tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667923606438454545.post5458262942408577594..comments2023-06-01T09:05:27.592-05:00Comments on Covered By His Hand: LiberatedBethany W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05849311381535204559noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667923606438454545.post-49511640087819630302011-06-17T11:25:36.080-05:002011-06-17T11:25:36.080-05:00Mama Hen/Wendy,
I truly appreciate your prayers! G...Mama Hen/Wendy,<br />I truly appreciate your prayers! God continues to mold us... It is not always easy. I will pray for you and your tribe as well.<br />BethanyBethany W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05849311381535204559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667923606438454545.post-84921781128505611092011-06-17T10:11:00.640-05:002011-06-17T10:11:00.640-05:00Bethany, I so love that we have freedom because of...Bethany, I so love that we have freedom because of Jesus and because of that we can be free to do the good works He commands us to do! I have prayed for you, even in your blogging absence, that you would know the love of Christ that knows no boundaries. Please pray for me, we are all in this together, as sisters in Christ. Love, WendyMamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933602709751520328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667923606438454545.post-9439053999231178792011-06-12T19:40:30.854-05:002011-06-12T19:40:30.854-05:00Amen, friend! Liberated indeed...
Blessings,
KA ...Amen, friend! Liberated indeed...<br />Blessings, <br />KA in IASimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553581780858158203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667923606438454545.post-49820326760767722182011-06-10T12:33:32.386-05:002011-06-10T12:33:32.386-05:00Bethany,
I am just so glad to see you blogging, I...Bethany, <br />I am just so glad to see you blogging, I missed your blog. You are truly on a journey, you sound more relaxed and hopefully feel some contentment.<br />Congratulations on the new baby due later this year!!<br />Blessings to you and yours, and I am happy for you all :)<br /><br />BeanBeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667923606438454545.post-10746133829840861582011-06-10T11:49:01.484-05:002011-06-10T11:49:01.484-05:00Diane in TX,
Wow! That sounds just like our experi...Diane in TX,<br />Wow! That sounds just like our experience! I thank God that He has set our families free!<br /><br />Come back and visit again soon!<br /><br />BethanyBethany W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05849311381535204559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667923606438454545.post-2962511701558429552011-06-09T23:35:20.356-05:002011-06-09T23:35:20.356-05:00Bethany,
First time commenter. : )
Loved your po...Bethany,<br /><br />First time commenter. : )<br /><br />Loved your post today about being liberated!<br /><br />I know exactly what you mean as we had also built a cage and crawled in for the past 10 years!<br /><br />In our case, I had to remember that it is EVE (the woman) who was deceived. I would look at what all the other “spiritual” people are doing and want to mimic that in our own home. So I would “research” a topic to death, and inform my tired, hard-working husband of the info, skewed the way I thought things should be. So my dear husband, (like Adam) conceded to allow his wife the opportunity to put these rules and practices into place, neither one of us realizing that we both have been duped by the enemy.<br /><br />Now I have quit wearing dresses only (although I still wear them some), used the headcoverings for dustrags (a great symbol of my good works being like filthy rags!), and now we attend a church just like you describe. A blessed mixture of sinners saved by grace! To me, it is a vision of what heaven must be like . . . many different types of people all prasing and glorifying our Lord and Savior, Jesus!<br /><br />Blessing to you today!Diane in TXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667923606438454545.post-3271494330037171712011-06-09T09:34:10.630-05:002011-06-09T09:34:10.630-05:00Bethany,
I didn't think your post was aimed a...Bethany,<br /><br />I didn't think your post was aimed at me. What is interesting is that my beliefs on certain issues (homeschool, headcovering, Calvinism, etc.) are probably firmer now than before but what has changed is how those beliefs impact my interaction with other Christians. I still have a long way to go but I think I am slowly learing.Arthur Sidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667923606438454545.post-71882066695623763952011-06-09T09:16:01.748-05:002011-06-09T09:16:01.748-05:00Arthur,
Thank you for your comment. For what it...Arthur,<br />Thank you for your comment. For what it's worth, I was not thinking of you as my audience as I wrote. You are not the same man you were when I started reading your blog. Your recent post mentioned ecumenicalism and youth group in the same post (without condemning either.) You are a changed man. My prayer is that both of our families will keep growing in grace.<br />BethanyBethany W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05849311381535204559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3667923606438454545.post-35181015285587081682011-06-09T08:52:41.153-05:002011-06-09T08:52:41.153-05:00Good thoughts Bethany. I wouldn't say that all...Good thoughts Bethany. I wouldn't say that all or even most home groups are as insular as your describe but some certainly are. We homeschool but I try not to look down on those who don't. We teach our kids to have certain expectations but I try not to see myself as holier than others. We have a little "homestead" but that doesn't make us more faithful. The list goes on and on. Anytime we see our attempts at faithful obedience as being something that makes us "better" than another Christian or a reason to separate from them, our obedience has turned into sin.Arthur Sidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.com