tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275589022149602259.post7006340964851287763..comments2012-01-07T22:17:13.311-06:00Comments on Gazing Upward: Walking the LineKelley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03392265663917699456noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275589022149602259.post-85675333298264687862008-07-30T13:40:00.000-05:002008-07-30T13:40:00.000-05:00Kelley - great post. I know you hit home with me a...Kelley - great post. I know you hit home with me and I would guess the majority of believers! I think this would be something we are always trying to balance as Christians and will be perfected in eternity! Thanks for sharing your heart.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09969567469468154461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275589022149602259.post-64858960197043384052008-07-28T08:36:00.000-05:002008-07-28T08:36:00.000-05:00I love this post, Kel. So thought-provoking and w...I love this post, Kel. So thought-provoking and well-written. I think many people can identify in your words and feelings. <BR/><BR/>Yesterday, our youth ministers presented a lesson on the "American Idol" {our summer series} of "Vanity Fair" and the ideas of self image. It was one of those sermons that just cut to the heart. I struggle with the balance and conflict of wanting to and believing that God has equipped me to "do great things" and the feeling of being stuck on the second-class tier of women. <BR/><BR/>It's such a paradoxical feeling that seems so difficult to resolve. Our youth ministers focused on the Genesis verses, when God says to Adam and Eve, "Who told you that you were naked?" I had always assumed that God spoke those words angrily at his creation--frustrated that the goodness He had provided for them was not enough, but yesterday, I read them as God hurting over his creation's shame, almost crying out like a parent to a child in sadness, "Who told you that you weren't smart enough, pretty enough, worth enough?"<BR/><BR/>I love that God is in the business of recreating us--gently, sometimes forcefully--reminding us that our identity is in HIS image, and that is ALWAYS good enough.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for my long-winded post. I just resonated with your words. :)Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096291355429015757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275589022149602259.post-27505315765726373412008-07-25T09:05:00.000-05:002008-07-25T09:05:00.000-05:00Kelley, This post really touched me! You ARE so b...Kelley, <BR/>This post really touched me! You ARE so beautiful, and that lunch lady would be eating her own hair net if she saw you now! <BR/>I think we all deal with this, and you are the one who is brave enough to speak up and admit it! <BR/>Love you!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665937702480607329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2275589022149602259.post-25644770999040427082008-07-24T20:25:00.000-05:002008-07-24T20:25:00.000-05:00Kelley, what a beautiful post! I loved reading th...Kelley, what a beautiful post! I loved reading this reflection and relating to your words as a wife, mother, daughter of God, and ultimately, talented woman who has a lot to give back to the world! What a struggle it is for all of us to find the balance and see where God wants to use us best... and how to make the journey, above all, about Him. A tough mission!! <BR/><BR/>I have been a blog fan of yours for some time now--Jen Cann. pointed me in your direction. She is a dear college running buddy of mine and I'm sure you and I have met at some point in my visits with her and folks from her past! Thanks for sharing your heart and life via the blog--it is great!<BR/><BR/>Blessings to you as you continue on this journey.B-Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889509365971309400noreply@blogger.com