tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post3640728092850666590..comments2023-09-25T11:05:14.371-04:00Comments on The Balanced Center: Bad Times as a Gift from GodStaying in Balancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-42454963009379337392011-08-21T17:19:12.923-04:002011-08-21T17:19:12.923-04:00Yes, I think suffering is often the wake-up call t...Yes, I think suffering is often the wake-up call that we, as humans, need.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-72815920100352563852011-08-21T15:36:42.136-04:002011-08-21T15:36:42.136-04:00I said to my husband that when more people are suf...I said to my husband that when more people are suffering from rolling blackouts and brownouts in the heat of summer, they might wake up to the fact that maybe the ones who think they know everything about how we should live don't know anything at all. Only through suffering, sadly, do people wake up and look at themselves and what they need to change about how they are living their lives. I'm not exception.Barbara Schoenebergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951360211636509133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-51051077064230193652011-08-21T15:21:59.737-04:002011-08-21T15:21:59.737-04:00I've had this thought periodically. It doesn&#...I've had this thought periodically. It doesn't make me any more eager to go through a depression (if that is indeed where we're headed), but I know that all of us--myself included, however much I may think my priorities are better ordered than others'--can do with some spiritual checks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-62653875962434800352011-08-19T20:09:53.215-04:002011-08-19T20:09:53.215-04:00Oh, ((((Michele))). I'm so sorry you are goin...Oh, ((((Michele))). I'm so sorry you are going through so much pain. I think the dentist needs to do whatever is necessary to help you. <br /><br />God has not abandoned you. Be sure of that.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-62381948638817629972011-08-19T19:39:59.679-04:002011-08-19T19:39:59.679-04:00this post could not have come at a better time for...this post could not have come at a better time for me! last night, once again, I suffered horrid pain. this time, from my front tooth. which radiated out to my other teeth, as the root is partially exposed. and as i mentioned on my blog in a post about it, i felt like God turned His back on me when i pleaded with Him to stop the pain as my priest asked me to say to God in prayer. i was even in tears because of the pain, and feeling abandoned by God. <br /><br />I think what we don't realize is that God is there for us even in our most intense moments in life. I did not feel His presence like i usually do. I seriously felt Him withdraw from me. and to be honest, that hurt. it really did. <br /><br />Now, i find myself having to go to confession because of my disappointment that I felt He had turned His back on me in a time of serious intense crisis. iam at the point where i don't want to ask anything more of Him because I don't want to feel that abandonement again. suffice it to say, it was a dark moment for me. <br /><br />thus confession. i will be having a talk before confession with my priest. as i said, your post could not have come at a better time.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550875376593955659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-78508799762689900152011-08-19T17:51:35.418-04:002011-08-19T17:51:35.418-04:00This is a time for God to grow us up. We've be...This is a time for God to grow us up. We've been spoiled brats too long, and now the whole planet's paying for it. I hope those of faith will take the time to lead in growing up instead of whining like the rest. Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-39784580874839197902011-08-19T17:14:02.201-04:002011-08-19T17:14:02.201-04:00Absolutely, the only way we can truly grow in weal...Absolutely, the only way we can truly grow in wealth is if we learn to use it correctly. Until then, it's two steps forward and one step back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561687328461697928noreply@blogger.com