Comments on: Life is Tough http://manofdepravity.com/2008/09/22/life-is-tough/ Theology, Church ministry, Seminary, Worship // Proving that even bad writers get readers. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Yonas http://manofdepravity.com/2008/09/22/life-is-tough/comment-page-1/#comment-2285 Yonas Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:23:04 +0000 http://tylerbraun.wordpress.com/?p=1073#comment-2285 Thanks Sov and Tyler :) Thanks Sov and Tyler :)

]]> By: dorothy (vicar of vibe) http://manofdepravity.com/2008/09/22/life-is-tough/comment-page-1/#comment-2284 dorothy (vicar of vibe) Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:28:39 +0000 http://tylerbraun.wordpress.com/?p=1073#comment-2284 @jan: sweetheart I will be praying for you. I have been there and I really understand. I actually fell into clinical depression when my son left home. It was such a hard time. But, through the grace of God & my loving husband, i made it through to the other side. Personally: Today and the upcoming weeks are going to be tough for me. My baby brother (37), is going in for a heart cath this morning. This is in preparation for open heart surgery in a few weeks to repair a prolapsed heart valve. I do trust in God and know Brice is in His hands and I praise God that they even found this problem, with him being so young. I mostly thank God that He is in my life. I can't even begin to imagine not having God in my life during this season. But, I am still fearful. We just lost my dad this past Christmas, after years of heart complications. His first massive heart attack occurred on the table during a heart cath. I know a lot of this fear is related to my dad's history. I am also worried about my mom who isn't handling this well at all. God is good, all the time... Thanks for letting me share... @jan: sweetheart I will be praying for you. I have been there and I really understand. I actually fell into clinical depression when my son left home. It was such a hard time. But, through the grace of God & my loving husband, i made it through to the other side.

Personally: Today and the upcoming weeks are going to be tough for me. My baby brother (37), is going in for a heart cath this morning. This is in preparation for open heart surgery in a few weeks to repair a prolapsed heart valve. I do trust in God and know Brice is in His hands and I praise God that they even found this problem, with him being so young.
I mostly thank God that He is in my life. I can’t even begin to imagine not having God in my life during this season.

But, I am still fearful. We just lost my dad this past Christmas, after years of heart complications. His first massive heart attack occurred on the table during a heart cath.
I know a lot of this fear is related to my dad’s history.
I am also worried about my mom who isn’t handling this well at all.
God is good, all the time…
Thanks for letting me share…

]]> By: jan owen http://manofdepravity.com/2008/09/22/life-is-tough/comment-page-1/#comment-2283 jan owen Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:17:35 +0000 http://tylerbraun.wordpress.com/?p=1073#comment-2283 Two things - 1) I am facing "Empty nest syndrome" next year and it makes me cry already! What will life be like without any of my precious children here in the house with me? Especially since my husband travels almost every week. 2) I am also continuing to struggle of losing so many friends that chose to leave our church. How to continue to live with an open heart towards others in the wake of that is a question I don't have the answer for right now. I am learning and healing for sure, but it's just not an easy or instantaneous thing to trust and put myself out there again. Both #1 and #2 equal one thing for me = loneliness. It's a new feeling after 23 years as a mom and a minister whose home was always filled with the laughter of friends. I'm taking steps. Today I took the day off and invited two friends to walk, shop and go to lunch. I'm having to choose to open my life to others regardless of what I've gone through and I'm also having to choose to work less so I can be with my family when they are here and available. A new season of life..... Two things -
1) I am facing “Empty nest syndrome” next year and it makes me cry already! What will life be like without any of my precious children here in the house with me? Especially since my husband travels almost every week.

2) I am also continuing to struggle of losing so many friends that chose to leave our church. How to continue to live with an open heart towards others in the wake of that is a question I don’t have the answer for right now. I am learning and healing for sure, but it’s just not an easy or instantaneous thing to trust and put myself out there again.

Both #1 and #2 equal one thing for me = loneliness. It’s a new feeling after 23 years as a mom and a minister whose home was always filled with the laughter of friends. I’m taking steps. Today I took the day off and invited two friends to walk, shop and go to lunch. I’m having to choose to open my life to others regardless of what I’ve gone through and I’m also having to choose to work less so I can be with my family when they are here and available. A new season of life…..

