tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post1289663274116945999..comments2023-12-29T16:13:47.863-08:00Comments on Walking Well With God: What If The Worst Case Scenario Comes True?Bev Rihtarchik - Walking Well With Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18225613427007199391noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-19523633550434797972016-01-29T14:11:40.701-08:002016-01-29T14:11:40.701-08:00God has intervened already for one of our children...God has intervened already for one of our children! Praise Him and thank you for your prayers, Bev.www.nancyaruegg.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060173405144735663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-4866699609769277232016-01-28T10:00:41.001-08:002016-01-28T10:00:41.001-08:00Deborah,
I am sorry about the losses you have expe...Deborah,<br />I am sorry about the losses you have experienced lately. May you know God's love on a deeper level and feel the sustaining comfort of His everlasting arms as they hold you through this difficult time.<br />Blessings,<br />BevBev Rihtarchik - Walking Well With Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225613427007199391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-31781769537492139132016-01-28T09:58:44.775-08:002016-01-28T09:58:44.775-08:00Beth,
Your life and experiences are testimony to t...Beth,<br />Your life and experiences are testimony to the fact that God grants us the grace we need in the moment that we need it. I know how much you miss your husband and I pray that God's grace would rain down on you each and every day that he is gone. <br />Love you much,<br />Bev xoBev Rihtarchik - Walking Well With Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225613427007199391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-21190330647728191102016-01-28T09:57:00.219-08:002016-01-28T09:57:00.219-08:00Mary,
I know you are going through a lot. So glad...Mary,<br />I know you are going through a lot. So glad that these words were able to offer a balm to your heart! Know that you are in my prayers for God's loving arms of grace to comfort and surround you!<br />Blessings and Hugs sweet friend,<br />BevBev Rihtarchik - Walking Well With Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225613427007199391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-61681731775226172712016-01-28T09:55:36.012-08:002016-01-28T09:55:36.012-08:00Susan,
Sounds like your Grandma was a very wise wo...Susan,<br />Sounds like your Grandma was a very wise woman. God, does indeed, give special grace for times and circumstances that we can't even fathom. We do well by ourselves to not let our imaginations wander to places where God's grace has not yet gone. Glad to be linked up next to you!!<br />Blessings,<br />BevBev Rihtarchik - Walking Well With Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225613427007199391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-24266796207770976282016-01-28T09:50:39.908-08:002016-01-28T09:50:39.908-08:00Beth,
Amen that God's love towers over our mol...Beth,<br />Amen that God's love towers over our molehill problems, yet He doesn't take away from the dignity of what we are going through. No matter what the depths we sink to, His arms go deeper still to keep us from being utterly cast down. Joining with you in thanks for a gracious and redemptive God!<br />Blessings,<br />BevBev Rihtarchik - Walking Well With Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225613427007199391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-71614472548579023112016-01-27T14:49:54.271-08:002016-01-27T14:49:54.271-08:00Loved all your thoughts Bev. I especially love th...Loved all your thoughts Bev. I especially love the one about being under His everlasting arms. Touching today with losses we have experienced recently. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736416182544683890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-287559303654216452016-01-27T13:47:35.001-08:002016-01-27T13:47:35.001-08:00Many, many powerful quotes in this post, Bev, and ...Many, many powerful quotes in this post, Bev, and of course lots of powerful scripture verses (you are always so good with filling your post with those!). And I so got the "God offers grace in the moment of our greatest need - not a minute before or after. " I remember a friend telling me He would do that for me the first time I had to say good-bye to my husband. And it happened just as she said it would.<br /><br />Beautiful post, as always, Bev.<br /><br />Much love.<br />xoxoSimply Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08583157577579026991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-7529497465533101482016-01-27T13:21:34.277-08:002016-01-27T13:21:34.277-08:00I can't even begin to tell you how these words...I can't even begin to tell you how these words ministered to me today. With all that is going on in my life currently, knowing God is the provider of comfort, grace and redemption is just what I needed to hear. You are a blessing to me and I am so glad to call you friend!Mary Geisenhttp://www.passagethroughgrace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-50528534318992303372016-01-27T11:25:24.088-08:002016-01-27T11:25:24.088-08:00Bev, two things come to mind as I read this post.&...Bev, two things come to mind as I read this post."What Job feared the most came upon him." Job was a worrier, he used to offer sacrifices for his kids' sins while they were partying. When I read that and fully understood the implication is when I rebuked vain imaginations, in Jesus' Name, once and for all. I WILL NOT DO THAT ANYMORE. Secondly, when my children were small a man in the neighborhood backed out of his driveway killing his two-year old whom he did not see. I remember saying to my Godly Grandma, I could not live through that. And she told me, "Susie, do not put yourself in their place - God gives a special grace for these times." My Grandma had experience in the grief area because she lost her 26-year old daughter and entered a 5-year season of grieving. I'm your neighbor at Holley's today #85.