tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post4951174881531094754..comments2023-10-25T00:47:12.568-07:00Comments on Mothers on Mission: When God Girls Choose SinKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062849571258294422noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-33893433975061041972011-01-04T09:07:23.696-08:002011-01-04T09:07:23.696-08:00Thank you for sharing this. I tend to want to fal...Thank you for sharing this. I tend to want to fall back to what I know and most of that has sin. I am blessed to be where I am right now. There should be no thoughts of moving back only forward. New Year with new friends that will help bring me closer to HIM.Melanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-50505960447784524852011-01-03T19:37:31.047-08:002011-01-03T19:37:31.047-08:00God's way is the only way that leads to joy! ...God's way is the only way that leads to joy! Thank you for sharing this post!laughwithusbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260691954753095445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-47869943574961281782011-01-03T18:16:03.668-08:002011-01-03T18:16:03.668-08:00I am in the minority here because I was saved as a...I am in the minority here because I was saved as an adult, but either way no matter where you start we must move from being filled with information to being overcome with transformation... I loved that line too by the way :)Awesome post my sweet friend, love you!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591157899056614985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-14144260226170488692011-01-03T17:29:39.175-08:002011-01-03T17:29:39.175-08:00Hi Kelli
I hopped over from sweet Blessings. When ...Hi Kelli<br />I hopped over from sweet Blessings. When I was reading that I thought has she read my testimony. Does she know that's how I was raised??<br />and I too chose sin?? Wow!<br />Thanks for sharing,<br />CyndiGrace and Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446915342307853783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-5737062528015460872011-01-03T17:20:34.108-08:002011-01-03T17:20:34.108-08:00Powerful, powerful message. All teenagers - boys a...Powerful, powerful message. All teenagers - boys and girls - should read this. For two reasons. 1) To encourage them to not sin. 2) To let them know that, if/when they do, they can always come home. And we want them to!! Good job.Warren Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956713921509659993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-8698988922022620592011-01-03T17:15:01.145-08:002011-01-03T17:15:01.145-08:00Kelli!!! Hi! I'm following you back. Thank you...Kelli!!! Hi! I'm following you back. Thank you so much for dropping by my blog. It's such a blessing to be here... This is such a wonderful post. I thank you for sharing a piece of your heart here. You take care now. Be blessed!Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318762086503373060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-60816060422963980052011-01-03T13:16:38.294-08:002011-01-03T13:16:38.294-08:00Kelli, thank you so much for sharing this.
Whil...Kelli, thank you so much for sharing this. <br /><br />While I obviously wasn't a "God Girl" growing up (love the phrase BTW), church was very much pushed and treated like schoolwork and although I gained the knowledge they said I needed to follow His Path, I didn't have it in my heart. Like you, my close relationship with Him came much later in life, and started with extreme hardship as well. Sometimes, the painful lessons are truly necessary to start us on the Journey.<br /><br />I think you summed it up beautifully with the phrase : "informational religion instead of transformational relationship". I can happily say I'm in the latter now, and life is so much richer for it.<br /><br />Have a Blessed Day!Phather Phil Malmstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381497588682411499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-68762890064883070362011-01-03T08:36:30.057-08:002011-01-03T08:36:30.057-08:00My goodness, Kelli. Thank you so much for opening...My goodness, Kelli. Thank you so much for opening up and showing your heart in this way. I wish this message could somehow find its way into the hands of so many young girls! <br />Beautifully written - another great post!<br />Thank you so much and God Bless.Debbie Dillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542211096013253656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-55717877621679355842011-01-03T07:59:22.546-08:002011-01-03T07:59:22.546-08:00So very good, Kelli! Your title alone convicted m...So very good, Kelli! Your title alone convicted me. It's not the "accidental" sins that trip us up, it's the sins we choose. I was raised in a christian home too. We went to church every time the doors were open - every time. But it was something we did. There wasn't a personal relationship until I was around 19. I don't want to choose sin - I want to choose God. Thanks for this great post; it's really making me think. <br />Many blessings!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523429758131664355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-54671236424192428542011-01-03T06:20:19.032-08:002011-01-03T06:20:19.032-08:00Wonderful post! Like you, I was raised in church....Wonderful post! Like you, I was raised in church. We went to church every time the doors were open. Actually, we were the first ones there to open those doors and the last ones there to lock them up. I knew the Bible, I knew how to dress and what to say. I could take it all in, but I wasn't soaking it in. It took many years to realize I needed a meaningful relationship. Now I just can not get enough of God! <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your story! Blessings!Jenifer Metzgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347866547000559113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-38679057265904559072011-01-03T05:26:12.588-08:002011-01-03T05:26:12.588-08:00I, too, was 19 ... so I related well to what you s...I, too, was 19 ... so I related well to what you shared and reflected a bit more than I have recently about my choices then and now. It does give me pause as a mom ~ so much to think and pray on ~ so that I can raise my children to have a first hand faith instead of a second hand experience. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this encouragement as we all move into a new year, a new season of faith.Lisa Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866770327474858204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-30598047411871468362011-01-02T21:55:22.841-08:002011-01-02T21:55:22.841-08:00Well said my friend,, I loved the informational re...Well said my friend,, I loved the informational religion not transformational relationship part. I to was brought up in a very "religious" home, but #1 never believed in it (LDS) #2 never "needed it,,it hurts to write those words now never needed him,,,, I did I just didnt know it,,I had to fall HARD,,so far in a pit i HAD to look up,,I Needed him then,,,I am in awe,,I a pray we can stay in awe of our Lord until that blessed day when are "caught" up with him. great message,,thanks ya grits eater..hhaha love it!Dawna Arnoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-87448613436630132702011-01-02T19:45:45.139-08:002011-01-02T19:45:45.139-08:00Kelli,
Thank you for sharing this. It can be so ha...Kelli,<br />Thank you for sharing this. It can be so hard to be honest about the struggles we have or have had, especially when you know that you are expected to be the perfect little "God girl". It can also be very hard to come back from. My husband and I have seen that so many times in the lives of our teens. They get so close to God but then they are seduced and lead away by their own desires. They know what they are doing is wrong. Maybe it's as simple and skipping out on church for a month or more. But they know how hard it will be to get back to where they are before or they are ashamed of actions they know are wrong so it's just easier to continue to live in sin. Sometimes they never come back. Sometimes tragedy brings them back on their knees. Praise God that you can back! Not everyone makes the right decision.<br /><br />ChristianaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956523303590393347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-43522629438177857572011-01-02T18:17:58.192-08:002011-01-02T18:17:58.192-08:00That was a very powerful post!That was a very powerful post!Terry Laudetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725093818552655944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-78823546646021982682011-01-02T17:58:05.348-08:002011-01-02T17:58:05.348-08:00Love this post and it was like you were writing ab...Love this post and it was like you were writing about me! (except I was raised Presbyterian (: )<br />But yes, I totally understand this post and I love what you said about the informational religion instead of transformational relationship because I was right there too! <br />Maybe things like this happen for a reason so that now it clicks and we totally get it! Sometimes I think we have to go through the ruff patches because they make us stronger and we appreciate things so much more now!My Mad Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00828880300513624067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264251906272749457.post-70027708270191428402011-01-02T17:32:13.438-08:002011-01-02T17:32:13.438-08:00Love the post! Sin is like cancer it will kill you...Love the post! Sin is like cancer it will kill you physically and spiritually, it is always lurking around to entrap us. But thanks be to God we have a way out.<br />No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it...1 Corinthians 10:13Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com