tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18297904.post3411634337303553391..comments2023-09-11T09:07:38.474-05:00Comments on Sweet Jazzy Cat: Proverbs 3:11-12jazzycathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720471765591930568noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18297904.post-24820692279653900252008-06-02T20:07:00.000-05:002008-06-02T20:07:00.000-05:00Jim,Thanks. I think the key to this answer might ...Jim,<BR/>Thanks. I think the key to this answer might be Romans 8:28. If such a death accomplished more than just punishment such as being used for God's greater purposes, then probably so. However, I do not think it is within our power to determine God's purposes for the unfolding of events in specific cases. I am just giving my opinion, but I do not think it would be just for the purpose of chastening. I think of the passage, "He that began a good work in you will.........."jazzycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720471765591930568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18297904.post-78537453108279634892008-06-02T18:13:00.000-05:002008-06-02T18:13:00.000-05:00Wayne, very true. God will chasten His children t...Wayne, very true. God will chasten His children to bring them back.<BR/><BR/>Is it possible however that God would actually chasten His child by shortening their life span? (IE: untimely death)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281425856398968419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18297904.post-38679996204649835642008-05-31T18:12:00.000-05:002008-05-31T18:12:00.000-05:00Don,Thanks. Yes, I remember those hot August days...Don,<BR/>Thanks. Yes, I remember those hot August days of high school football practice as well. The MS is for Mississippi State. The winner of the game between Miss. State and Ole Miss gets to keep the same trophy until the other team wins it back. This photo was taken very late in the game with a big lead in 1974.jazzycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720471765591930568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18297904.post-48078210068560244372008-05-31T14:10:00.000-05:002008-05-31T14:10:00.000-05:00God works on the mind and heart, and this is where...God works on the mind and heart, and this is where the pain is deepest, and the correction burns with intense heat.<BR/><BR/>But it subsides, and we are a bit purer for His glory. We shine a bit brighter for His kingdom.<BR/><BR/>But when I'm going through it, I am very discouraged, but never to despair, for the Holy Spirit abides, and He is greater than our heart's most painful trial, and/or discipline from our Father in heaven, who loves us more than we could ever know.<BR/><BR/>Wayne, what's the story with the football team with M S on their helmets?<BR/><BR/>I sure do remember playing in high school after looking at that photo. And the first half hour of calisthenics was grueling in the hot August sun, where we had three practice sessions. <BR/>But it prepared us for the regular season.donsandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665794015011057098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18297904.post-10126439836601971142008-05-30T07:40:00.000-05:002008-05-30T07:40:00.000-05:00Thanks Mark. BTW that photo taken in 1974Thanks Mark. BTW that photo taken in 1974jazzycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720471765591930568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18297904.post-48752285226935283002008-05-30T06:25:00.000-05:002008-05-30T06:25:00.000-05:00A good message. Chastening, painful but good.A good message. Chastening, painful but good.mark piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882538938829765324noreply@blogger.com