tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357954141052993660.post1295150530552997653..comments2023-04-16T00:54:55.057-07:00Comments on The Backs of a Thousand Marching Camels: Beautiful AntithesisTali Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16343106112243634842noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357954141052993660.post-32598263766879342102010-03-15T20:57:39.702-07:002010-03-15T20:57:39.702-07:00Thanks Tali! I enjoyed it tremendously! There is...Thanks Tali! I enjoyed it tremendously! There is such a positive and beautiful aspect to even the curses on this world. As I shared in my Jr. High Sunday school class that by us experiences the curses and hardship of this world, we get to experience our internal condition. If we did not have these curses that we could see and experience, we would never know the inner reality of our depravity! The outward hardship actually matches our inner depravity, so we can better understand it and run to God because of it! There once was a missionary kid in a tribe. He was perfectly healthy and life was good. One day the boy just fell over, started foaming from the mouth, eyes rolled up and the parents had no idea what was going on! They had to take a several hour boat ride to get to a radio and the Doc told them he had a brain tumor. They rushed him to a hospital and found out it was HUGE! God did not let the depravity of this world be a brain tumor, he let it be a stomach ache. A brain tumor is a sickness that most likely won't be experience until it is too late, but God allows us to see and feel the depravity so we can get Him as our doctor! In light of eternity, the more we run to Him, the more we fulfill the purpose of our existence... which is a relationship. The curses, hardships, and tribulations let us outwardly experience our inner reality, so we can keep running to Him!!! In a marriage relationship, how often does a their relationship NOT grow when they are seeking to know and please their spouse? If there were no hardships in marriage, how would their relationship deepen? Without challenges, why would someone need to become more selfless? Oh, we serve a good God Tali! Sorry this is so lengthy but I REALLY enjoyed your thoughts!!! I pray God will continue to reveal himself to you through your study!!! Keep seeking Him out!!!<br><br>-ShaneShane Burgetthttp://www.shaneburgettproductions.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357954141052993660.post-74679483865680715742010-03-16T02:17:24.397-07:002010-03-16T02:17:24.397-07:00Beautiful. Still difficult to believe when shadows...Beautiful. Still difficult to believe when shadows darken your very breath, but the only Hope to claim: redemption.Jessica Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06002738266030632504noreply@blogger.com