Comments on: Is God Indifferent Or Am I Just Impatient? http://danapellerin.com/2009/12/22/851/ I Rock. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:17:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Dana http://danapellerin.com/2009/12/22/851/#comment-198 Dana Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:56:13 +0000 http://danapellerin.com/?p=851#comment-198 Hey, thank you very much, and I wish you and yours the same. Hey, thank you very much, and I wish you and yours the same.

]]> By: furtherfromgod http://danapellerin.com/2009/12/22/851/#comment-197 furtherfromgod Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:59:42 +0000 http://danapellerin.com/?p=851#comment-197 No problem! I didn't want you to think that "moments of happiness" were simply for self-satisfaction purposes. Despite popular belief, and being an atheist, I find great happiness through volunteering in various capacities with children, hospice with senior citizens, or volunteering time to various charities during the week. I've found sharing time with others is a wonderful experience; it has been extremely fulfilling and has taught me a great deal about others and myself. In the end, I respect the different approaches we've taken to find fulfillment in our lives. The discussion is definitely appreciated and I hope you and your wife have a happy holiday season! No problem! I didn’t want you to think that “moments of happiness” were simply for self-satisfaction purposes. Despite popular belief, and being an atheist, I find great happiness through volunteering in various capacities with children, hospice with senior citizens, or volunteering time to various charities during the week. I’ve found sharing time with others is a wonderful experience; it has been extremely fulfilling and has taught me a great deal about others and myself.

In the end, I respect the different approaches we’ve taken to find fulfillment in our lives. The discussion is definitely appreciated and I hope you and your wife have a happy holiday season!

]]> By: Dana http://danapellerin.com/2009/12/22/851/#comment-196 Dana Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:32:13 +0000 http://danapellerin.com/?p=851#comment-196 Thanks for your comment. I have yet to get a comment on this blog I was afraid to post, so I'm posting yours too. I don't see anything wrong with open discussion and let's face it, faith is difficult at times. I understand your viewpoint because early in my life I held that same viewpoint myself. However, I disagree with the statement that I have too much reliance on God now. I lived the first thirty something years of my life relying only on myself and woke up one day to find that I was successful, financially well off, yet completely empty inside and utterly bored with life. No, I believe that we have a real, tangible purpose on this earth that is more than simply finding "moments of happiness". I think I'm going to revisit this subject of self reliance vs. God reliance in a future blog post. I'd do it here in the comments, but I think it's important enough to give some extra thought to. Thanks again for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it. Thanks for your comment. I have yet to get a comment on this blog I was afraid to post, so I’m posting yours too. I don’t see anything wrong with open discussion and let’s face it, faith is difficult at times.

I understand your viewpoint because early in my life I held that same viewpoint myself. However, I disagree with the statement that I have too much reliance on God now. I lived the first thirty something years of my life relying only on myself and woke up one day to find that I was successful, financially well off, yet completely empty inside and utterly bored with life. No, I believe that we have a real, tangible purpose on this earth that is more than simply finding “moments of happiness”.

I think I’m going to revisit this subject of self reliance vs. God reliance in a future blog post. I’d do it here in the comments, but I think it’s important enough to give some extra thought to.

Thanks again for taking the time to comment. I appreciate it.

]]> By: furtherfromgod http://danapellerin.com/2009/12/22/851/#comment-195 furtherfromgod Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:16:53 +0000 http://danapellerin.com/?p=851#comment-195 As someone who is all too familiar with your situation, this is an unfortunately common occurrence today as many of us struggle to find footing for the "next step". I'm completely aware that you may not want to post this comment and, rest assured, that I understand why. It seems you may have too much reliance on God. For example, when things work out nicely, it was God' plan all along. When things go wrong, it's all part of God's bigger plan. When things continue to go wrong, it's part of God's even larger plan. When things fail, it's part of God's really bigger larger plan. Instead of asking for resolution and questioning divine intentions, I would recommend living in the moment and not questioning your ability to empower each other. All of this mental anguish that is spent questioning the intentions of God is wasted time and wasted moments of happiness. Your wife is qualified and if she gets another job, it's because of her qualifications and the value she brings to the table. You clearly care a great deal about your wife and it is truly commendable how you expressed it above. I wanted to provide an alternative viewpoint for consideration. I realize that you, most likely, will not agree with my viewpoint. In any case, I truly wish your wife luck in finding a job and you with the answers you seek. As someone who is all too familiar with your situation, this is an unfortunately common occurrence today as many of us struggle to find footing for the “next step”.

I’m completely aware that you may not want to post this comment and, rest assured, that I understand why. It seems you may have too much reliance on God. For example, when things work out nicely, it was God’ plan all along. When things go wrong, it’s all part of God’s bigger plan. When things continue to go wrong, it’s part of God’s even larger plan. When things fail, it’s part of God’s really bigger larger plan.

Instead of asking for resolution and questioning divine intentions, I would recommend living in the moment and not questioning your ability to empower each other. All of this mental anguish that is spent questioning the intentions of God is wasted time and wasted moments of happiness. Your wife is qualified and if she gets another job, it’s because of her qualifications and the value she brings to the table.

You clearly care a great deal about your wife and it is truly commendable how you expressed it above. I wanted to provide an alternative viewpoint for consideration. I realize that you, most likely, will not agree with my viewpoint. In any case, I truly wish your wife luck in finding a job and you with the answers you seek.

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