tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26751010.post8099288700012869774..comments2023-09-24T05:05:28.182-04:00Comments on Faith Musing: OverwhelmingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05717810311212306871noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26751010.post-91981938426573313792007-10-25T10:43:00.000-04:002007-10-25T10:43:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for sharing that. I am doing the...Thank you so much for sharing that. I am doing the seminary student pastor thing so overwhelmed is with out a doubt how I feel. But thanks for giving me new perspective!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926380820166703103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26751010.post-62976973432705060322007-10-24T21:43:00.000-04:002007-10-24T21:43:00.000-04:00Oh! I have prayed the same prayer of lament: "The...Oh! I have prayed the same prayer of lament: "There must be an easier way for me to earn a living!" And I have also felt overwhelmed, especially by things like pledging timelines, things that I've never felt passionate about. I'm learning that I don't control or create all things, that my reliance on God's grace is actually pretty important. <BR/><BR/>Have you read Under the Unpredictable Plant by Eugene Peterson? It really helped me wrestle with some of these questions, and I highly recommend it. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344156278796671986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26751010.post-52243099849806595032007-10-24T19:44:00.000-04:002007-10-24T19:44:00.000-04:00I need a reminder of this as well--thanks for sayi...I need a reminder of this as well--thanks for saying it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26751010.post-66260086087642016682007-10-24T16:49:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:49:00.000-04:00Great post, Amy... thanks so much!Great post, Amy... thanks so much!Susie/Nueva Cantorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111443190777358634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26751010.post-81270964383674893332007-10-24T15:48:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:48:00.000-04:00i too share in the overwhelmed - overload... a fri...i too share in the overwhelmed - overload... a friend gave me a devotion from Oswald Chambers and he asked "Are you spiritually exhausted?" spiritual exhaustion is the result of service. he goes on to say alot about how as pastors we are called to pour ourselves out - to spiritually exhaust ourselves time and time again. his end point is that in order to lead this life...we need to know where to get our supplies.<BR/><BR/>His ending quote - "God saved you and sanctified you to exhaust you. Be exhausted for God, but remember that God is your supply."Hot Cup Lutheranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125425492709186198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26751010.post-45748258392936694202007-10-24T14:28:00.000-04:002007-10-24T14:28:00.000-04:00words of wisdom indeed- thanks Amy :-)words of wisdom indeed- thanks Amy :-)Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26751010.post-8735189846393075642007-10-24T13:58:00.000-04:002007-10-24T13:58:00.000-04:00This is a great post. Thanks for it. I have had th...This is a great post. Thanks for it. I have had those moments, too. My issues lie with being a pastor and a pastor's wife. It is hard to be both. People think of me as pastor's wife most of the time, but I know God has called me to be more than that. I don't even know for sure what more, but I know that the pastor's wife stuff is less important than the calling. I don't know if that makes any sense, but thanks again for the post.redheadrevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777203062847061439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26751010.post-14004150884277221652007-10-18T18:13:00.000-04:002007-10-18T18:13:00.000-04:00Amy, Thank you. I needed to hear this today. (th...Amy, <BR/>Thank you. I needed to hear this today. <BR/><BR/>(this is the Susan you met @ the transitions into ministry conference)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523151606836513022noreply@blogger.com