tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239368619989119878.post8510283030397281449..comments2023-09-17T00:35:39.119-07:00Comments on dying to live: Do You Feel Like God is Taking Things Away?drgregbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16018643621015748573noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239368619989119878.post-37630159567953024142010-10-05T06:59:57.304-07:002010-10-05T06:59:57.304-07:00Stan: thanks for sharing so vulnerably. I am sure ...Stan: thanks for sharing so vulnerably. I am sure this will be helpful to others. I also have struggled with this since I retired in 2008, thinking I would be 'free' to do more ministry, the Lord assigned me to take care of my parents.<br /><br />Anau: as always thanks for sharing with me how this evotional affected you. I love to know that God is using my thoughts and reflections to speak to others. Thanks.drgregbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018643621015748573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239368619989119878.post-61769696805545649952010-10-04T22:26:59.103-07:002010-10-04T22:26:59.103-07:00Greg,
For the past 10 years, I have been feeling ...Greg,<br /><br />For the past 10 years, I have been feeling this. I needed this so much so.Ta'ahine Ofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794577387733817102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239368619989119878.post-81220043790923632782010-10-04T15:49:22.630-07:002010-10-04T15:49:22.630-07:00Greg,
Just to let you know that your blog today i...Greg,<br /><br />Just to let you know that your blog today is especially relevant for me. <br /><br />As you know my wife and I have taken on the joy of absorbing my parents into our household since last year at this time. My Mom has since passed away and my Dad is struggling with his health. Since my wife is on permanent disability she has had the time (and up to about a month ago she has also had the energy)to focus on being Dad's primary caretaker since I work fulltime.<br /><br />I also have been an elder at the church we attend. Due to the nature of things it has become more necessary for me as a man to be more involved with my dad's caretaking and all of the crazy things that that includes. It only occured to me today that I really have felt deep in the recesses of my soul that God has indeed taken away the thing I enjoyed so much--being an active elder who is held in high regard for his thoughts and opinions (status). Ouch! That was not a revelation I was looking for.<br /><br />So now I am in the infant stages of relocating my treasure so that my heart can truly be here at home. For many men--like me--this is proving to be more of a challenge than I had anticipated; for others it may seem way overdue. But it is time, nevertheless.<br /><br />Gratefully, joy is transferable.<br /><br />StanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com