tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post8023253340864766232..comments2024-02-03T04:27:24.489-08:00Comments on Writing for Christ ~ The Audience of One: Don't Steal God's JoyCaseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-56851550920005184252012-07-21T18:57:07.632-07:002012-07-21T18:57:07.632-07:00It was a good reminder for me too, Becky. I so oft...It was a good reminder for me too, Becky. I so often want to take control of my own dreams and that is when things start falling apart.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-76573430256119935072012-07-21T18:55:08.192-07:002012-07-21T18:55:08.192-07:00Thanks, Katie. :)Thanks, Katie. :)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-45141513090967040892012-07-21T18:53:24.718-07:002012-07-21T18:53:24.718-07:00Thank you for coming by, Loree. I'm glad it bl...Thank you for coming by, Loree. I'm glad it blessed you.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-91082351398389844212012-07-21T18:51:57.738-07:002012-07-21T18:51:57.738-07:00I had the title come to me a couple months ago and...I had the title come to me a couple months ago and God just kept that seed there. It was a great revelation for me!Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-23564750385343433562012-07-21T18:50:15.173-07:002012-07-21T18:50:15.173-07:00I love several of Barlow Girl's songs. I'm...I love several of Barlow Girl's songs. I'm playing the song now. :) I love what you said about God being sufficient. I think that is so often why He gives us the dreams He does. To teach us we are enough in Him already.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-74352983408870979502012-07-21T18:47:16.409-07:002012-07-21T18:47:16.409-07:00I'm glad you were able to stop by, Lindsay! Th...I'm glad you were able to stop by, Lindsay! Thank you. :)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-39010897626283530952012-07-21T18:45:43.459-07:002012-07-21T18:45:43.459-07:00I so often need this reminder too, Ang! Hang in th...I so often need this reminder too, Ang! Hang in there. God's timing is perfect. So much better than ours. See in a little over two months!!!Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-38952999671560746832012-07-21T18:44:05.028-07:002012-07-21T18:44:05.028-07:00Once I wrote that, I realized what I had even writ...Once I wrote that, I realized what I had even written and yes, our dreams do become idols. What a lesson in humility and trust it is to turn it over!Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-20667879711622425232012-07-21T18:42:06.886-07:002012-07-21T18:42:06.886-07:00Melissa, I LOVE this comment. Love, love. Your wis...Melissa, I LOVE this comment. Love, love. Your wisdom continually motivates me. I want to spend more time in in. :)<br /><br />I know for me with my writing, for the longest time I wanted to hurry that journey along, especially when you start comparing it with other's success. But the success of others does not in anyway measure your journey. Hmmm, sounds like another blog post. ;-)Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920406327885410557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-34382731935170538282012-07-20T22:39:40.919-07:002012-07-20T22:39:40.919-07:00Casey - Refreshing reminder of the things the Crea...Casey - Refreshing reminder of the things the Creator has put in our hearts. Thanks for sharing - lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-81783580226545621502012-07-20T11:58:19.648-07:002012-07-20T11:58:19.648-07:00Love this post, Casey. :)Love this post, Casey. :)Katie Gansherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150375338556869812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-4835520837726397582012-07-20T07:57:40.853-07:002012-07-20T07:57:40.853-07:00Love your heart in this beautiful post, Casey.Love your heart in this beautiful post, Casey.Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-42114605981953636852012-07-20T06:39:18.113-07:002012-07-20T06:39:18.113-07:00Also, I love the name of your post, "Don'...Also, I love the name of your post, "Don't Steal God's Joy" - I confess I never thought of it that way. Our tunnel vision and stranglehold on our dreams can sometimes tie His hands. Thank you for sharing what the Lord has put on your heart, Case. I'll never forget that line.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />AmandaAmanda Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16372107574684016349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-53243208578136029352012-07-20T06:31:11.413-07:002012-07-20T06:31:11.413-07:00Happy Friday, dear Casey! This special post brough...Happy Friday, dear Casey! This special post brought tears to my eyes. I have been struggling so much with this lately. My eyes have been so focused on what I want now and in the future that they're fixed on dreams, not on the Author or Giver of those dreams. They unintentionally become idols and we unconsciously worship them.<br /><br />Proverbs 6:19 is a scripture He keeps reminding me of lately. My prayer is that I will trust God to have His perfect way, believing His grace is sufficient while I wait on Him. I want HIM to be enough, even if not a single dream gets realized, I want Christ to be enough.<br /><br />Don't know if you've ever head of the Christian band BarlowGirl but they have this beautiful song called "Surrender" that keeps coming to mind and I think you might like it as it ties in very well with your post. I'll leave the link to it below if you get a chance and want to take a listen :)<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG7lBZAULE8<br /><br />Praying you have a beautiful weekend in Jesus, my friend!<br />Blessings,<br />AmandaAmanda Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16372107574684016349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-16498223798095467712012-07-20T06:12:45.270-07:002012-07-20T06:12:45.270-07:00Beautiful post, Case! What a great reminder.Beautiful post, Case! What a great reminder.Lindsay Harrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379628592162011068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-14757509883639324252012-07-20T05:50:06.640-07:002012-07-20T05:50:06.640-07:00What a beautiful, eloquent post, Casey. And my hea...What a beautiful, eloquent post, Casey. And my heart needed this very badly. Thank you for kicking of my vacation with inspiration and hope in God's joy!Angie Dickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794268733490363528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-9565796147214527832012-07-20T05:07:48.662-07:002012-07-20T05:07:48.662-07:00Beautiful words of wisdom, Casey. It makes me sad ...Beautiful words of wisdom, Casey. It makes me sad how I can take even a good, God-given thing like dreams and make them an idol.Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125367606156990763.post-52933922299797357292012-07-20T04:23:35.029-07:002012-07-20T04:23:35.029-07:00I love this, Casey! Love, love, love! I think some...I love this, Casey! Love, love, love! I think sometimes in all the facts or "rules" of my faith or view of God, it gets easy to forget he delights in me, takes joy in me...and that His plan for my life is, yes, to give Him glory but also to fully be the person he created and crafted...and when I'm that person, I'm most alive, most passionate, most purposeful. But I can't be that person if I neglect the dreams He's put on my heart or skew that dream in impatience or trying to hurry it along by my own efforts. <br /><br />Good, good stuff!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620457068731162013noreply@blogger.com