tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19105683.post114986977672025560..comments2023-11-05T05:58:51.073-05:00Comments on Inside Andre's head ©: Through the eyes of the RockAndrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01018331496569382238noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19105683.post-1150416975132801252006-06-15T20:16:00.000-04:002006-06-15T20:16:00.000-04:00Hi Andre,What are remarkable post! This one had a ...Hi Andre,<BR/><BR/>What are remarkable post! This one had a really profound meaning for me. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19105683.post-1150147149260840622006-06-12T17:19:00.000-04:002006-06-12T17:19:00.000-04:00@ rhynoman: I agree with you about Peter. I think ...@ rhynoman: I agree with you about Peter. I think it's interesting that we often vilify Peter for being the loud-mouthed, swearing, Jesus-denying, 'fraidy cat. But, I often wonder what I would be like if I walked a mile in his shoes. <BR/><BR/>How many times do we do some of the EXACT same things that Peter did?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments.<BR/><BR/>@ Ajbendaña: Did I say "Mavs in 5"?! I think I meant Mavs in Four! <BR/><BR/>At any rate, I don't mind if you drop my link on your page. I'm flattered. Maybe I'll grab the attention of one of those Miami hotties. Just a thought...<BR/><BR/>I also dropped a link to your page. Your topics (minus the Miami Heat nonsense) are pretty intriguing and thought provoking as well. Be easy...<BR/><BR/>@ Diane: I really appreaciate your profound insight. As I mentioned before, it's really easy to identify someone else's failures in their walk with Christ, but it's not nearly as easy to finger our own faults. This can be unnerving sometimes because -- in most cases -- we're JUST LIKE the person we're looking down on (in this case, Peter).<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that you enjoyed this one. <BR/><BR/>@ joanne: The way I see it, this all just a fellowship of the saints. Sure, it's not in a physcially interactive fellowship, but it's edifying to me nonetheless. Thank you for your emails and for your comments. You've blessed ME more than you know...<BR/><BR/>@ Lorna: I'm humbled by your kind words. <BR/><BR/>Thanks, by the way, for your James reference. It's one of my favorite books in the entire Bible. Simple; to the point; and insightful. <BR/><BR/>As that passage says, I try to make it a point to challenge the way we look at things that we THINK we know. Growth, to me, comes when you're able to reassess the way you think about the things that you thought we just SO ABSOLUTE.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments.Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018331496569382238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19105683.post-1150133694796296442006-06-12T13:34:00.001-04:002006-06-12T13:34:00.001-04:00God has already used you so many times to encourag...God has already used you so many times to encourage me....I hope that you feel the love and encouragement that so many of us are beaming your way.<BR/><BR/>As it says in James: "Consider it a sheer gift, friends when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors".<BR/><BR/>Thank you for reminding me what it means to following Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19105683.post-1149891342291924402006-06-09T18:15:00.000-04:002006-06-09T18:15:00.000-04:00Andre, you have NO IDEA how much of a blessing you...Andre, you have NO IDEA how much of a blessing you are to me. Posts like this give me a new way of looking at my relationship with God.<BR/><BR/>But, even in cases when we don't see eye-to-eye, the disagreements we have cause me to go back to the Word and study a little harder. Your thoughts and your messages was the very thing I needed to re-energize my spiritual walk. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19105683.post-1149882060889224982006-06-09T15:41:00.000-04:002006-06-09T15:41:00.000-04:00Like it or not, we are human, and the disciples we...Like it or not, we are human, and the disciples were, too. After Jesus was out of sight for a little while, they went back to their "usual" lives. Then, Jesus appeared and spoke to them, charging them to go out and work for Him again. He gently rebuked them for their failures, and encouraged them to go out and do better this time. Sound familiar? It should, because as His disciples in this day and age, it's a scenario that's repeated daily, and sometimes multiple times in one day. We get our instructions from Jesus, sin and fall back on our old ways, and the Holy Spirit convicts us and shows us where we've failed, and The Word charges us and encourages us to put our sin behind us, try to do better, and go out and live for Christ to the best of our ability. Then the cycle starts all over. <BR/>Do we love Jesus? Okay, how MUCH do we love Him? It's put up or shut up time, every single day. <BR/><BR/>This is a great post, Andre, and I love your analogies. This message is just as relevant today as when Jesus taught it over 2000 years ago. