tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363733695157513502.post2065235976224043729..comments2023-04-05T02:56:43.200-07:00Comments on Pastor's Call: When There Is No AnswerDavid Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12235715917105478594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363733695157513502.post-69872933081417570742013-01-23T03:38:05.200-08:002013-01-23T03:38:05.200-08:00BTW, that handingwriting on the wall from the OT? ...BTW, that handingwriting on the wall from the OT? The king didn't understand it at all and had to get Daniel to translate it for him. <br /><br />One other thought. Knowing God and knowing yourself go hand to hand.David Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235715917105478594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363733695157513502.post-9911448484044163632013-01-22T19:37:21.498-08:002013-01-22T19:37:21.498-08:00Debbie, you have a good memory. It's from Jame...Debbie, you have a good memory. It's from James 1:5 and in the NIV is translated: <br /><br />"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.'<br /><br />In United Methodism, one of the criteria we use in arriving at truth is through our experience. Growing up, I sort of doubted the wisdom I gained through experienced and deferred to the teaching of my culture. I have learned to accept that things happen which are not consistent with my understanding of how things work. <br /><br />Perhaps it's not so complicated as learning a new language. Maybe it's in believing what we experience to be true and instead of defying it, accepting it and seeing it in a positive light. <br /><br />David Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235715917105478594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363733695157513502.post-50220048945359149602013-01-22T10:40:43.810-08:002013-01-22T10:40:43.810-08:00Thank you for this post, Pastor.
I have thought a ...Thank you for this post, Pastor.<br />I have thought a great deal deal about this lately. This is a fortuitous post, for me, in some ways.<br />I think that I am not as aquatinted with God as i need to be to understand the subtle ways that he/she is untangling the secrets that perplex me. I have a tendency to look for the old testament writing on the wall or a clearly legible sign, but I have come to see that I can't get the answers I need without spending more time with the author of all things.<br />I don't get answers because I am not fluent in the language that God is speaking to me. I am coming to understand that it is in everything around me, in a thousand different ways and never in flashing lights in the sky.<br />And yes, Pastor, I see what you are saying, while we untangle the things that vex us, a voice whispers that it will be okay....keep searching.<br />Does the bible promise somewhere that the Lord will give wisdom to those who lack it, and ask for it without rancour? I seem to remember that it is promised to the seeker.<br />I feel very comforted by that thought and by the image of a gentle parent quietly soothing a unsettled child.<br />Debbie<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com