tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post6227770086668659235..comments2023-10-31T11:26:06.733-04:00Comments on Marybeth Whalen: Top Ten TuesdayMarybeth Whalenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04138498344723215611noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-58344355786603087802010-09-22T10:55:15.933-04:002010-09-22T10:55:15.933-04:00If I had read this post yesterday I wouldn't h...If I had read this post yesterday I wouldn't have the following to tell. But being "a day behind" is actually God being ON TIME. My husband has been having problems at work. The secretary is ornary and hard to deal wtih. The other guy that works for him is lazy. Hubby hasn't enjoyed his job lately. We discussed different options such as transfers (for hubby) or replacing the lazy employee. This morning hubby tells me of 3 wonderful possibilites, one in which we wouldn't even have to sell the house and move. God is so awesome at providing doors and windows. Like I said, if I'd read your blog on MY time I wouldn't have a story to tell.Annettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-71189799100414461222010-09-21T21:31:04.559-04:002010-09-21T21:31:04.559-04:00Thank you so much for the devotional. Currently, ...Thank you so much for the devotional. Currently, I am in a period of waiting on the Lord! I really don't know where to turn. I have spent much of my effort trying to see what is ahead, but after reading you devotional, I will start remembering what is behind, because he has always been faithful to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-72771171133024204322010-09-21T20:22:48.823-04:002010-09-21T20:22:48.823-04:00Lynn, what an incredible story about your son! So ...Lynn, what an incredible story about your son! So sorry for your loss and I applaud your quest to still seek God's goodness and rest in it.Marybeth Whalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138498344723215611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-28347356652073481852010-09-21T20:19:12.555-04:002010-09-21T20:19:12.555-04:00Thank you for this reminder. My pastor is teachin...Thank you for this reminder. My pastor is teaching on Exodus. I have been convicted that like the Israelites I am also prone to forget what God has done for me when things are not going my way. I have been blessed with many answered prayers as well as some grand displays of God's provision & protection. After my husband died God set a series of rainbows in the sky for our circle of friends and family. It was a beautiful and powerful reminder of his covenant and faithfulness. My eight year old son walked away from an accident that easily could have taken his life. He was thrown six feet by a cab that crushed his bicycle. Thank you for the opportunity to share the reason for my hope.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106273361732882622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-55724164938848521882010-09-21T19:23:12.583-04:002010-09-21T19:23:12.583-04:00Thanks to all of you who've commented today. I...Thanks to all of you who've commented today. It's been a long, hard day as I haven't felt well. Got a brief nap this afternoon and feeling a bit better now. <br /><br />Kristi, I pray you will find that testimony you are seeking. I know it's hard to begin, but once you start looking, you do start seeing it. His answers are out there, He is writing your amazing story and the more you tell it to others, the more amazing stories He will provide. That's been my experience. <br /><br />Lydia, so glad our testimony encouraged you in a dark time. So happy to hear you are making progress!Marybeth Whalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138498344723215611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-26237622775285511622010-09-21T19:17:57.398-04:002010-09-21T19:17:57.398-04:00My Husband and I went through a financial devastat...My Husband and I went through a financial devastation these past two years. I can not tell you how encouraging your testimony is to the both of us. We are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel now and I can actually look back at the day when we had $.28 cents in our bank account and be thankful for the learning that came with it. All though it was painful I read your blogs and found peace knowing that my God would provide. And he has! So thanks again Mary Beth. God Bless you and your family. :)Lydianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-31431337819233499702010-09-21T14:20:28.379-04:002010-09-21T14:20:28.379-04:00As I read this I am sadden at the fact that I have...As I read this I am sadden at the fact that I have never really stepped out on faith fully dependant on the Lord to have a “testimony” or "moment" that can be an encouragement - I have been on a journey with the Lord for a while but it's been a very comfortable one - which I'm sure is due to hundreds of things that he has done for me that i have not been in tune with. I know this lack of "moments" is also of my own doing. I feel like I'm pursuing a "moment" as we speak, I'm trying to find a way to spend more time at home with my children for the next year and 1/2 entertaining going part time. However, I also worry that because this is something I want SOOOO bad that maybe I’m not truly seeking God’s will but yet chasing after my own will. I'm asking for all and every prayer warriors to truly help me hear from the Lord on this and to surrender to His will WHATEVER it is. I want to depend on Him and then give HIM all the glory.Kristinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-37048688088141847232010-09-21T12:34:46.704-04:002010-09-21T12:34:46.704-04:00Thank You Lord for working through Marybeth today....Thank You Lord for working through Marybeth today. You words encouraged me this morning.