<br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364430951695372897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-22494051588549365802016-01-27T07:01:49.222-08:002016-01-27T07:01:49.222-08:00You've just fleshed out more of what I was try...You've just fleshed out more of what I was trying to say in my post on the way our pasts have hurt men "and women's" ability to be open with their spouses. God can redeem those hurts and wounds. You've spoken of it so beautifully here, Bev, but the reality is so very beautiful! Makes any hardship we go through seem like a molehill in comparison to the towering mountain who is our gracious and redemptive God! Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156048755652103073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-78756052515888881942016-01-24T04:30:18.228-08:002016-01-24T04:30:18.228-08:00Joy,
I've have lived through times when I thou...Joy,<br />I've have lived through times when I thought my pain could not go any deeper, yet it would. Though I may not have known it at the time, God's everlasting arms were there...holding me and loving me through the pain. His mercy and compassion are never ending and like you, I am so thankful for that truth to hold onto. Seeing His grace in the past, gives me hope and courage for the future...whatever it might hold. Thank you for your insights here!<br />Blessings,<br />BevBev Rihtarchik - Walking Well With Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225613427007199391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-77049483507131461792016-01-24T04:26:20.045-08:002016-01-24T04:26:20.045-08:00Brenda,
I believe God knows full well that we are ...Brenda,<br />I believe God knows full well that we are prone to worrying. That's why He gives us so many comforting verses from His word to calm our restless hearts. Joining with you in casting our cares on Him (and leaving them there).<br />Blessings,<br />BevBev Rihtarchik - Walking Well With Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225613427007199391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-56001508796924771372016-01-24T04:24:38.718-08:002016-01-24T04:24:38.718-08:00Nancy,
I can relate to adult children going throug...Nancy,<br />I can relate to adult children going through crises...as they get older their problems do not go away, they take on a whole new complexity. Know that you and your kids are in my prayers!! Take heart (and I'm speaking to myself here) that God can redeem ANY and ALL situations.<br />Love your heart,<br />BevBev Rihtarchik - Walking Well With Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225613427007199391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-82556759813283570442016-01-23T12:16:19.117-08:002016-01-23T12:16:19.117-08:00Bev, you offer hope for the hurting and words of c...Bev, you offer hope for the hurting and words of comfort for the weary and wounded. I've also experienced how grace arrives just when all our human resources are totally depleted. Coming as it does, we can be assured that the peace and help we receive are entirely God-given. These words hit home hard to me today: "there is no depth of pain in which you will not go deeper still in order to hold me in your everlasting arms" as ones I an attest to and am eternally thankful for. Blessed to be your neighbour at #essentialfridays and to read your reassuring words. Thank you! Joy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-52693672820618138362016-01-22T12:43:36.988-08:002016-01-22T12:43:36.988-08:00From the "chief" of worrying sinners...t...From the "chief" of worrying sinners...thank you! This post was a real blessing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893090561211076441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-57808698937237165812016-01-22T11:39:01.424-08:002016-01-22T11:39:01.424-08:00Two of our adult children are facing crises of sor...Two of our adult children are facing crises of sorts right now. Your post couldn't have been more timely. I'm going to read this again and copy into my journal the comforting truths you've highlighted, that ease my concerns and bolster my faith. One example: God is in the business of redemption, even from the most dire of circumstances. Amen, and thank you, Bev!www.nancyaruegg.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13060173405144735663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-83362977853662644372016-01-22T07:50:09.071-08:002016-01-22T07:50:09.071-08:00Michele,
Trusting and turning worries into prayers...Michele,<br />Trusting and turning worries into prayers is easier said than done sometimes. I KNOW I need others to reinforce truth to me because the enemy would like nothing more than to isolate me and get me on a road of false thinking and worrying. I often have to pass my thoughts through the lens of "is this thought in keeping with what I know of God's loving character?" If not, then I need to trash it. Always appreciate your insights, Michele!<br />Blessings,<br />Bev xxBev Rihtarchik - Walking Well With Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225613427007199391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443269509543825661.post-47938369811395232262016-01-22T06:36:23.138-08:002016-01-22T06:36:23.138-08:00Along with you, I'm trying *(trusting)* to tur...Along with you, I'm trying *(trusting)* to turn those worries into prayers. God is faithful. I'm finding that when I'm alone in the minivan, He and I have conversations about all the things that I'm churning and fussing about. <br />We do need others in this journey to confirm our thinking about truth and to turn our thoughts away from false thinking! Thanks for doing that here!Michele Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814119096056835884noreply@blogger.com