tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post4762142494801480227..comments2023-07-25T18:40:08.795-05:00Comments on Follow In His Steps: Devoted to PrayerFollow In His Stepshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320211896923860071noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-39054720143951195952016-08-25T16:01:50.748-05:002016-08-25T16:01:50.748-05:00Thank you for clarifying, Rena! I need to clarify,...Thank you for clarifying, Rena! I need to clarify, too :) . . . in that, a true believer will abide in Christ, though they may backslide for a time. Once a person has truly trusted in Christ for their salvation and have been born agai, they receive eternal life and are forever secure in Christ and will never lose their salvation. (And again, the context of Romans 11 is largely peaking of Israel as a nation.) I hope this helps to clarify!Follow In His Stepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320211896923860071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-60369277451165456982016-08-22T22:45:25.460-05:002016-08-22T22:45:25.460-05:00Yes indeed - I hope I didn't convey the wrong ...Yes indeed - I hope I didn't convey the wrong impression; I certainly didn't mean that we will be cut off as Gentiles, but that the cutting off will happen to anyone who does not abide in Him - I was referring to vs 22 "Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.." (AKJV)Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109521145255608031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-51013643675640961842016-08-22T15:21:08.304-05:002016-08-22T15:21:08.304-05:00I am so glad that it could be a help to you, Rena!...I am so glad that it could be a help to you, Rena! Yes indeed, prayer is such a big part of abiding in Jesus Christ. Thank you for sharing that! Likewise, I, too, have much to learn with prayer. <br /><br />I am so very thankful that while we are to abide in Christ, Romans 11 speaks much of Israel, and we as believers and born again children of God will never be "cut off" and lose our salvation. He has saved eternally those who have trusted in Christ and has sealed us permanently with the Holy Spirit. What an incredible gift and love!Follow In His Stepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320211896923860071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-68549100343897432382016-08-22T06:39:18.627-05:002016-08-22T06:39:18.627-05:00Thank you Sarah, that's a help to me. Prayer i...Thank you Sarah, that's a help to me. Prayer is such a big part of abiding in the vine, which is something that's on my mind a lot at the moment. Not only John 15 but also Romans 11, where it says unless we continue in God's goodness, we as the grafted branch shall be cut off. I have so much to learn in prayer! Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109521145255608031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-75339395819208153062016-08-21T20:38:08.984-05:002016-08-21T20:38:08.984-05:00You're welcome, Marie. :) And thank you for wh...You're welcome, Marie. :) And thank you for what you shared as well! I am so thankful that the Lord gave us the means to communicate with Him through prayer . . . what a very great blessing and help it is!Follow In His Stepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320211896923860071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-48610538111326130792016-08-18T04:50:50.821-05:002016-08-18T04:50:50.821-05:00Thank you for such a challenging post Sarah. I kno...Thank you for such a challenging post Sarah. I know it's an old cliche but prayer is the answer to everything . Bless you Marie ��Proverbs 31https://www.blogger.com/profile/08545559925035541560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-24522621561605687032016-08-17T11:33:02.693-05:002016-08-17T11:33:02.693-05:00Thank you, Sarah!Thank you, Sarah!Follow In His Stepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320211896923860071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-54048319118084247302016-08-17T11:32:52.145-05:002016-08-17T11:32:52.145-05:00Thank you so much, Anne, for all you shared! I rea...Thank you so much, Anne, for all you shared! I really appreciated everything, and it was an encouragement to read. Yes, the answers are indeed always in Scripture . . . very true!<br /><br />Your walks sound lovely, and I can imagine what a blessing and refreshment they are to you. I had to smile about Ezra . . . he probably does wonder sometimes!<br /><br />Blessings to you!Follow In His Stepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320211896923860071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-18287291256332615982016-08-17T11:31:16.257-05:002016-08-17T11:31:16.257-05:00That is wonderful, Sue! And you're very welcom...That is wonderful, Sue! And you're very welcome . . . thank you!Follow In His Stepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320211896923860071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-89392510155089653642016-08-16T12:30:53.442-05:002016-08-16T12:30:53.442-05:00Beautiful post!Beautiful post!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970258840708111494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-88301957971530947112016-08-16T10:08:07.659-05:002016-08-16T10:08:07.659-05:00This is a great post, Sarah. I am in prayer daily...This is a great post, Sarah. I am in prayer daily. When I take walks with Ezra, I am talking out loud to Him. Ezra sometimes turns and looks at me, thinking I'm talking to him! I talk in my heart and mind continually throughout the day. I like what you said here ~ "And whatever answers we receive from God to our prayers, will always be in complete harmony with Scripture." This is so important. If the answers we feel we are receiving are not in harmony with Scripture, then, maybe, we have put "self" ahead of what God wants for us. Is it what God wants for me, or what I want for me?! The answers are always in Scripture. :-)<br />Blessings to you, ♥<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777365279193067359.post-90041219028702805912016-08-15T16:55:46.560-05:002016-08-15T16:55:46.560-05:00Prayer is the corner stone of my day, thank you fo...Prayer is the corner stone of my day, thank you for such a wonderful post.<br />God bless you suethewarmfireplacenoreply@blogger.com