tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423486241629140622.post5052063768819266546..comments2023-10-02T03:32:06.767-04:00Comments on (Always) In Development: The Beauty of BrokennessShalomSeekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17591133790619806903noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6423486241629140622.post-33060045292002685142010-05-29T18:57:05.466-04:002010-05-29T18:57:05.466-04:00And sometimes, coming to Jesus leads to more hurt,...And sometimes, coming to Jesus leads to more hurt, more pain, more suffering. Yet, in the midst of the suffering, and the depths of our hurt, He is there.<br /><br />"For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too." - 2 Cor 1:5 (ESV)<br /><br />The myth of much of modern evangelicalism is that coming to Jesus makes you healthy, happy, and wise, sort of a "Your Best Life Now" syndrome. Ray Comfort has republished his "Way of the Master" evangelism book, renaming it "God Has A Wonderful Plan For Your Life" accompanied by a picture of Stephen being stoned.<br /><br />http://www.livingwaters.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=18&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=489&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=199&lang=enJerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10596065269535476259noreply@blogger.com