Comments on: Finding Joy In The Mundane http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html Connecting God's Truth to Real Life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:35:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stephen Altrogge http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html/comment-page-1#comment-1223 Stephen Altrogge Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:08:10 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html#comment-1223 Becca - Glad the post was helpful. Marge - I hope this post encourages your daughter. I'm glad it encouraged you as well! Becca – Glad the post was helpful.

Marge – I hope this post encourages your daughter. I’m glad it encouraged you as well!

]]> By: Marge http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html/comment-page-1#comment-1221 Marge Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:18:20 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html#comment-1221 Just this morning my teenage daughter said, "I'm depressed. Every day is exactly the same." Her little brother replied, "Well, when you die it'll be different." I thought this post would be much more of an encouragement to her, so I just emailed it to her. It was wonderfully encouraging to me, too. I'm very prone to "the grass is always greener" mentality. Thanks for posting it. Just this morning my teenage daughter said, “I’m depressed. Every day is exactly the same.” Her little brother replied, “Well, when you die it’ll be different.” I thought this post would be much more of an encouragement to her, so I just emailed it to her. It was wonderfully encouraging to me, too. I’m very prone to “the grass is always greener” mentality. Thanks for posting it.

]]> By: Becca http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html/comment-page-1#comment-1220 Becca Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:05:48 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html#comment-1220 Perfect timing with this one. Perfect timing with this one.

]]> By: John Hollandsworth http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html/comment-page-1#comment-1219 John Hollandsworth Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:23:19 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html#comment-1219 What a great post. I needed to be reminded of this on a mundane morning. What a great post. I needed to be reminded of this on a mundane morning.

]]> By: Stephen Altrogge http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html/comment-page-1#comment-1218 Stephen Altrogge Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:48:14 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html#comment-1218 Tree Newt - Glad this post was helpful. It really is amazing how quickly we can lose our joy in God if we don't fight for it. Have you read Piper's book "When I Don't Desire God"? It's an excellent resource for times like this... Tree Newt – Glad this post was helpful. It really is amazing how quickly we can lose our joy in God if we don’t fight for it. Have you read Piper’s book “When I Don’t Desire God”? It’s an excellent resource for times like this…

]]> By: Tree Newt http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html/comment-page-1#comment-1217 Tree Newt Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:20:01 +0000 http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2008/04/finding-joy-in-the-mundane.html#comment-1217 In baseball lingo, this post is "right in my wheelhouse." I actually prayed this morning, before getting out of bed, that I would be filled with the joy of the Lord today. Stephen, you nailed me with this post. The mundane tasks of everyday life can so easily steal our joy. I realized this as I lay in bed looking at my wife, who is expecting our 2nd child. I have let life's tasks steal the excitement and joy that I should be having in this time. And I come up with excuses about "when it will be better." The Truth is that my circumstances don't need to change, only my "knowledge of God" (to quote J.I. Packer). Thanks, as always, for writing and encouraging us all. In baseball lingo, this post is “right in my wheelhouse.” I actually prayed this morning, before getting out of bed, that I would be filled with the joy of the Lord today. Stephen, you nailed me with this post. The mundane tasks of everyday life can so easily steal our joy. I realized this as I lay in bed looking at my wife, who is expecting our 2nd child. I have let life’s tasks steal the excitement and joy that I should be having in this time. And I come up with excuses about “when it will be better.” The Truth is that my circumstances don’t need to change, only my “knowledge of God” (to quote J.I. Packer). Thanks, as always, for writing and encouraging us all.

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