tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post4450357798338234889..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: REALITY CHECKLisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-47031506124660849672011-09-01T16:46:09.302-07:002011-09-01T16:46:09.302-07:00Thanks, Mary. A very great reminder. My challenge ...Thanks, Mary. A very great reminder. My challenge is to not allow my writing to get in the way of real fellowship with the Lord.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-69680116733379164632011-08-31T04:54:26.151-07:002011-08-31T04:54:26.151-07:00Listening and obeying. Essential elements as we tr...Listening and obeying. Essential elements as we try never to let the world's attractions coax us to stop looking to our Lord. <br />Thank you all for your great comments. May we somehow manage to SHOW these element of what being a Christian really means in the characters of our books.Mary Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-71045598280528984682011-08-31T04:43:43.132-07:002011-08-31T04:43:43.132-07:00One is never too wordy when speaking of Jesus! The...One is never too wordy when speaking of Jesus! There are not enough words.<br /><br />Being a Christian means that my obedience relieves me of the responsibility of consequences. When I obey His promptings, I can leave the results confidently in His hands. That is such a freedom.<br /><br />But then I become responsible for listening carefully and obeying assiduously. Always a trade-off.Judith Roblhttp://www.judithrobl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-38123302739623193902011-08-30T15:37:28.721-07:002011-08-30T15:37:28.721-07:00LeAnne, thank you so much for reminding us of a ch...LeAnne, thank you so much for reminding us of a chorus I have sung as a prayer so many times. In fact, I thought of including it in my post but thought I had been too wordy as it was!Mary Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-76536519278064613972011-08-30T14:54:53.295-07:002011-08-30T14:54:53.295-07:00We can learn so much from young Christians, can...We can learn so much from young Christians, can't we? Thank you, Mary. When I was a teen, our church went through a split. Our theme song became:<br />Turn your eyes upon Jesus;<br />Look full in his wonderful face,<br />and the things of earth will grow strangely dim<br />in the light of his glory and grace.LeAnne Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433010038077925237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-6558085062159605222011-08-30T05:14:27.711-07:002011-08-30T05:14:27.711-07:00Mary, thanks for your powerful and thought provoki...Mary, thanks for your powerful and thought provoking post. I try to keep my focus on Him by reminding myself that I write for His glory, not my own, which puts everything into perspective.Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-56669854675630472122011-08-30T04:42:59.965-07:002011-08-30T04:42:59.965-07:00Bev,it is so true that only as we have our gaze fi...Bev,it is so true that only as we have our gaze fixed on Christ can He reflect himself to the lives of those we have contact with. Our prayer has to be that they will not see us but Christ.Mary Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-84683546772804406732011-08-30T04:40:33.258-07:002011-08-30T04:40:33.258-07:00Alison, I'm afraid I do look to God to solve m...Alison, I'm afraid I do look to God to solve my problems - and sometimes I have to confess they are ones I've brought on myself when I looked away and did MY thing. But at the same time He has to give me the strength, the wisdom and faith to see Him in every situation of life and walk hand in hand with Him.Mary Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-15778619212359249802011-08-30T02:51:55.361-07:002011-08-30T02:51:55.361-07:00Hi Mary,
This is a question with real depth and on...Hi Mary,<br />This is a question with real depth and one that I have been asking myself over the last few weeks. My husband and I have recently become involved with a food share ministry and so we are constantly meeting people who are in desperate circumstances. To share with them at times is hard as my life circumstances have been so different to theirs. Having been a Christian since childhood and having had parents who taught us about Gods provision our 'tough' times have been the times when God was most real. Learning to fix my eyes on Jesus, to be able to share him with the people we are now ministering to is indeed a challenge. Thanks for your encouragement<br />BevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-11098455586304968132011-08-30T01:30:11.392-07:002011-08-30T01:30:11.392-07:00Hi Mary,
Thanks for your blog. It is a daily chall...Hi Mary,<br />Thanks for your blog. It is a daily challenge to just fix our eyes on Jesus. Thanks for the reminder.<br />Jennifer AnnJennifer Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284057776201270126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-52596577329988359242011-08-30T01:15:31.680-07:002011-08-30T01:15:31.680-07:00Mary, this is a lovely, powerful blog. Thank you f...Mary, this is a lovely, powerful blog. Thank you for sharing.<br />For me, it was learning to stop intellectualising and just take that step off the cliff with trust in God. He has been beside me through all the travails. I don't look to him to solve my problems, just to give me the strength to bear them. He hasn't failed me yet.<br />AlisonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-40485260021625938082011-08-30T00:54:51.594-07:002011-08-30T00:54:51.594-07:00Mary, isn't it good we can communicate through...Mary, isn't it good we can communicate through blogging. Part of the joy of ageing in ministry is to see the change in lives as you depicted in that young man. May it continue in the lives of others<br /><br />Ray.Ray Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720158812896505028noreply@blogger.com