tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537771529061328043.post3351780288990215447..comments2023-09-29T03:13:50.798-07:00Comments on Lori's Prayer Closet: Why I took a break, and why I'm backLori Heydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800167686537384791noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537771529061328043.post-25916242299981307752012-11-16T09:49:04.328-08:002012-11-16T09:49:04.328-08:00Lori,
There isn't much else I can add here th...Lori,<br /><br />There isn't much else I can add here that hasn't been said so sincerely and eloquently by you, Ken and Debra. I stopped blogging for a month this past summer, thinking what else could I add to what everyone else was saying, and so much better at that? And I was THIS CLOSE yesterday to just shelving everything. Comments -- right there with you. And I feel awful when I read a blog (like yours) and fail to leave a comment. Very often, I'm moved, but just don't know what to say other than a heartfelt 'thank you.' <br /><br />I know that God has called me to write for Him, and He has gifted me with this blog to do so. But speaking strictly for myself here, I feel I must retake this to prayer, get my priorities straight, etc. I feel like I've become too obsessed with my blog to the point of letting things lapse around my home, spending less time with family and friends. I believe I've stopped listening to God's voice, telling me to write, and am listening to my own instead, pushing me to compete, self-promote and be more concerned with 'the numbers' more and the message less.<br /><br />I'm glad you are back, Lori. Your blog has been an encouragement to me, and I'm sorry I don't always take the time to let you know this. And....thanks for making me feel that I'm not alone. <br /><br />Blessings,<br />PamPam Mannershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040348748832876445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537771529061328043.post-16580335364980580062012-11-16T04:12:10.596-08:002012-11-16T04:12:10.596-08:00Lori-
I'm almost giggling because I was thinki...Lori-<br />I'm almost giggling because I was thinking the same stuff about my own blog yesterday. I was really thinking of just stopping, but continuing to read my friends' blogs. I felt like I had said everything (in my case-way too much) that I would ever need to say, taken all the pictures I could possibly take-and most importantly-gone to the 'Stats' button for the umpteenth time to see how many people came to MY BLOG. Ugh. If nothing else, for me, blogging has shown me I am still playing show and tell. I haven't grown up much...<br /><br />But the point you make is so important. We don't know about the silent readers that come to our blogs-that need to have that Word that's not ours, but His.<br /><br />And because your own blog Lori, has touched my life in some important ways, I could go out in my little world and be a better person to the people I see-perhaps in a way that affected how they lived their lives-made it better-but it started from you. I'm sayin'-it can happen.<br />I'm GLAD you are back.<br />Love, DebraDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982370018359352543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537771529061328043.post-87080144684561053742012-11-15T19:32:58.954-08:002012-11-15T19:32:58.954-08:00Oh Ken, your words are so true. We need to pull aw...Oh Ken, your words are so true. We need to pull away sometimes in life and everything else just to remember in the silence, and then we can hear His voice, and we are all just praising Him, everyone in their own way, and it is beauty. Your blog is such a blessing, and you have such rich insight.....Thank you friend, LoriLori Heydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800167686537384791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537771529061328043.post-71086370959872933142012-11-15T18:25:47.459-08:002012-11-15T18:25:47.459-08:00Hi Lori,
I have struggled with the same issues wit...Hi Lori,<br />I have struggled with the same issues with the blog, and comments and all. Praise God, I am growing in this area, but it sure is there. We must keep focused on the real reason we blog, and you got it right. There are a lot of people out there who need to hear the message of Jesus Christ. Of course, we also are blessed to have the opportunity to encourage and bless other believers. I have always enjoyed and been blessed reading your blog.<br />BTW, I took a blogging break earlier this year which lasted about 6 months. One of the reasons was because I forgot why I blog. But I believe Jesus called me to this, and I could not walk away from blogging.<br />God bless,<br />KenKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01778220319438098870noreply@blogger.com