tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post3380078513680296511..comments2023-10-24T06:27:46.265-05:00Comments on bells on their toes: AppetiteAllyshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638969631863483061noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-1680352788748107562009-11-13T01:46:50.341-05:002009-11-13T01:46:50.341-05:00Does God has an appetite on us??
We're just si...Does God has an appetite on us??<br />We're just sinners, we broke His heart many times, sometimes we rejected His words, but still He has that great appetite to love us back. What an owesome God we have.<br />I feel blessed thru your writing. Thank you Mamma...Winda Hutadjulu Sulunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295360860651400723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-19007880521903510572009-11-09T21:57:52.881-05:002009-11-09T21:57:52.881-05:00I would add to Sybil's comment that appetites ...I would add to Sybil's comment that appetites come with the acquisition of a body and are born of the natural man. Mastering them or at least managing them so they don't rule the roost boosts our sense of self-worth. They then can serve us and we are able to enjoy the gifts of mortality that God has given us. Boundaries give us a productive freedom. Giving into them seems pleasurable at the time but after the fact we feel miserable about our excesses and lack of self-control. With boundaries gone ironically we loose freedom. Good post.LHallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986856754495943132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-90577729911855972022009-11-07T00:38:23.522-05:002009-11-07T00:38:23.522-05:00Very insightful. Still trying to figure out how to...Very insightful. Still trying to figure out how to curb those unwanted appetites.An Ordinary Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497066145696617241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-49526463070081636562009-11-02T23:32:51.851-05:002009-11-02T23:32:51.851-05:00Very well said. This is something I struggle with ...Very well said. This is something I struggle with daily, so I'm always thankful for these insights and encouragement to keep trying to rein in those appetites.Sonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693007110690293244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-66078422369439877262009-11-02T23:16:10.688-05:002009-11-02T23:16:10.688-05:00We keep trying to overcome, to stop being slaves t...We keep trying to overcome, to stop being slaves to instant gratification and become someone more. I struggle with this to some degree each day. Mind/spirit vs. body. What a tug of war.<br /><br />Like your thoughts here...*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-366788637683297062009-11-02T14:34:42.028-05:002009-11-02T14:34:42.028-05:00I was musing on your appetite blog as I drove off ...I was musing on your appetite blog as I drove off this morning. I was wondering why we tend to have destructive appetites, and, aside from culture and nurture factors, I decided it is a certain dissatisfaction with ourselves, a certain boredom. We don't trust that we are children of God, that we are intrinsically and completely valuable. So we fret and do stupid things to avoid being or facing ourselves because we do not recognize our worth.<br /><br />By the way congrats on the Michelle Scribbit interview--very nice. Also, I read your Vignette about Grandmother. I had not read it before. It was very touching.Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954523414161068920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26318678.post-16325839836792402772009-11-02T12:50:27.329-05:002009-11-02T12:50:27.329-05:00well said, thank you for the reminderwell said, thank you for the reminderKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456145520049622222noreply@blogger.com