tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post1258175613065227052..comments2024-03-23T21:38:31.368-04:00Comments on Coffee Tea Books and Me: Sunday Afternoon TeaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-3526172804622088152008-10-27T12:18:00.000-04:002008-10-27T12:18:00.000-04:00Wonderful post. I hope many will read it. We need ...Wonderful post. I hope many will read it. We need more messages on the power of influence.Musings of A Ministerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991359333687288549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-56882166384061347012008-10-26T22:01:00.000-04:002008-10-26T22:01:00.000-04:00You are so right about this current generation. M...You are so right about this current generation. My husband and I raised three children in the church, Christian school, prayer and fellowship groups were our social outlet every week. Christian radio programs such as Elisabeth Elliot,were what my kids heard every day and yet the two youngest strayed and got into trouble. Our son got into drugs and alcohol, but through the grace of God was spared from death although suffering two neck fractures and another accident (head on collision while under the influence) and was arrested for drugs. He has apologized to us and straightened out his life, and paid all his legal fees himself. He spent one night in jail, because he did not want my husband and I to know what he had done. He says that he knows that God spared him because many times he should have been dead. Our youngest, beautiful daughter (age 23) is still living a prodigal life of reckless abandon and promiscuity- and is breaking my heart. Please pray and intercede for her (Mary)-She was a handful from the beginning, and has not outgrown her ways. She continues to put herself at risk and danger. I constantly ask the Lord where we went wrong and plead his mercy on her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-61503946803571897542008-10-26T18:30:00.000-04:002008-10-26T18:30:00.000-04:00We certainly need to make every effort to pray for...We certainly need to make every effort to pray for a rebirth of values that come from knowing who we are in Christ. The things that these kids have stuffed down their throats in classrooms across this country...Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-8141664790081656172008-10-26T18:10:00.000-04:002008-10-26T18:10:00.000-04:00I'm so glad you had a Eureka! moment and wrote tod...I'm so glad you had a Eureka! moment and wrote today's post! We so need to be reminded that our influence is far greater than we know - at times we influence without even knowing it! Last weekend, a young boy was baptized because he put his trust in Christ when my husband was teaching a missions class during Vacation Bible School a few summers ago. Until we learned of his baptism, we had no idea that he had accepted Christ at that time!<BR/>There are times when I just wonder if our own children are absorbing anything we are trying to teach them - days when it feels like it would be much easier to just work on academics and forget about character! It is encouraging to know that Christ is working through our our flawed work - and His work is perfect! Running the race persistently isn't easy, but it is important.Heather Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563913535839786305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-70021016475523938102008-10-26T17:36:00.000-04:002008-10-26T17:36:00.000-04:00Brenda,Thank you for these encouraging words. Bei...Brenda,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for these encouraging words. Being right in the middle of raising kids, all too often the doubts and fears choke out my hope. It is good to remember that the small steps of following the Lord will hopefully have a large impact on the lives of our children. I often try to remember that, like observing plant growth, it may be difficult to see growth in our children. It's easy to get discouraged when there is no apparent fruit, or not more of it. Yet, there is a time and season and I trust the Lord will bring about the fruit in their lives in His time. I just need to be patient! Have a wonderful week. <BR/>~SilvanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com