tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912958848312625029.post3874797506827889996..comments2023-11-22T00:25:45.685-07:00Comments on Heather in the Making: Studying ColossiansHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653012877754804144noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8912958848312625029.post-48466268568818805072006-09-13T22:04:00.000-06:002006-09-13T22:04:00.000-06:00hello-Just stopped by to learn some things about C...hello-<br>Just stopped by to learn some things about Colossians :)<br><br>Yeah, I think taking our strengths and using them in service to God certainly is "try" #1. You are blessed in that you recognize some of your strengths. There are those still searching... Then there is that "every way" thing. To me "every way" goes beyond the obvious because God goes beyond the obvious with each of us.<br><br>I don't only mean in His blessing but also in our hidden talents...those blessings that are back-ups and addendums to the obvious. It is that old Peter stepping out of the boat. I imagine that Peter never listed "water walker" on any of his resume's and he was a fisherman.<br><br>Then there is our very own Lord and Savior...'is there any other way?' The Cross even at the end of what must have seemed a full life was still part of "every way".<br><br>I think questions #2 & #3 are designed to make us be at least aware of our "boat" and "garden" moments or their possibilities.<br><br>There certainly has been a lot of talk about the nature of the knowledge of God. Unfortunately, it seems some have lost the understanding or secret to obtaining knowledge. But just from verse 10 it certainly seems that knowledge is part of a cycle that has as part of it: knowing basically what pleases God; doing what pleases God; doing it to the point that our effort is in some way 'complete'; growing in knowing what basically pleases God ... a cycle.<br><br>Being a confidant (sounding board) for those in a congregation is a very difficult undertaking. I try my best to concentrate on the "board" aspect of it...as in black board. We sure can get ourselves stressed and stretched if we allow it to be a "sounding sponge". It is good to erase the board daily...even though some of the chalk shows through...it still keeps me sane and honest- to every one and in "every way". :)Ancient Wandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09280088965606308627noreply@blogger.com