tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937029335588381712.post3391666432742373516..comments2024-01-07T06:04:58.892-08:00Comments on Roots & Wings: The pain of numbnessAlan Frowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397225158817567917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937029335588381712.post-38192590121668550972013-07-17T09:49:34.275-07:002013-07-17T09:49:34.275-07:00I agree, 'feeling too much' can cause the ...I agree, 'feeling too much' can cause the 'smudged gray of too many colors on a painting' feeling. <br />Thank God we are not alone in the range of what we feel, and that the bedrock of God's word is our solid place to stand. Alan Frowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397225158817567917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937029335588381712.post-55721611986643026132013-07-16T20:37:00.667-07:002013-07-16T20:37:00.667-07:00I'm not so sure that I sense that I am numb. ...I'm not so sure that I sense that I am numb. I am overwhelmed with information and what to do with it, as if I feel too much. It's not that I am wondering if I am apathetic or not able to 'feel' what is occurring, it's that I don't have the ability to respond in a manner that is appropriate to the situation...even with prayer and the request of the intervention of spiritual wisdom. It's at these times I feel extremely human and inadequate. Objectivity, which may be perceived as numbness, is something I often pray for. Your blog as well as sermon creates much to think and ponder over.Lost Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770226158649822542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937029335588381712.post-43354652710294858492013-07-16T14:24:14.627-07:002013-07-16T14:24:14.627-07:00Thanks Barbara. beauty, laughter and delight...exc...Thanks Barbara. beauty, laughter and delight...excellent and much needed. The lessons they never taught us at bible college. Alan Frowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397225158817567917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937029335588381712.post-37691083915564824222013-07-16T07:35:46.525-07:002013-07-16T07:35:46.525-07:00Very good, very honest, and very needed blog, Alan...Very good, very honest, and very needed blog, Alan. The only other one I would add is that when you pour out...care, ministry, support, teaching and preaching, leading ~ the list goes on and on...you do need to put back in, in areas that feed your soul as well as your body. It is a bit like vegetables: McDonalds and In-and-Out are easier on a busy schedule and you may feel full but you will not be restored. I found, when Ed and I were pastoring, that it is too easy to "dry up"...it is gradual and since pastoring is so NOT self focused you often miss the signs and danger signals till you are already dry. The Lord showed me that care for the body (physical), mind, spirit and soul are all needed. Everyone in ministry, I suppose, has found that they need to spend more time in prayer ~ no matter how much they think is enough before they begin to pastor. The same for time in the Word. But He showed me I also needed ... like I needed vegetable and protein . . . beauty, and laughter, and delight and learning for my soul's sake. Layne told me once that pastor's wives are particularly susceptible to neglecting themselves in these areas. This is the blog I wish we had been given BEFORE our first Sunday.Barb Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044187412172979604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937029335588381712.post-22691598014735268592013-07-15T13:28:48.537-07:002013-07-15T13:28:48.537-07:00Gracias, Christina. Gracias, Christina. Alan Frowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397225158817567917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937029335588381712.post-6530535605165235232013-07-15T11:29:43.665-07:002013-07-15T11:29:43.665-07:00This is raw, Alan. Much appreciated, probably my f...This is raw, Alan. Much appreciated, probably my favorite blog you've written.<br /><br />-ChristinaChristina Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355217684918545612noreply@blogger.com