tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21181701.post115461789820080769..comments2023-04-18T03:21:39.728-06:00Comments on A Prodigal Pilgrim: more fret-ful than a guitar{Liz}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12728748980703844287noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21181701.post-1155152610849280882006-08-09T13:43:00.000-06:002006-08-09T13:43:00.000-06:00Man, where was this wisdom when I was going throug...Man, where was this wisdom when I was going through this? <BR/><BR/>Oh, wait, I still am. Cursed existentialism!<BR/><BR/>:) (I'm gettin' betta)Aisyrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146268543560326640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21181701.post-1155151491218091832006-08-09T13:24:00.000-06:002006-08-09T13:24:00.000-06:00one thing i've come to realize in the past couple ...one thing i've come to realize in the past couple of days, i think, is that a lot of my identity for a long time has been grounded in what I do... instead of in who God says I am. thus the fretting and worrying and wearing myself out over lack of employment... "i'm not doing anything so i must be nothing!" would roughly describe the mindset.<BR/><BR/>so perhaps i'm not productive in the world's eyes at the moment, but i'm determined to take this season, with all its extra time, and see what God has to teach me in it, and where He wants me to serve... cause in all likelihood it won't be where i think. :-){Liz}https://www.blogger.com/profile/12728748980703844287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21181701.post-1155064199133373832006-08-08T13:09:00.000-06:002006-08-08T13:09:00.000-06:00I empathize. Oh, how I empathize! I think back t...I empathize. Oh, how I empathize! I think back to my two years at home and wonder why I didn't accomplish anything productive during all that down time. Looking from my current perspective, though, it's no wonder. <BR/><BR/>You're right in that it's incredibly hard not to get anxious and depressed, but you're also better off than I was for a long time. It took me time to accept the support around me and learn to trust in a Plan I could not see. <BR/><BR/>So hang in there, girl. You've got a leg up on all this. Just don't put your whole weight on it. :)Aisyrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146268543560326640noreply@blogger.com