Comments on: Where Is He Taking Me?

By: | Messy Canvas

| Messy Canvas — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:50:17 +0000

[...] I was just a month away from 31 when I wrote this post about taking a break from reading the Bible and finding God in the novel Frankenstein. And I felt [...]

By: It’s In the Details. (A Series of Posts on Noticing Divine Gifts in Now) – Part 2 | Messy Canvas

Mon, 16 May 2011 12:49:14 +0000

[...] has other names then the familiar name of “God” and He can be found in more places then the tiresome places I’ve been told I must look for [...]

By: The Life We’ve Been Creating | Messy Canvas

The Life We’ve Been Creating | Messy Canvas — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:02:51 +0000

[...] past year of my life, there has been a lot of big change occurring. It was just last July that I stopped reading the Bible. I needed a break. I wasn’t finding God there, as crazy as that [...]

By: Passion Renewed | Messy Canvas

Passion Renewed | Messy Canvas — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:36:57 +0000

[...] might remember this post where I talked about taking a break from reading the Bible. Well, I’m back at it again, and [...]

By: Living Life (In Photos) | Messy Canvas

Living Life (In Photos) | Messy Canvas — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:33:53 +0000

[...] been interesting taking an official break from reading the Bible. (Thanks to all of you who have encouraged me or challenged me on the matter. I plan on writing a [...]

By: evan

evan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:19:24 +0000

mandy… you rock. just sayin’

i love that you are embracing this place where you are now.

By: Stephanie Hamilton

Stephanie Hamilton — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:56:37 +0000

Great post Mandy! God is definitely doing a big thing in your life. I believe also God can speak to us throught many things. You might enjoy Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell. It would speak to you in this place! You might have already read it. May God continue to speak to you clearly! He is using you to speak to many of us!

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:46:33 +0000

Mandy, there’s a journey that’s hidden in the story of Israel. It goes like this:

Egypt > Crossing the Red Sea > Wilderness >Crossing the Jordan River > Taking the Land > Exile > Crossing the Euphrates > Rebuild the City > Messiah

This same journey is going on inside of each person. Ask Him where you are.

By: sue

sue — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:47:21 +0000

first of all…so glad you are finding God all over the place. i’m not really a nonfiction reader…and most often see and hear God through stories fictional and biographical. hope you don’t mind a long comment…

i wanted to share that in life i’ve landed in ruts that have been primarily about me more or less knowing principles and truths that i simply didn’t do despite over all need and desire to do them. it made me question “how much do i really desire to do these things?” from which came a lot of guilt: if i really and sincerely WANTED to do those things…wouldn’t i be doing them? and that guilt would just dig itself into my side and paralyze me further into my rut.

in regards to a specific rut i am dealing with lately…i got to a point where i HAD to do something different, and realizing that i was all dried up in the solutions department, i brought in outside help in the form of counseling. its been really eye opening to have a new perspective. just to be doing SOMETHING other than being in my rut has also been refreshing. so, i completely understand your need to do something outside of the routine.

i’m still so far from figuring all of this out…but am beginning to see the outline of one of the most fundamental blocks of Christian life: community. i hadn’t been allowing anyone to speak into the specific area of my life that was in such a rut for a long time. in fact, i’m starting to think…it probably wouldn’t be so bad if i had just had someone walking along side me in that area of my life, in stead of isolation and self medication.

thanks for sharing about your rut, and creating a space where someone like me can share about mine, too. your willingness to put yourself out there in the middle of a mess–no happy ending, no pretty bow is a real encouragement for me, who really struggles with looking messy. =) keep basking in the richness that is God in those once overlooked places, and i pray that as you work through your rut, that God will bring people into your life that will speak…what you can not have known on your own, because (to borrow someone else’s words) we simply don’t know what we don’t know, right?

blessings form georgia…s

By: Talina

Talina — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:59:44 +0000

You inspire me, Mandy! What I find so encouraging is that you so eloquently and truthfully put yourself “out there.” I should say, out here, on your blog. You’ve described what I’ve been feeling for years, yet I have not sought God out, like you are, in the things I love… I just let go of the mundane and have been wandering aimlessly. Feeling somewhat lost, although I KNOW He has not left me. I see glimpses of Him when I’m not looking… Like in a sunrise, the smell of my baby’s head, the eyes of my husband, the giggles of my young sons, the pride and love I have for my oldest son… I can see or relate all of these things to God. May I now seek him out more often–daily–moment by moment in the things I love–or better yet, warm and draw my heart.

By: Danna

Danna — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:01:28 +0000

Great post Mandy! Lots to think about! That book sounds wonderful, I might have to add it to my growing pile.