tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339493307883061160.post7348647177112627300..comments2023-06-26T01:54:37.558-07:00Comments on 97secondswithgod: Genesis 18 - The death of monologueProdigal Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04395761117304091672noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339493307883061160.post-14512777556400316452008-09-05T12:30:00.000-07:002008-09-05T12:30:00.000-07:00haha blockbuster did that to me as well!I've alway...haha blockbuster did that to me as well!<BR/><BR/><BR/>I've always heard G-d's response to Sarah as a joking (and yes even sitcom styled) reply.<BR/><BR/>And it's so beautiful that G-d wants us to talk to Him, to ask him questions to, to create dialoge... and to expect a reply.Vinton J Baynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06598786601713293036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339493307883061160.post-45256000063355312502008-06-26T05:12:00.000-07:002008-06-26T05:12:00.000-07:00Pulling a blockbuster on God- that's very witty of...Pulling a blockbuster on God- that's very witty of you! Yeah, now that you point it out, i think God does like dialogue. I also think we should be more like blockbuster in campaigning God for people we know who aren't close to himAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339493307883061160.post-80237081884998196512008-06-25T21:23:00.000-07:002008-06-25T21:23:00.000-07:00so the question now is...how to switch from a mono...so the question now is...how to switch from a monologue to a dialogue? its easy to get lost in monologue because we cant always hear God so directly like abraham could. how do you know you are dialoguing if you cant hear anything? the answer is to open your heart to just being with Him and trusting that He is speaking with you in ways you cannot hear. its like resting in the Spirit. a friend and i were talking about this the other night. often, when being prayed over, we just want God to speak to us, out loud through one of the prayer ministers. and then the next thing you know youre on the ground resting. my friend and i admitted that we have gotten upset about this in the past. but someone said to her once, "why would you be upset about that? God decided to speak directly to your heart instead of through someone else." i think thats important to remember. what we cant hear with our ears we our hearing with our souls much more clearly.Theresa Beyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734694433695149293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339493307883061160.post-11413141222217487692008-06-25T17:37:00.000-07:002008-06-25T17:37:00.000-07:00"yes, you did" statement from God to Sara struck m..."yes, you did" statement from God to Sara struck me, too... i believe God did not have the whiny tone when He said it... He understood enough Sara's unbelief... <BR/><BR/>He took note of her laugh and that makes Him very personal indeed... and apparently very humorous... that's why a dialogue with Him doesn't have to be boring...vikki (Philippines)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14942537559669840714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339493307883061160.post-16244555428426430402008-06-25T09:34:00.000-07:002008-06-25T09:34:00.000-07:00prodigal jonthank you! i really appreciated your ...prodigal jon<BR/><BR/>thank you! i really appreciated your thoughts and insights. thanks for your encouragement!jerlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05148912320277991355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339493307883061160.post-83065332118774308962008-06-25T09:01:00.000-07:002008-06-25T09:01:00.000-07:00This is great. I love Abraham's exchange with God...This is great. I love Abraham's exchange with God. It's as obnoxious and annoying a discussion as you could ever have with your friends, and no way would I have the patience to listen to "Ah, God, just one more thing..." without losing it. Reason #5,283 why I would make a terrible God. <BR/>His patience is infinite, and our God --in spite of the fact that no one is good, that everyone has fallen woefully short of His standard-- is a God who loves to love us. Our God is a God who saves.Ne'er-Do-Goodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258817909531817466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339493307883061160.post-84527040945266961042008-06-25T08:29:00.000-07:002008-06-25T08:29:00.000-07:00I also love this chapter, especially verse 14. "Is...I also love this chapter, especially verse 14. "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" <BR/><BR/>KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339493307883061160.post-46167477246931093802008-06-25T07:41:00.000-07:002008-06-25T07:41:00.000-07:00I like that. We all too often forget that God is ...I like that. We all too often forget that God is right here with us and we can talk back and forth with him. Although, I don't think His answers are always as obvious as they were with Abraham, but they are there :)Glennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107558482848466735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339493307883061160.post-80696692028687268472008-06-25T07:29:00.000-07:002008-06-25T07:29:00.000-07:00Great reminder. Thanks.Great reminder. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com