tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375165121439950015.post8641108361355813085..comments2023-06-30T10:39:42.047-04:00Comments on Lantern of Lightning: On Meteors and GodDeidrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18194011122877670682noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375165121439950015.post-40341572174402076602009-10-23T20:55:30.804-04:002009-10-23T20:55:30.804-04:00Warren and Jamie--thank you very much for sharing!...Warren and Jamie--thank you very much for sharing!<br /><br />Dara--I heard that song just today on the radio, and it struck a chord in me. It's well written and a very good reminder to all of us!<br /><br />As you have read, I also have problems with this issue. If you don't mind my humble advice from one sinner to another, don't let yourself get too discouraged. I often find that being upset with yourself or ashamed of your behavior can hold you back from improvement. This may sound obvious, but it helps me to consciously, definitively decide to let go of my mistakes. Once you've told yourself that you aren't going to think about it or let it bother you anymore, you're more enabled to get yourself going again. Once your own discouragement is out of the way, God always lets you come back to Him. That is one of the most amazing things about Him. :)<br /><br />Thank you for the notification!Deidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194011122877670682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375165121439950015.post-73291520580804590122009-10-23T19:19:20.896-04:002009-10-23T19:19:20.896-04:00I really love what you've written here. It hit...I really love what you've written here. It hit me because I really haven't been spending time with God that I should. In fact, I've probably been a pretty poor Christian. :( It's kind of like that song by Matthew West, called The Motions--I think that's what I'm doing now and my heart's not really there, when it should be.<br /><br />Thanks for posting this :)<br /><br />BTW, I commented back to you on my blog post about NaNo, in case you're interested in reading it.Darahttp://inthewritemind.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375165121439950015.post-15248637908281918712009-10-23T10:46:24.481-04:002009-10-23T10:46:24.481-04:00Sometimes I have moments of perspective.
For exam...Sometimes I have moments of perspective.<br /><br />For example, consider that fact that we are standing at the bottom of an immense gravity well on a chunk of rock and water, spinning at over 1000 mph, and hurtling around a nuclear fireball at 67000 mph. Perspective much?James Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312188105747199515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375165121439950015.post-13624354821266429002009-10-21T23:13:50.708-04:002009-10-21T23:13:50.708-04:00I love meteor showers. And stargazing. I really lo...I love meteor showers. And stargazing. I really love stargazing. It gives me such a sense of peace that I can just sit there, let the wonder of God's creation wash over me, and know that it's made for me.<br /><br />I had an awesome experience during the last one that I saw, the Perseids in August. I'd gone out there with my pillow and laptop for some music, and just lay on the ground watching the sky for a few hours. I was starting to get sleepy, 'cause it was getting pretty close to 1:00, so I asked God "Hey, could You send a really good one right through that constellation there? A good bright one that leaves a trail! I just want that one, and then I'm going to bed. I'm not trying to convince You to prove Yourself to me, I won't stop believing in you if you don't send a good meteor. I just wanna see a good one." So I waited.<br /><br />No more than five minutes later, it happened just as I asked. Right through the path my finger traced across the sky, straight through the little constellation, Delphinus, that I indicated. It was the brightest one of the night, and it left a trail that hung there for a few seconds afterwards. I stood up, laughing in wonder, grabbed my stuff and went inside to go to bed.Warrennoreply@blogger.com