tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post4468187431541940059..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: Make a Wish!Laurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-5680516007602993542018-06-03T10:48:34.423-07:002018-06-03T10:48:34.423-07:00Dear Frank,
Thank you for your encouragement and f...Dear Frank,<br />Thank you for your encouragement and for sharing UK superstitions -- I had not heard of the magpie superstition before. In extreme form, addiction to superstitions can take the form of OCD or other psychiatric illness. Praise God that He is all we need.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-47192688796811660372018-06-03T10:34:35.272-07:002018-06-03T10:34:35.272-07:00Hi Sandi,
It is amazing to look back over our live...Hi Sandi,<br />It is amazing to look back over our lives and to see how God prepared us for the ministry He planned for us after we were saved, in my case decades before I even was saved. To God be the glory! Praise Him that He is on our throne, and we can trust Him to bring about His perfect plan for our lives. Thanks for your comment and God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-4456660052633304242018-06-03T10:28:44.880-07:002018-06-03T10:28:44.880-07:00Hi Brenda,
I love it when God gives us a confirmat...Hi Brenda,<br />I love it when God gives us a confirmation that He will grant us the desires of our heart, because those desires are now more closely conformed to His perfect will. It is a blessing to me that God used my post to be a confirmation to you. <br />Love in Christ,<br />Laurie Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-14553278182681411462018-06-03T07:49:36.597-07:002018-06-03T07:49:36.597-07:00Dear Laurie,
In many ways, superstition can be sil...Dear Laurie,<br />In many ways, superstition can be silly or nonsensical, yet can still have an addictive power. It's true that I'm not very familiar with the birthday candle wish-come-true, but others such as the wishbone from a roast chicken. Here two people hold each end of the bone and silently wish. Then the bone is pulled until it breaks. The one holding the longer piece wins, and his wish will be granted.<br />Others such as the magpie - one for sorrow, two for joy. Three for a girl, four for a boy. When walking along, it is always my hope to see two of these birds together rather than a single one, as isolation is the bird's natural habit.<br />Although I'm fully aware that life in Jesus Christ fulfils all our needs and desires, it is amazing how these superstitious customs can still influence the subconscious.<br />A well-written and thought-provoking post. God bless.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-61046508274947727992018-06-02T13:00:57.961-07:002018-06-02T13:00:57.961-07:00Laurie, I had no idea you were a neurologist. That...Laurie, I had no idea you were a neurologist. That amazes me. It seems like so much to know. But what you wrote here is even better. One is knowledge of now; the other is the knowledge of forever.<br /><br />"But I attached a series of foolish superstitions to that belief."<br /><br />Haha...funny how we do that. I suppose it gives us the feeling of control, that we can make it happen if we just do it right. But God makes it happen.<br /><br />Blessings. :)<br />Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702620069148109246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-34793077067415143182018-06-02T08:18:18.780-07:002018-06-02T08:18:18.780-07:00Laurie,
praying to be in God's will was exactl...Laurie,<br />praying to be in God's will was exactly what I prayed this morning in my home. Now I come over to your blog and find that you have this in your post. Wonderful! Your post is lovely and I totally agree with all you have said.<br />God bless.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165344093549650260noreply@blogger.com