Comments on: Faith, trust, and control http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dean http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-8354 Dean Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:23:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html#comment-8354 Since converting to Catholicism I have come to see God more as artist than computer programmer, more the poet than the engineer. The Creator must delight in all of creation just as the loving mother sees more in the world than her child. The child is loved and is central, but now and again the mother wants to lift her eyes to the stars and take delight from the vast beauty.<br/>The vast universe tells me how great God is and how small I am. This leads to prayer and praise.<br/><br/>Dean in Wiscosin Since converting to Catholicism I have come to see God more as artist than computer programmer, more the poet than the engineer. The Creator must delight in all of creation just as the loving mother sees more in the world than her child. The child is loved and is central, but now and again the mother wants to lift her eyes to the stars and take delight from the vast beauty.
The vast universe tells me how great God is and how small I am. This leads to prayer and praise.

Dean in Wiscosin

]]> By: Jennifer F. http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-8332 Jennifer F. Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:49:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html#comment-8332 Thank you all for your comments!<br/><br/>Courtney - <br/><br/>You will definitely be in my prayers. Your honesty and humility are very inspiring. Thank you for your comment. Thank you all for your comments!

Courtney –

You will definitely be in my prayers. Your honesty and humility are very inspiring. Thank you for your comment.

]]> By: Courtney http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-8331 Courtney Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:40:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html#comment-8331 Hi, I'm a first-time poster here. I found myself vigorously nodding my head in agreement as I read this post - actually I find myself doing that with most of your posts. Your blog has been a real blessing to me; we seem to have very similar personalities and reading about your journey has helped me a lot with my own struggle to get back to God. I honestly feel unworthy of this, but if you or anyone else feels inclined to pray for me, I'd really appreciate it. I feel like I've made a big mess of my life and I have a husband and three kids that I've made mistakes with and I am struggling to grow spiritually while taking care of my kids (and trying to start telling them about God) and husband (and explaining to him why I want to change is hard, too). I love my family and I'm having a hard time. I feel like I sound pretty pathetic here, but maybe that's okay.<br/>- Courtney Hi, I’m a first-time poster here. I found myself vigorously nodding my head in agreement as I read this post – actually I find myself doing that with most of your posts. Your blog has been a real blessing to me; we seem to have very similar personalities and reading about your journey has helped me a lot with my own struggle to get back to God. I honestly feel unworthy of this, but if you or anyone else feels inclined to pray for me, I’d really appreciate it. I feel like I’ve made a big mess of my life and I have a husband and three kids that I’ve made mistakes with and I am struggling to grow spiritually while taking care of my kids (and trying to start telling them about God) and husband (and explaining to him why I want to change is hard, too). I love my family and I’m having a hard time. I feel like I sound pretty pathetic here, but maybe that’s okay.
- Courtney

]]> By: Crafty P http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-8329 Crafty P Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:07:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html#comment-8329 wow. fascinating blog! happened upon you from WFMW.<br/><br/>i know you wrote this post awhile ago, but I'm sure you're still battling the whole "control" issue. I have to agree with everyone else in that regardless of your background, we all have this innate desire to be in control of situations.<br/><br/>gosh, i battle this everyday of my life. I always attribute it to my being a first born, irish/italian catholic girl with a fierce independent streak!<br/><br/>Blessings to you, I'll be back to learn more about your amazing journey. I'm curious how long you were Abu Dhabi. I have friends from the states over there now. wow. fascinating blog! happened upon you from WFMW.

i know you wrote this post awhile ago, but I’m sure you’re still battling the whole “control” issue. I have to agree with everyone else in that regardless of your background, we all have this innate desire to be in control of situations.

gosh, i battle this everyday of my life. I always attribute it to my being a first born, irish/italian catholic girl with a fierce independent streak!

Blessings to you, I’ll be back to learn more about your amazing journey. I’m curious how long you were Abu Dhabi. I have friends from the states over there now.

