tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894677419290387925.post4150843691344998800..comments2023-09-15T09:40:55.766-04:00Comments on Scraps of Glory: God Tugging at the HeartstringsMaxinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894677419290387925.post-44640026398827115182007-11-15T18:31:00.000-05:002007-11-15T18:31:00.000-05:00I'm glad this bought comfort and hope to some of y...I'm glad this bought comfort and hope to some of you. All I can say is: Keep praying. I have many friends who are struggling with this issue, especially in the time in which we live. Only God can do it. Keep praying.Maxinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040368808197747483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894677419290387925.post-59325478192539200122007-11-15T16:34:00.000-05:002007-11-15T16:34:00.000-05:00Your intriguing post caught my eye.you shared, Per...Your intriguing post caught my eye.<BR/><BR/>you shared,<BR/><B> Perhaps, these children will some day experience "faint yearnings" for more faith, a life that's different. These yearnings, even if they are weak, would probably come from God, and could it be that He would have been sent to your children by your prayers?</B><BR/><BR/>Thank you for these words of hope.<BR/><BR/>My son (20) is passive rebellious when it comes to the Lord. He's a nice guy, who is willing to listen to anything I say about God but sees no need for a Savior even though he's heard the Gospel message at home all his life. We've been shamed by brethren as they mention this in passing as if we were to blame for it. As a parent, you can't help but feel the responsibility of wanting our children to walk rightly with God. And though they are brought up in the church and focus on God, there is no guarantee they will choose to stay there. I wonder if this isn't another of God's ways to stretch the matter in using every possible tool to transform us as we find the only thing left is to trust God's movings and timing in his life.sparrow's songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040529798364396840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894677419290387925.post-57751598716201096872007-11-10T06:48:00.000-05:002007-11-10T06:48:00.000-05:00Maxine,this is such a comforting post... it is com...Maxine,<BR/>this is such a comforting post... it is comforting to so many parents whose children waste years in wondering away from God... but the reminder that if we raise up a child in the way he should go when he is old he will not depart from it... <BR/>My mother held this to heart for many years as a couple of my siblings did this wondering... and now they have come back to their Lord and are once again enjoying the "Joy of their Salvation"<BR/>thanks for this post...Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829978526818067941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894677419290387925.post-64993989025121213372007-11-09T15:43:00.000-05:002007-11-09T15:43:00.000-05:00Wonderful post Maxine. It is so important to pray...Wonderful post Maxine. It is so important to pray for our children, no matter where they are or what they are doing. There is a spiritual battle going on and we need to be prayer warriors. <BR/><BR/>This struck a chord with me in reference to my husband Jim. Although he was saved at 8, he wandered for many years from the Lord. His mom, (his dad died when he was eight), his pastor and his pastor's wife, and my grandparents never gave up praying for him. At thirty years old, Jim finally came back to the Lord. The Lord was pursuing him the whole time. He felt those "stirrings"...Susan Skitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871921369901815459noreply@blogger.com