Comments on Rachel Olsen: Finding a New Kind of Resolution

Amen, Roana! Come back and visit here anytime. :)

2012-01-30T09:59:56.256-05:00

Amen, Roana! Come back and visit here anytime. :)

Hi Paula. Thanks for chiming in here. I can relat...

2012-01-30T09:59:15.020-05:00

Hi Paula. Thanks for chiming in here. I can relate to what you've said. I love this quote from A.W. Tozer. Maybe it will speak to you too.

"We please Him most, not by frantically trying to make ourselves good, but by throwing ourselves into His arms with all our imperfections, and believing that He understands everything and loves us still."

loved your P31 devotion today :) Exactly what I ne...

2012-01-29T22:14:36.295-05:00

loved your P31 devotion today :) Exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you! God bless you :) "When I stop striving to create a life for myself, I find the life God creates for me."

Hi Rachel, Fantastic post that really hits home fo...

2012-01-29T06:41:46.359-05:00

Hi Rachel,
Fantastic post that really hits home for me...in real time. I struggle each day with feelings of failure in my Christian walk and with who I am in that journey, with who I want to be and how very far away from that dream women I currently am. I have placed heaps of guilt upon myself for not being the perfect Christian women. Yes your post was wonderfully timed, inspiring and I thank you for sharing.
Blessings
Paula

An exercise in yielding indeed! Every single day....

2012-01-27T23:46:12.985-05:00

An exercise in yielding indeed! Every single day.

Can you hear me applauding, Deena? More important...

2012-01-27T12:42:25.174-05:00

Can you hear me applauding, Deena? More importantly can you sense Christ's pleasure?

You know what? I do think your hair looks a little fuller today!

Thanks for chiming in here. You are welcome anytime - just as you are.

Dear Rachel, Thank you for the confirmation to the...

2012-01-27T12:26:23.079-05:00

Dear Rachel, Thank you for the confirmation to the place I sit right now. I am not winning any popularity contest, but the Father is giving me a "Well done", right now with the sun on my face. I have been trying to please everyone for so many years I can't count and I have had a few royal melt-downs, because of that pleasing. "Be still and know that I am your God", is what I am hearing. After 20 years living in a place that I never even unpacked my treasures I put up some gauzy curtains,covered an old ugly piece of furniture with an antique table cloth and bought some flowers to sit with my few little treasures.
I took the internship I wanted, joined the online Bible Study with Renee and accepted that I may not be making everyone happy with me, but they will have to live with the person God is making me to be instead of the person I was trying to be to please them all...maybe my hair will thicken up, what do you think?
Love your blog
Shalom,Deena

Hi Rachel, Well, you already know that I was insp...

2012-01-27T12:09:29.933-05:00

Hi Rachel,

Well, you already know that I was inspired by your Proverbs 31 post and this one just confirms it. Thank you for helping me find my one word for this year: CONTENTMENT. Now, do you think you could get the dishes for me too??? :-)

Have a Goldilocks day!

Leah

Hey Val. Isn't it good to know we're not a...

2012-01-27T11:21:44.596-05:00

Hey Val. Isn't it good to know we're not alone in our crazy thoughts and impulses? And isn't it great to know Christ is here to move us beyond all that?!

I'm glad you stopped by. Enjoy the weekend and your relationship with your daughter - the opportunites for connection with our growing children get fewer and farther between, don't they? (Unfortunately the house and its stuff is always there waiting on us!) Blessings.

Hi, I'm Val and a new follower to your blog, a...

2012-01-27T11:06:18.249-05:00

Hi, I'm Val and a new follower to your blog, after reading your P31 devotional. Thank you for your honesty, it was an infusion of what I needed to hear this morning as our daughter rolled in last night for a college break (so the effortless house cleaning has never been further away than at this moment:). And btw is it not obvious by now that you are not the only woman who feels this way on a daily if not hourly basis. Blessings to you and all women striving to be the best where God has placed us.

Shira, thanks for this sweet comment today.

2012-01-27T10:57:56.183-05:00

Shira, thanks for this sweet comment today.

Happy Friday, Pam!

2012-01-27T10:56:56.644-05:00

Happy Friday, Pam!

Rachel, thank you so much for your encouraging wo...

2012-01-27T10:47:21.859-05:00

Rachel, thank you so much for your encouraging words today. In your devotional and in your blog. I have struggled in this area for such a long time. Your words spoke volumes to my heart, mind and spirit. I am planning on printing this out for daily reminder and so I may truly study in this area of need. Thank you again my sister in Christ! To God be the glory! God bless you!!

I focused in on that same sentence, too, Stacy. &q...

2012-01-27T10:37:42.675-05:00

I focused in on that same sentence, too, Stacy. "When I stop striving to create a life for myself, I find the life God creates for me." Thanks for today's devotional, Rachel : ) It has encouraged my heart.

Amen, Stacy. Thanks for that encouragment today. B...

2012-01-27T10:25:29.422-05:00

Amen, Stacy. Thanks for that encouragment today. Blessings back at ya!

Hi Rachel - your blog and especially today's P...

2012-01-27T10:23:53.493-05:00

Hi Rachel - your blog and especially today's P31 devotion was just what the Lord needs me to grasp.... "When I stop striving to create a life for myself (or create the life I feel others expect me to lead, I would add), I find the life God creates for me." Wow. Right between the eyes. Thank you for being who God wants you to be (nothing more, nothing less) so you can speak into other women's lives...like mine. God bless you :)

Hello Cynthia. Thanks for stopping by!

2012-01-27T09:31:20.749-05:00

Hello Cynthia. Thanks for stopping by!

Hi, I'm Cynthia. Just wanted to say thanks for...

2012-01-27T08:56:36.165-05:00

Hi, I'm Cynthia. Just wanted to say thanks for your words you shared today. Have a great weekend!