]]> By: Robert http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-8325 Robert Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:17:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html#comment-8325 This is off point....but please read this post <a HREF="http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2008/09/political-bias-of-rome-news-tribune.html" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2008/09/political-bias-of-rome-news-tribune.html</a> This is off point….but please read this post http://sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/2008/09/political-bias-of-rome-news-tribune.html

]]> By: Pam http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-8324 Pam Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:12:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html#comment-8324 "...when you've lived your life as an atheist it's hard to give up the notion that you're in control..."<br/><br/>Well said. Even though it's been 28 years since I left atheism behind, I still battle that need to hang onto control... as if God doesn't know what He's doing.<br/><br/>Maybe critterknit is right, that growing up knowing about God doesn't necessarily take that struggle away... it didn't seem to for Adam! Yet I wonder if spending one's formative years thinking "I am in charge of myself" sets a person up for a different quality of struggle when he/she comes to faith as an adult.<br/><br/>Either way, thanks for being willing to share yourself for your readers' benefit. I appreciate your transparency. “…when you’ve lived your life as an atheist it’s hard to give up the notion that you’re in control…”

Well said. Even though it’s been 28 years since I left atheism behind, I still battle that need to hang onto control… as if God doesn’t know what He’s doing.

Maybe critterknit is right, that growing up knowing about God doesn’t necessarily take that struggle away… it didn’t seem to for Adam! Yet I wonder if spending one’s formative years thinking “I am in charge of myself” sets a person up for a different quality of struggle when he/she comes to faith as an adult.

Either way, thanks for being willing to share yourself for your readers’ benefit. I appreciate your transparency.

]]> By: Mchelle http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-8323 Mchelle Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:08:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html#comment-8323 Excellent reflection. I was raised in a Catholic home and I still struggle sometimes with letting go of control. I always know that I'm not in control and God really is (and that God's plan is best whether it seems to be working the way I want it to or not). But I do struggle with it in my daily decisions as well. <br/><br/>It's a hard thing to not be in control. As we grow up in this society, I realize that we are taught that we can do anything that we set our minds to and we do have control over it. A great lesson to inspire children, but somewhat flawed. Obviously it doesn't happen if God hasn't signed off on it no matter how much we want it. We just have to work on remembering that things always work out best by God's plan in the end. Excellent reflection. I was raised in a Catholic home and I still struggle sometimes with letting go of control. I always know that I’m not in control and God really is (and that God’s plan is best whether it seems to be working the way I want it to or not). But I do struggle with it in my daily decisions as well.

It’s a hard thing to not be in control. As we grow up in this society, I realize that we are taught that we can do anything that we set our minds to and we do have control over it. A great lesson to inspire children, but somewhat flawed. Obviously it doesn’t happen if God hasn’t signed off on it no matter how much we want it. We just have to work on remembering that things always work out best by God’s plan in the end.

]]> By: critterknit http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-8322 critterknit Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:38:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html#comment-8322 For whatever it's worth, I don't think that being raised in a Christian church/religion/God-focused family (however you wish to put it) makes letting go of control any easier. It's something I constantly struggle with. While I "know" that I'm not in control (in my head anyway), the knowing doesn't automatically transition into my daily life decisions and viewpoints. It doesn't help that I'm a planner by profession.... For whatever it’s worth, I don’t think that being raised in a Christian church/religion/God-focused family (however you wish to put it) makes letting go of control any easier. It’s something I constantly struggle with. While I “know” that I’m not in control (in my head anyway), the knowing doesn’t automatically transition into my daily life decisions and viewpoints. It doesn’t help that I’m a planner by profession….

]]> By: SuburbanCorrespondent http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-8321 SuburbanCorrespondent Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:17:00 +0000 http://gator1217.hostgator.com/~fulwiler/2008/09/faith-trust-and-control-2.html#comment-8321 Beautiful as usual... Beautiful as usual…

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