tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post8539205346137221871..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: MisfitLaurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-5372995786342949562015-09-17T20:46:24.346-07:002015-09-17T20:46:24.346-07:00Dear Sateigdra,
I'm blessed to hear that the p...Dear Sateigdra,<br />I'm blessed to hear that the post encouraged you! Praise God that He made each of us unique, and that He makes no mistakes in His perfect design and plan for each of us. You are so right that it is a fine line we must walk between being separate from the world and not conformed to it, yet being in the world so we can be salt and light to it. Speaking the truth can be unpopular, yet if we follow God's Word we must speak the truth in love.<br />Thank you so much for sharing, and may God bless you,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-52408405916614320292015-09-17T10:49:37.413-07:002015-09-17T10:49:37.413-07:00This was very encouraging to me Laurie. I don'...This was very encouraging to me Laurie. I don't feel like I fit in anywhere and it often leaves me feeling very lonely and sad. I have recently started to become concerned with my weight. I joined a gym but I really don't feel motivated to go anymore really. I used to not really care about my weight, I had always been tall and sort of skinny but not entirely skinny. Over the recent years I have put on the most weight I have ever had. I didn't really care about it too, much, I always thought when I'm ready I'll go and workout. Eventually after attending a recent fitness event, I started to really feel like needing to get in shape. One day. the last day I was in the gym, I felt an overwhelming sadness and I said to myself, "Why am I hear?". I have been wondering if I have gotten entangled in this silly vanity most of the world cares about. I'm thinking of going back but I just don't know. I don't even fit in with other people who say they're Christians. Most persons have very little understanding of the word of God I have noticed, most are merely religious church-goers. I think of just staying to myself, but then I think how can I be light and salt God wants me to be if I stick to myself. I also think perhaps all that God has allowed me to understand was given to me to share with others, but when I share it, I almost always face opposition, in church groups, over the internet with other believers. I even end up thinking I should never share anything anymore, because I always seem to make waves wherever I go. I feel alone because of this, and because of other weird things about my personality that just don't even match my age. I feel I have little to nothing in common with people my own age. I feel the things i have noticed around the church going on that shouldn't and even among other believers, I feel like I'm the only one who notices this stuff, and if others do it's usually not any of the people I have come to know over the past 3 going on 4 years. <br /><br />I didn't intend to write so much, I only wanted to say how your post encouraged me. Thanks for sharing. God bless you Laurie. :-)S. Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252839278824306504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-41912064483378836212015-09-04T15:17:18.513-07:002015-09-04T15:17:18.513-07:00Many thanks to all who have commented on this post...Many thanks to all who have commented on this post. God bless!Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-30692095785376352022015-09-01T08:36:26.523-07:002015-09-01T08:36:26.523-07:00Great point, Donald! Why would those in the world ...Great point, Donald! Why would those in the world want come to the church for second-rate worldly entertainment? We have Jesus and His Word, which is what they need, yet so often we fail to proclaim Him in our lives. That hurts not only ourselves and others but also damages our testimony, which will bring others to Him if they see we are different from the world.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-69661939039790195362015-09-01T08:27:51.179-07:002015-09-01T08:27:51.179-07:00Amen, Brenda! May we walk in the Light and in the ...Amen, Brenda! May we walk in the Light and in the Spirit, for God is Light and He is Spirit. No matter how we are treated here, it will be worth it all when we see Jesus and are like He is!<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-59654887495094301362015-09-01T08:11:46.053-07:002015-09-01T08:11:46.053-07:00You mentioned a Lady who thought she might come to...You mentioned a Lady who thought she might come to hear you because you were different. How many times have we failed to reach the world because we weren't different? How many churches now have a very polished program but the people aren't really involved because they are not polished enough so leae everything for the "experts?"Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-73106496036058320442015-09-01T05:04:22.686-07:002015-09-01T05:04:22.686-07:00Hi Laurie,
I enjoyed very much reading about your ...Hi Laurie,<br />I enjoyed very much reading about your dreams and your interpretations of them. Dreams are very powerful warnings to us many times of what to do and what not to do and I, just like you Laurie, do not mind being a 'misfit' as far as the carnal world is concerned. If there is a choice between light and dark, we would have to be foolish to choose the dark. Praise God that through Jesus' sacrifice we are able to walk in God's light.<br /><br />God bless you LaurieBrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165344093549650260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-33846417395286558262015-08-31T18:19:00.608-07:002015-08-31T18:19:00.608-07:00Dear Ifeoma,
I am truly blessed by your comment an...Dear Ifeoma,<br />I am truly blessed by your comment and to hear that you enjoyed the post! May we willingly lay down our burdens and weights at the foot of His cross and follow Him wherever He may lead.<br />Thank you so much for your encouragement, 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-37100977473478388332015-08-31T17:04:47.314-07:002015-08-31T17:04:47.314-07:00Hello Laurie, this is a deep revelation you have s...Hello Laurie, this is a deep revelation you have shared.<br />It is hard to carry the cares of this world and serve God wholeheartedly at the same time. I see that when we let go of the things that distract us we can fully yield to Him that has called us.<br /><br />Thank you again for sharing. I am blessed reading this Laurie.<br />God BlessIfeoma Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170617762099608583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-49838897083380781212015-08-30T13:38:44.028-07:002015-08-30T13:38:44.028-07:00Dear Frank,
Praise God that nothing is impossible ...Dear Frank,<br />Praise God that nothing is impossible for Him! May we have faith to trust His promises!<br />When our former church built a new sanctuary, the pastor gave everyone felt-tip markers and invited them to write their favorite promises from God's Word on the concrete floor before the carpet was laid. That way, when we sang "Standing on the Promises," we really would be standing on the promises! One of the verses I wrote was Matthew 19:26. <br />Thank you as always for your kind words and encouragement.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-87828026825125373492015-08-30T04:40:36.529-07:002015-08-30T04:40:36.529-07:00Dear Laurie,
Reading your latest testimony of your...Dear Laurie,<br />Reading your latest testimony of your dreams had brought to my mind what Jesus said to his disciples in Matthew 19:23-30. After the incident with the rich young ruler, who walked away sad, the Lord said some hard things about earthly riches which astonished his followers.But then comes the bit where he says,<br />"What is impossible with man is possible with God" - verse 26.<br />I am amazed in the way God speaks to you through dreams, and then able to share them to the rest of us.<br />An inspiring blog. God bless.Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-43022992008757994492015-08-29T18:05:56.834-07:002015-08-29T18:05:56.834-07:00Thanks, Denise! God bless you too.
Laurie Thanks, Denise! God bless you too.<br />Laurie Laurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-16194006055231387542015-08-29T16:34:01.921-07:002015-08-29T16:34:01.921-07:00bless you dear.bless you dear.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275456448997619944noreply@blogger.com