tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313799681501729309.post2042742204634698012..comments2024-03-15T12:00:48.074-04:00Comments on Small Moments of Great Reward: A Steadfast SpiritAprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722817835256485575noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313799681501729309.post-61738298508318809902011-06-21T16:15:48.347-04:002011-06-21T16:15:48.347-04:00Great article. Maybe its clearing the hill of fift...Great article. Maybe its clearing the hill of fifty, that I've recently felt burned out on t.v. commercials. I calculated that I've been watching t.v. now for about 45 years! <br />And I also have instinctively given up the news for the most part, it tends to have a dampering effect on my spirit. Of course I fall short,but it is my hearts desire is to be filled with His Spirit with every moment left of my lifetime. Allowing negative media to fill my ears and influence my mind, doesn't exactly renew a steadfast spirit in me. It takes a quiet environment to hear His still small voice. And a quiet environment to keep singing my little songs of praise to Him, which invite His Spirit to inhabit them.Keep singing Saints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313799681501729309.post-91178972953149765282011-06-04T19:18:28.653-04:002011-06-04T19:18:28.653-04:00Hi April! Came over from the High Calling... This ...Hi April! Came over from the High Calling... This is a beautiful, well-written post. I love Kathleen Norris, but I've never read this one. I really appreciated your reflections on where her words find you in your own journey. I feel I may be exuding a bit of that "whatever" response in my spirit lately also. It's hard to stay spiritually/emotionally engaged in challenging times. Thanks for your thoughts!Bristolhttp://diligentleaves.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313799681501729309.post-84204443495788488532011-05-26T14:00:02.271-04:002011-05-26T14:00:02.271-04:00Beautifully written. I've read some earlier w...Beautifully written. I've read some earlier works by Norris and now I'll look for this one.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313799681501729309.post-18811837304728525182011-05-26T08:47:23.866-04:002011-05-26T08:47:23.866-04:00THANK YOU for the new word that describes a state ...THANK YOU for the new word that describes a state I am familiar with and times when I have needed to intentionally pull away from the chatter and get back into the basic rhythms of living life.....thereby coming back to life. Wonderful, April!Marilyn Yocumhttp://www.marilynyocum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313799681501729309.post-77461714356362587132011-05-26T00:20:36.867-04:002011-05-26T00:20:36.867-04:00As I have gotten older and there have been many ch...As I have gotten older and there have been many changes in my life, I find myself thinking about the inevitability of death a lot more often. And thinking about how much closer it is.<br />I hope that these thoughts will bring me to turn down the noise and lean more into the Lord. Yes, Lord, I definitely need a steadfast spirit and a heart that pursues You to the utmost.<br />Thank you for this very thoughtful post and for sharing your life here.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />JanisJanis Van Keurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291628430833626275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313799681501729309.post-13869732192486111822011-05-25T21:07:33.241-04:002011-05-25T21:07:33.241-04:00So much to think about here April. I have been try...So much to think about here April. I have been trying to quiet my outside world in recent months, but it really is difficult to quiet the inside. At night my mind just spins with thoughts that are anything but quiet.<br />I am learning to give even that over to Him (albeit rather slowly). <br />Thank you for sharing your heart.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937532276250199445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313799681501729309.post-38772514061664293692011-05-25T19:16:54.311-04:002011-05-25T19:16:54.311-04:00Thank you for sharing your life - your living - he...Thank you for sharing your life - your living - here. Your words wash over me as I read, and I reach for the remote control to turn down the news and all of its reports about weather and politics and money which have gotten out of hand...out of anyone's ability to control them. Your honest telling of where you are right now - without trying to figure it all out, or provide answers where there are none - makes me catch my breath and finally turn the TV off.<br /><br />Put a steadfast spirit within me, Lord. May it be so.Deidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145504027833176749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313799681501729309.post-23567526499679707482011-05-25T12:14:57.083-04:002011-05-25T12:14:57.083-04:00A thought provoking post, once again, April, one w...A thought provoking post, once again, April, one which I will take to heart. I'm also interested in reading this book!<br /><br />Hope you are feeling better! I think the whole country is experiencing the wet wrath of mother nature. June is coming....Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940623529019637336noreply@blogger.com