tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post914538402795124350..comments2023-09-29T01:14:17.215-07:00Comments on The Daily Bailey: Some thoughts from a Christian who doesn't always feel confident about her faithBaileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10002878553856506526noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post-8922521511932448382012-08-22T20:17:01.787-07:002012-08-22T20:17:01.787-07:00Hi Maureen! Miss you!!! Thanks for the note! xoxoHi Maureen! Miss you!!! Thanks for the note! xoxoBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002878553856506526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post-9839706089215838422012-08-22T10:53:30.023-07:002012-08-22T10:53:30.023-07:00oh, and by the way Grammie is Maureen oh, and by the way Grammie is Maureen Grammie or Memehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374086466911973175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post-9356226277831786662012-08-22T10:52:18.219-07:002012-08-22T10:52:18.219-07:00I am glad you could put pen to paper or in this ca...I am glad you could put pen to paper or in this case fingers to keyboard. This reminded me of a more secular quote I found that was inspirational when I was struggling like you by Caroline Joy Adams:<br /><br />Your life is a sacred journey and it is about change, growth, discovery and your vision of what is possible. You are on the right path exactly where you are meant to be right now . . . shaping your life story.<br />Grammie or Memehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374086466911973175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post-74924823939123622732012-08-20T20:07:36.792-07:002012-08-20T20:07:36.792-07:00Tom! Wish we could have a beer and you could offer...Tom! Wish we could have a beer and you could offer your "young Jedi" some of your senior wisdom. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the note. And you're totally right about the crises of people mentioned in Scripture. I like your point about not trying to perfect our faith because God is the author and perfector of it. So true, yet I never thought of putting those two points together (the quit trying part and what Scripture tells us). <br /><br />Hope you and that babe of yours are doing more than well. <br /><br />Peace,<br />BaileyBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002878553856506526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post-50609772122458745922012-08-20T20:03:48.901-07:002012-08-20T20:03:48.901-07:00Would love to participate (or at least consider)! ...Would love to participate (or at least consider)! Thanks, friend! Do you have my email to send me more details? thedaileebailey@gmail.com. <br /><br />Also, do you/your friend know of the book "O Me of Little Faith" by Jason Boyett? It's on the subject of spiritual doubt. <br /><br />Good to hear from you, fellow Kansan. <br /><br />BBBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002878553856506526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post-74717121426988992432012-08-20T19:29:47.464-07:002012-08-20T19:29:47.464-07:00Bailey:
You're too young to sweat such detail...Bailey:<br /><br />You're too young to sweat such details. Don't sweat the small stuff, as the famous books of that name suggest. Nobody is perfect and that includes you and me.<br /><br /><br />The Scriptures say that God is the "author and perfecter" of our faiths. You cannot make your faith perfect. Therefore it is pointless to try. Enjoy your life and learn to laugh at your faults. I try to do that.<br /><br /><br />Finally, remember that the Scriptures are quite clear about nearly all the main characters having a crisis of faith. The list is too long to mention but here's a snippet: Moses slapping the rock with the stick, Abraham & Sarah not trusting God's promise to deliver them a child, John the Baptist sitting in prison before his execution wondering if Jesus was really the Messiah, Peter and his 3 denials. They all doubted. God put those stories in Scripture for a reason.<br /><br /><br /><br />Now go watch something funny on tv for me.<br /><br />-ThomasTom Pattisonhttp://www.yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post-65270215879438206812012-08-20T16:50:45.370-07:002012-08-20T16:50:45.370-07:00My friend a CC friend of mine was telling me on th...My friend a CC friend of mine was telling me on the phone again today of his plans to gather young Christian people's stories about their faith and struggles and the like. Anyway, I was thinking about this and voila, here is something directly on the topic. Would you be interested in such a project? I'm not really sure what would happen with it. My friend probably isn't really, either. (still planning stage). He was thinking of gathering a few together to get an idea of perhaps a format and then requesting more. He didn't want to go through official channels initially, just to gather such stories/essays and, presumably, get them out to the wider angsty, young adult world out there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176326208288781815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post-45402382126054199082012-08-20T10:15:41.850-07:002012-08-20T10:15:41.850-07:00Thanks, Sharon, for the sweet note. Ditto on the h...Thanks, Sharon, for the sweet note. Ditto on the hoping you find strength today. xoxoBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002878553856506526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post-11590777516514228812012-08-20T06:32:34.676-07:002012-08-20T06:32:34.676-07:00Yep! A wise man once told me that without God'...Yep! A wise man once told me that without God's help we can not believe. We seek him because his creation, including you and me, are compelling examples of his work. We are not here by accident. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your struggle. I know I feel the same way often. Hope you find a message from God today to strengthen you.<br /><br />Love Ya!<br /><br />SDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557403185734471272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post-78452776889090140772012-08-19T20:40:45.689-07:002012-08-19T20:40:45.689-07:00Thanks, Casey! Good to see your name--I would say ...Thanks, Casey! Good to see your name--I would say face, but I don't see it here :)--on here. Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002878553856506526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587953922704029833.post-62413500846729077822012-08-19T20:09:33.386-07:002012-08-19T20:09:33.386-07:00Thanks for sharing this, Bailey! I think you'v...Thanks for sharing this, Bailey! I think you've hit the nail on the head. Faith isn't easy, but it sustains us through the good and the bad.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554333784462070823noreply@blogger.com