]]> By: Sovann http://manofdepravity.com/2008/09/22/life-is-tough/comment-page-1/#comment-2282 Sovann Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:44:13 +0000 http://tylerbraun.wordpress.com/?p=1073#comment-2282 Sean I'll pray for you, your kids and wife. Yonas I'll pray for you too. Tony, praise God for your testimony. Sean I’ll pray for you, your kids and wife. Yonas I’ll pray for you too.
Tony, praise God for your testimony.

]]> By: Tyler http://manofdepravity.com/2008/09/22/life-is-tough/comment-page-1/#comment-2281 Tyler Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:43:21 +0000 http://tylerbraun.wordpress.com/?p=1073#comment-2281 Thanks to all of you for being open about all this. I'll be praying for you guys. Thanks to all of you for being open about all this. I’ll be praying for you guys.

]]> By: Sovann http://manofdepravity.com/2008/09/22/life-is-tough/comment-page-1/#comment-2280 Sovann Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:40:15 +0000 http://tylerbraun.wordpress.com/?p=1073#comment-2280 Awesome post man, thanks for sharing that, I hope many will be encouraged by your openness. I'll pray for you. I think I did some of the same growing up as a PK and I did not want to be a pastor, no way! I majored in Biology and stopped going to church for a bit so by the time I went to Multnomah and had to read Erickson's and the Bible that year, that was tough for me, very big mental gear shift. This is what I've been dealing with, trying to. Things are getting better, taking the time to heal from the past frees me up to focus on the present and future. http://sovannsblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/in-memory-of-papa-turning-corner-again.html Awesome post man, thanks for sharing that, I hope many will be encouraged by your openness. I’ll pray for you. I think I did some of the same growing up as a PK and I did not want to be a pastor, no way! I majored in Biology and stopped going to church for a bit so by the time I went to Multnomah and had to read Erickson’s and the Bible that year, that was tough for me, very big mental gear shift.

This is what I’ve been dealing with, trying to. Things are getting better, taking the time to heal from the past frees me up to focus on the present and future.

http://sovannsblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/in-memory-of-papa-turning-corner-again.html

]]> By: Yonas http://manofdepravity.com/2008/09/22/life-is-tough/comment-page-1/#comment-2279 Yonas Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:35:31 +0000 http://tylerbraun.wordpress.com/?p=1073#comment-2279 You know my story already.... Start prayin' bud!!! :) You know my story already….

Start prayin’ bud!!! :)

]]> By: Sean http://manofdepravity.com/2008/09/22/life-is-tough/comment-page-1/#comment-2278 Sean Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:26:29 +0000 http://tylerbraun.wordpress.com/?p=1073#comment-2278 Thank you Tyler for this post. As you know the hardest thing that I'm going through right now is the foreseeable loss of my marriage and family. It is very hard for me and the kids and at times unbearable. Thanks for your prayers this week. PS Your dad has been amazing! Thank you Tyler for this post. As you know the hardest thing that I’m going through right now is the foreseeable loss of my marriage and family. It is very hard for me and the kids and at times unbearable. Thanks for your prayers this week.

PS
Your dad has been amazing!

]]> By: Tony Steward http://manofdepravity.com/2008/09/22/life-is-tough/comment-page-1/#comment-2277 Tony Steward Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:24:58 +0000 http://tylerbraun.wordpress.com/?p=1073#comment-2277 Thanks for sharing your story Tyler. It has been very tough over the past two years for my family and myself on our journey here in California. I was volunteering full time, the rate of living is high, and for 24 months we didn't really know what God was doing in the midst of everything. All we knew was that he was telling us to just be obedient, no matter how crazy or frustrating it seemed. Just in the last 8 weeks has he stepped in big time with new direction, and we are so blessed. First that He took that time to grow us so we would be ready for what was next. And secondly, that he molded us so that we would fit into this next step. Thanks for the post! --- Tony Steward Online Community Pastor LifeChurch.tv Thanks for sharing your story Tyler. It has been very tough over the past two years for my family and myself on our journey here in California. I was volunteering full time, the rate of living is high, and for 24 months we didn’t really know what God was doing in the midst of everything. All we knew was that he was telling us to just be obedient, no matter how crazy or frustrating it seemed.

Just in the last 8 weeks has he stepped in big time with new direction, and we are so blessed. First that He took that time to grow us so we would be ready for what was next. And secondly, that he molded us so that we would fit into this next step.

Thanks for the post!
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Tony Steward
Online Community Pastor
LifeChurch.tv

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