tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391211.post5784461052293964348..comments2023-10-02T04:16:11.219-05:00Comments on never been here before: this isn't about mestephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760765831975016535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391211.post-91846305046937656882015-03-25T09:01:18.800-05:002015-03-25T09:01:18.800-05:00Good. Don't stop. God is using you. lv uGood. Don't stop. God is using you. lv u<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683658740128360309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391211.post-8971880981993424292015-03-25T08:55:32.638-05:002015-03-25T08:55:32.638-05:00The beauty of what you wrote wasn't in that I ...The beauty of what you wrote wasn't in that I felt it was directed to me. I know I'm not quite that bad... But that doesn't mean my own navel gazing wasn't somehow stunting my growth. There was much truth in your post, specifically that our quest to be authentic is not the end of the story. Just as Jesus loves us just as we are but loves us too much to leave us there, I was allowing my own selfishness to stunt my sanctification. I won't stop sharing my quest to be known, I promise you that. But I am also going through a lot of other things in my life (outside of this process) that have been very painful, too. Things I can't share about in public on a blog. These things have consumed me so much that I think about what others aren't doing for me. A lot. This isn't ok. Your words about authenticity not being the end of the story reminded me that my pain is not the end of the story. And that I wasn't allowing God to use my pain to grow me. stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760765831975016535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17391211.post-53847558971948695292015-03-25T05:42:00.339-05:002015-03-25T05:42:00.339-05:00Oh, Stephanie- I would never think you are a selfi...Oh, Stephanie- I would never think you are a selfish person. NEVER. Don't give up your quest to be known.- for you have proven to know better than to stop there. Please take my words as a message to myself and society in general. And DON't stop sharing your journey! I'm hanging on your every word and am grateful that your message brings me past my own self. Love you! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683658740128360309noreply@blogger.com