms, Laurie! Thank you for this post!Kelli Woodfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00693942264588745151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-43295167429887028712014-06-18T17:08:32.733-07:002014-06-18T17:08:32.733-07:00I love this, I'm bookmarking this to review, T...I love this, I'm bookmarking this to review, Thank you.<br />http://imperfectlyleah24.wordpress.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-64557971709255724012014-06-18T16:03:51.205-07:002014-06-18T16:03:51.205-07:00So true, Donald -- many are blind to God's gif...So true, Donald -- many are blind to God's gifts, and seek the world's trash instead of His treasure.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-42258782901882186252014-06-18T15:58:20.602-07:002014-06-18T15:58:20.602-07:00That is true, Zim -- diamonds are the world's ...That is true, Zim -- diamonds are the world's hardest known substance -- only diamonds can cut other diamonds. It is like the Bible verse, "Iron sharpens iron." Thanks for your comment, and greetings to you! Enjoy the sunny weather!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-35933143296374441842014-06-18T14:23:14.140-07:002014-06-18T14:23:14.140-07:00I think about how many are like the farmer, always...I think about how many are like the farmer, always chasing something else, and never realizing what God has already provided.Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-53157535998460497022014-06-17T12:48:31.037-07:002014-06-17T12:48:31.037-07:00Diamonds are used to cut the glass. For me it is t...Diamonds are used to cut the glass. For me it is the picture, how God can use us - but for His ministry He need polished diamonds.<br />Greetings from sunny Cracow :)Nadwrażliwiec https://www.blogger.com/profile/00793189053691447662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-67240181858581516622014-06-17T09:42:25.610-07:002014-06-17T09:42:25.610-07:00So true, Ceil, that it is easy to keep so busy and...So true, Ceil, that it is easy to keep so busy and move so quickly that we get distracted from His presence all around us. Thanks as always for your thoughtful coment.<br />Hope you're having a blessed week in Him!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-48433013985526444112014-06-17T08:20:22.612-07:002014-06-17T08:20:22.612-07:00Hi Laurie! What a story about the man and his diam...Hi Laurie! What a story about the man and his diamond mine...all lost because he didn't see. It takes a new frame of mind to slow down and see the beauty in other people and things and yes, even our own land. I'm such a quick-mover sometimes, that I miss the beauty. And that's really sad.<br /><br />Thank you for your wisdom today :)<br />CeilCeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293917798735764739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-43521824156635011062014-06-16T18:21:28.758-07:002014-06-16T18:21:28.758-07:00Thank you, Connie, for your very sweet comment!
Lo...Thank you, Connie, for your very sweet comment!<br />Love in Him,<br />Laurie<br />Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-38592180644486458302014-06-16T13:51:54.747-07:002014-06-16T13:51:54.747-07:00This is a beautiful post, Laurie! Thank you for sh...This is a beautiful post, Laurie! Thank you for sharing the wisdom and insight.Connie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264510809220669622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-85455246766700931592014-06-15T17:33:00.167-07:002014-06-15T17:33:00.167-07:00Amen, Frank! Just as we are helpless to save ourse...Amen, Frank! Just as we are helpless to save ourselves, we are helpless to transform ourselves into His image. Our progressive sanctification is possible only through the indwelling Holy Spirit, if we yield to Him. Thanks as always for sharing your insights and for your uplifting words of encouragement.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-40905555131653515912014-06-15T17:20:04.049-07:002014-06-15T17:20:04.049-07:00Thanks, jviola79, for your visit and sweet comment...Thanks, jviola79, for your visit and sweet comment. Praise God for His transforming power, and may we yield to Him so that He can use us to work change for good in the lives of others!<br />May you have a blessed week in Him,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-4163614076464867952014-06-15T17:15:30.466-07:002014-06-15T17:15:30.466-07:00Thanks so much, Cathy, for your encouragement! God...Thanks so much, Cathy, for your encouragement! God is no respecter of persons and can use the most "far gone" if they yield to Him -- look what He did with Saul of Tarsus! May we all keep spreading His light until He comes again!<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-45823833687123578002014-06-15T17:08:25.352-07:002014-06-15T17:08:25.352-07:00Thanks, Elizabeth, for your visit & comment! H...Thanks, Elizabeth, for your visit & comment! Happy to "meet" you too!<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-26963220864755290952014-06-15T15:38:39.690-07:002014-06-15T15:38:39.690-07:00Dear Laurie,
I fully agree here. A new believer is...Dear Laurie,<br />I fully agree here. A new believer is like a rough diamond found in the ground. But I thank the Lord that it is God himself who transform us into beautiful jewels. I, for one, had never seen a diamond transform itself without outside help, but I have seen diamonds in full submission to the workman, allowing him to do his work on them. So we should be the same, submitting ourselves to the workmanship of the Lord. Another great post.<br />God bless.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-63725756202538573632014-06-15T03:53:55.094-07:002014-06-15T03:53:55.094-07:00I am stopping by from Still Saturday(except it is ...I am stopping by from Still Saturday(except it is Sunday). Wonderful reminder that we are each still in the process of being changed. May we extend grace as we realize God is at work in each of our lives. Have a blessed Sunday! jviola79https://www.blogger.com/profile/01984136484419462463noreply@blogger.com