Comments on: Brokenness http://windrumors.com/2007/06/brokenness/ The Official Site of Paul Young, author of The Shack Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:17:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christine Kropac http://windrumors.com/2007/06/brokenness/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Christine Kropac Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:04:35 +0000 http://www.windrumors.com/index.php/2007/06/20/brokenness/#comment-683 I so enjoyed your book. my life is complicated, crazy never a dull moment. with seven kids (second marriage managing three families it is a nightmare) , 6 boys and one girl life can throw awhole lot of curve balls at you. I have felt as if I was sinking time and time again, but God reminds me everyday there is no time to, wallow, I have to keep moving, God gives me strength everyday to hold my family together, to keep me sane. to balance all the turns and twists that occuer with 7 kids. Teh Holy spirirt reminds of my own garden and its mismanagement, but it is still a beautiful garden my family and grows and prospers maybe not in the ideal way but it grows. -- but all i can do everyday is the best i can. to trust God has plans for me and my family - and it is going to ok. I so enjoyed your book. my life is complicated, crazy never a dull moment. with seven kids (second marriage managing three families it is a nightmare) , 6 boys and one girl life can throw awhole lot of curve balls at you. I have felt as if I was sinking time and time again, but God reminds me everyday there is no time to, wallow, I have to keep moving, God gives me strength everyday to hold my family together, to keep me sane. to balance all the turns and twists that occuer with 7 kids. Teh Holy spirirt reminds of my own garden and its mismanagement, but it is still a beautiful garden my family and grows and prospers maybe not in the ideal way but it grows. — but all i can do everyday is the best i can. to trust God has plans for me and my family – and it is going to ok.

]]> By: William http://windrumors.com/2007/06/brokenness/comment-page-1/#comment-682 William Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:45:01 +0000 http://www.windrumors.com/index.php/2007/06/20/brokenness/#comment-682 These words really resonated with me: "every incremental movement in ‘resting’, ‘trusting’, ‘relying’ etc, is a celebration of His love and power in you…a breath of wholeness permeating your person." If one could see the insides of my spirit I believe there would be a lot of scars/wounds -- probably true for most of us. Many of these are a result of my relationship with my earthly father, many of them are self-inflicted. It's unfortunate that I am the cause of so many of my wounds. How can these wounds be healed? I tried many ways: prayer for healing -- that one moment when all would be healed [kind of like a scar on superman closing up quickly], determination -- "I WILL forgive [person].", distance from the cause of the pain, trying to please the causer of pain, fighting back, tears, confusion, and more wounds -- self-inflicted now. After reading The Shack Christmas, 2007 something happened in my spirit. I found Papa's lap. I crawled up into it. It was the first time I looked into His eyes without wondering what He was thinking about me. It was the first time I saw Him smile and didn't wonder if He was smiling because He loved me [of course] or because He liked me [really?!] -- of course, it's both. It's so true that healing comes every moment of every day as we live this daily adventure resting in Him. What freedom to be loved [and liked!:)] by Papa! These words really resonated with me: “every incremental movement in ‘resting’, ‘trusting’, ‘relying’ etc, is a celebration of His love and power in you…a breath of wholeness permeating your person.”

If one could see the insides of my spirit I believe there would be a lot of scars/wounds — probably true for most of us. Many of these are a result of my relationship with my earthly father, many of them are self-inflicted. It’s unfortunate that I am the cause of so many of my wounds.

How can these wounds be healed? I tried many ways: prayer for healing — that one moment when all would be healed [kind of like a scar on superman closing up quickly], determination — “I WILL forgive [person].”, distance from the cause of the pain, trying to please the causer of pain, fighting back, tears, confusion, and more wounds — self-inflicted now.

After reading The Shack Christmas, 2007 something happened in my spirit. I found Papa’s lap. I crawled up into it. It was the first time I looked into His eyes without wondering what He was thinking about me. It was the first time I saw Him smile and didn’t wonder if He was smiling because He loved me [of course] or because He liked me [really?!] — of course, it’s both.

It’s so true that healing comes every moment of every day as we live this daily adventure resting in Him. What freedom to be loved [and liked!:)] by Papa!

]]> By: Manuela http://windrumors.com/2007/06/brokenness/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Manuela Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:08:56 +0000 http://www.windrumors.com/index.php/2007/06/20/brokenness/#comment-681 I recently found out about you through Kent. I appreciated reading about your distinctions in the two kinds of brokeness... and the quote from "Willie" was a comforting reminder of God's love. Sometimes it's hard to understand why God doesn't heal more quickly or completely in this life. I know it's me that's got the blindfolds here... and that His power is made perfect in weakness. Like you said, it's a process. So glad to be in His hands, that I CAN trust Him, even though I don't understand... He's got me, tenderly. I pray that sinks in more and more. I look forward to reading your book. Thanks! Oh and I love the name of your book publisher?- "Windblown" That was a band name I had picked for a project I was working on a few years back... I LOVE the verse about how we don't know where the wind is going to blow and that that is how it is with those born of the Spirit. How contrary to the world that is! and how exciting ( and scarey)! I have a feeling I'm gonna like your book...Peace I recently found out about you through Kent. I appreciated reading about your distinctions in the two kinds of brokeness… and the quote from “Willie” was a comforting reminder of God’s love. Sometimes it’s hard to understand why God doesn’t heal more quickly or completely in this life. I know it’s me that’s got the blindfolds here… and that His power is made perfect in weakness. Like you said, it’s a process. So glad to be in His hands, that I CAN trust Him, even though I don’t understand… He’s got me, tenderly. I pray that sinks in more and more. I look forward to reading your book. Thanks!
Oh and I love the name of your book publisher?- “Windblown” That was a band name I had picked for a project I was working on a few years back… I LOVE the verse about how we don’t know where the wind is going to blow and that that is how it is with those born of the Spirit. How contrary to the world that is! and how exciting ( and scarey)! I have a feeling I’m gonna like your book…Peace

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