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Bible Study. I feel like I've been to CHURCH. :-)Diane@Diane's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919687116633720697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19105683.post-1149877135099783942006-06-09T14:18:00.000-04:002006-06-09T14:18:00.000-04:00Mavs in Five, Heck no!!!!!!!!!! WE will bounce bac...Mavs in Five, Heck no!!!!!!!!!! WE will bounce back. Just wait. But yea, i linked your blog on mine. I like the way you approch your subjects and bring the reader in. Plus it only helps that the topics are worthy and relevant. So I think I am providing the few people that read my blog a good service.DobyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438080629722146370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19105683.post-1149876670137459182006-06-09T14:11:00.000-04:002006-06-09T14:11:00.000-04:00Great post! I felt like I was right there eating ...Great post! I felt like I was right there eating fish with Jesus; getting questioned by Jesus, receiving a charge from Jesus.<BR/><BR/>When you think about it, especially, after the last couple of points you raised, we really ARE no different that Peter was. I guess the only question is: can we all face up to our sins and our faults and become great ambassadors for God?<BR/><BR/>Powerful post, brother!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19105683.post-1149876016728642822006-06-09T14:00:00.000-04:002006-06-09T14:00:00.000-04:00Hey, hey! Long time...I stopped by your myspace pa...Hey, hey! Long time...<BR/><BR/>I stopped by your myspace page. Not too shabby...<BR/><BR/>Now, to your post: On the one hand, I'm sorry to hear about some of the tests that you've been battling with. It's never good to hear about another person struggling and dealing with difficulty. But, on the other hand, I'm not so sorry that you had to deal with them. After all, your difficult and painful experiences help you to generate a lot of MUCH NEEDED insight as you journey your way through life.<BR/><BR/>The way I see it, the devil comes at you during two different periods of your life: when things are going well and when things are going bad. This can only mean that...well...he's around us ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, trying to make us miserable. It's his job to make our lives difficult with hurt, the occasional misery, and -- ultimately -- temptation; and he keeps himself pretty busy. I mean, he had NO PROBLEM tempting Jesus. What makes you think he won't come after us?<BR/><BR/>But, I think you should feel better knowing that the devil's silly games only push you closer to God. Even when the world throws all sorts of bad things at you, you've been made free in the Spirit.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for blessing me with your comments...<BR/><BR/>Mavs in 5.Andrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018331496569382238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19105683.post-1149874403153337462006-06-09T13:33:00.000-04:002006-06-09T13:33:00.000-04:00Well, i believe that the closer people get to god,...Well, i believe that the closer people get to god, the more they are tempted by the devil, evil, etc. I think it all fits in to what you are saying with your post. The more spiritual you get the harder the tests get. Tests can come in many different shapes, sizes,thougts, people, emotions, etc. For example, i am getting over a very long and great relationship. My tests as i saw them were coping with what god presented to me at the time. He sent me into situations were if i were to deviate from what was right or felt right, I could end up a broken person. But I realized that however painful this may be, its part of gods plan for me. Accepting that fact made it so much more clear and less subceptible to temptations. But what really got to me is how much more temptations were thrown my way after i accepted that fact. its like it increase 10 fold. I, to say the least was astonished. But my unwavering commitment to what i believe is gods plan for me has made it all possible. I felt i should have been a broken person for at least a few months, but i feel like a new person. I dont feel sorry for myself, i feel free. I think that your post went along those lines, except that those people you mentioned (deciples) had higher prices to pay than most of us ever will. Point of the post is people need to face thier fears head on, in order to overcome them and live in peace with themselves.DobyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438080629722146370noreply@blogger.com