<br /><br />Marybeth,<br />Thank You for testimonies of God's Faithfulness in your life and how it makes me "remember" HIS faithfulness in my life.<br /><br />Have a great day!<br />Hugs,DebraDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652104893229651130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-88038640294700177932010-09-21T11:46:44.284-04:002010-09-21T11:46:44.284-04:00Have you ever sat down with your Bible and looked ...Have you ever sat down with your Bible and looked up all the times 'remember' is used? And all the ways it is used? God calls us to remember His faithfulness to give us hope for the future and remind us where we came from.Our Crazy Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153395725677008975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-88028820336112902452010-09-21T10:16:46.880-04:002010-09-21T10:16:46.880-04:00Your testimony ministered to me in the deepest pla...Your testimony ministered to me in the deepest places today, Marybeth...<br /><br />Thank you, thank you, thank you...<br /><br />He is radiant in you!<br /><br />All's grace,<br />AnnAnn Voskamp @Holy Experiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742205499025104067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-34061731432848662402010-09-21T10:09:35.525-04:002010-09-21T10:09:35.525-04:00I loved reading your top 10! So encouraging! What ...I loved reading your top 10! So encouraging! What a great God we serve! It was wonderful to see you at ACFW even though we only got to say hi a couple times. Hope it was a good weekend for you. I came home feeling so blessed and ready to write. <br />Hope to see you again next year,<br />CarrieCarrie Turanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866179102754248664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-62510373050064784672010-09-21T09:45:31.621-04:002010-09-21T09:45:31.621-04:00Powerful! This is a very encouraging post. Thank y...Powerful! This is a very encouraging post. Thank you for being real. Your testimony reveals the fingerprints of God. Thanks for stopping by my blog. You made me smile!<br />Blessings,<br />CheriCheri Bunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164308430243574427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-10149602091967346282010-09-21T09:09:39.514-04:002010-09-21T09:09:39.514-04:00"Because of the Lord's great love we are ..."Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."<br /> When our 19 year old son was born, we thought the Lord had made a terrible mistake. He was born with Down Syndrome and he was our 7th child. <br />" Lord, did you not take note that we have 6 children already and this child will have so many special needs?" What I thought with my near-sighted eyes would be a huge burden has been one of the greatest blessings "from the Father of lights." His love for the Lord is inspiring!! His siblings have been given the gift of compassion for people with special needs that I could never have placed in them.I would never have wanted to miss him in my life. He is our perfect number 7.<br />"I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."Lam 3:22Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-84241855155764764942010-09-21T08:30:00.503-04:002010-09-21T08:30:00.503-04:00Thanks for this encouraging post Marybeth!!Thanks for this encouraging post Marybeth!!Arlene Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845514896764280013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762514.post-76986784970182989502010-09-21T07:35:52.127-04:002010-09-21T07:35:52.127-04:00Yes, God does use his workings in our lives in the...Yes, God does use his workings in our lives in the past to show us HIS presence in the now! I cannot even count the amount of times God has reminded me of a journal entry from days, weeks, and even years past that he reminds me to go back and read always giving me the encouragement I need for that moment. HE is faithful and it helps me to be reminded of his past goodness in my life for whatever present moment I find myself in.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your top 10 today. We certainly serve an awesome God that is concerned with our everyday lives. Even when we can't or don't see Him, He is always there!<br /><br />Sweet Blessings,<br />PamPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06789674304552778803noreply@blogger.com