tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post2995829053084408620..comments2023-08-12T10:58:30.914-04:00Comments on encouraging women: Making Easter Personal, by Kathy Howardencouragingwomenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09283065006059900219noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-47458261964629271792013-03-27T23:04:16.551-04:002013-03-27T23:04:16.551-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-25161428988812842802013-03-26T18:09:04.800-04:002013-03-26T18:09:04.800-04:00Hi Vonda! Some days my "weeds of self" a...Hi Vonda! Some days my "weeds of self" are as bad as the ones in the flower bed in my front yard. And if I don't get the roots, they pop right back up. Kathy Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530857364346913433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-64900417076362677012013-03-26T08:16:25.558-04:002013-03-26T08:16:25.558-04:00Thanks, Kathy! We need to be reminded that dying i...Thanks, Kathy! We need to be reminded that dying isn't a one-time thing, but an ongoing need. Those weeds of self will always come up and need cleaning out. <br /><br />Praise Him for the newness that's always available to us!Vonda Skeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709374938210704402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-12006008814245525672013-03-26T07:28:55.351-04:002013-03-26T07:28:55.351-04:00Carina, so true! God's truths often seem count...Carina, so true! God's truths often seem counter intuitive on the surface because they oppose the "wisdom" of the world. But God's way is the best way for us!Kathy Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530857364346913433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-20750653254907049702013-03-26T07:27:00.038-04:002013-03-26T07:27:00.038-04:00Nan, I also love all the word pictures the Bible g...Nan, I also love all the word pictures the Bible gives us. God wants us to understand His truths!Kathy Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530857364346913433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-33787017296941711112013-03-25T23:27:09.335-04:002013-03-25T23:27:09.335-04:00Wow, Kathy! The Lord has been speaking the same wa...Wow, Kathy! The Lord has been speaking the same way to me, and giving me the same passages and others that speak about self-denial, renouncing everything we possess (even the people we love the most!), selling EVERYTHING, accepting every drop of the cup of affliction the Lord will have us drink (some afflictions are indeed God-ordained that we may in suffering give glory to God so that others, seeing our faith, may believe!). It's tough to be enrolled in the school of hard knocks. But God is determined to teach, more than we are to learn!<br /><br />And I've understood, the hard way of course!, that it is in DYING to our own will, our "independence" from God, that we gain true freedom and experience unbelievable peace and joy, even in the midst of great persecution! I pray many will learn the lesson of absolute surrender.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17936946937484720529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-20278322957354182532013-03-25T22:06:03.271-04:002013-03-25T22:06:03.271-04:00I love how our new life emerges like the young spr...I love how our new life emerges like the young sprout emerging from the shell of the dead kernel of wheat. Thank goodness the Bible makes its Truths clear for visual learners like me :) Great post. Thanks.Nan Joneshttp://www.jubilantlight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-66407567437485128802013-03-25T19:46:27.203-04:002013-03-25T19:46:27.203-04:00Thank you Cathy! I love what the resurrection acco...Thank you Cathy! I love what the resurrection accomplishes for believers!Kathy Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530857364346913433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-40267260888990904822013-03-25T19:45:08.513-04:002013-03-25T19:45:08.513-04:00Susan, so true! It's something I have to do pu...Susan, so true! It's something I have to do purposefully and regularly!Kathy Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530857364346913433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-5773400034913252362013-03-25T18:39:01.499-04:002013-03-25T18:39:01.499-04:00Kathy, what a wonderful post! Thank you for these ...Kathy, what a wonderful post! Thank you for these encouraging and uplifting words as we prepare to celebrate Easter this Sunday...and every day. <br /><br />God bless!Cathy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387472095598640704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-82274931083133004782013-03-25T17:52:13.656-04:002013-03-25T17:52:13.656-04:00Good stuff, Kathy. Dying to ourselves is never eas...Good stuff, Kathy. Dying to ourselves is never easy, but it's always fruitful!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823919278259760743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738364663351677719.post-67268652251661618402013-03-25T07:38:03.849-04:002013-03-25T07:38:03.849-04:00Jamie, thank you for the opportunity to share with...Jamie, thank you for the opportunity to share with your readers today. I am honored to be your guest!Kathy Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530857364346913433noreply@blogger.com