Comments on: Summer’s Secret http://www.janinepetry.com/2010/02/summers-secret/ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:23:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Karen http://www.janinepetry.com/2010/02/summers-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Karen Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:37:42 +0000 http://www.janinepetry.com/?p=396#comment-358 This has been a particularly cold winter of my soul as well as the weather. Pondering the gloomy mist that shrouds my heart, wondering why the sunshine of my smile has dimmed, I am reminded of a verse: Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God,for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. (Psalm 42:5,6a).

This has been a particularly cold winter of my soul as well as the weather. Pondering the gloomy mist that shrouds my heart, wondering why the sunshine of my smile has dimmed, I am reminded of a verse: Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God,for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. (Psalm 42:5,6a).

]]> By: Steve http://www.janinepetry.com/2010/02/summers-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Steve Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:50:21 +0000 http://www.janinepetry.com/?p=396#comment-357 As a golfer, I can appreciate the thrill of expectation. As a Christian, I can understand the struggle of feeling like I am in a winter storm. The question isn't always whether or not I believe God can turn my winter into summer -- the question is will I follow Him when He leads me into the storm. Going through the Experiencing God study reminds me of how little we really trust, and thus, how little we really hope.

As a golfer, I can appreciate the thrill of expectation. As a Christian, I can understand the struggle of feeling like I am in a winter storm. The question isn’t always whether or not I believe God can turn my winter into summer — the question is will I follow Him when He leads me into the storm. Going through the Experiencing God study reminds me of how little we really trust, and thus, how little we really hope.

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