tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post5620108596612245598..comments2023-12-22T04:08:47.995-06:00Comments on Hey look, a chicken!: The Faith of a Child (by Billy Coffey)katdishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-20429886146812231542009-09-08T21:36:25.145-05:002009-09-08T21:36:25.145-05:00I think when Jesus talked about the Goats that bra...I think when Jesus talked about the Goats that bragged on all the things they did in Jesus name while ignoring Jesus' presence He was thinking of proponents on the Prosperity doctrine.Nick the Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494956043889392219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-54574590189702620072009-09-08T19:12:06.745-05:002009-09-08T19:12:06.745-05:00I am sorry for the pain that this has caused your ...I am sorry for the pain that this has caused your daughter and you, Billy. But I am also sorry for the preacher who speaks the lies. <br /><br />Jesus saw the crowds and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.<br /><br />I pray that Jesus would heal your daughter. But her pain is temporary. I really pray for those who preach and believe such lies. FOr I fear their pain will be eternal.Sphericalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678782081301897978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-27242054317601344632009-09-08T16:24:51.727-05:002009-09-08T16:24:51.727-05:00Excellent - both the writing and the thoughts!
My...Excellent - both the writing and the thoughts!<br /><br />My sister Rosene was as sharp as you and I mentally, but she was born with Cerebral Palsy, so she had no muscle control. Her entire body was contorted and in pain most of her adult life - until she went to move freely with Jesus last fall. <br />Every now and then, she struggled tremendously with questions after someone would say something about how having enough faith would bring healing. When I was younger I wanted to kill them. Now, after going through traumatic injuries, I feel sorry for them, for the view of God they live with. <br /><br />The other thing that upset me, is when someone would say that God wanted her to have CP. Really? And which of us parents wants our children to be in pain their entire life?! <br />Why do so many people forget that this is earth (a fallen world) which the devil rules right now and he's out to steal, kill, lie and destroy? So he causes havoc on lives. Because God is amazing, he can bring good from pain/suffering if we ask him, but that doesn't mean the pain/suffering is good. <br /><br />And yes, there are times when God disciplines and/or teaches adults through pain/suffering (don't think he does that to children) But even for adults - who are we to determine which is which?Janet Oberholtzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-66784860878969616162009-09-08T15:18:18.240-05:002009-09-08T15:18:18.240-05:00That is so sad! I wish people would think before t...That is so sad! I wish people would think before they speak. There are a lot of scriptures that prove otherwise. What of Paul, with his thorn in the flesh that God did not take away from Him...though He sought God three times regarding it. No faith, I guess (rolling eyes). <br /><br />I wonder if the preacher you mentioned is familiar with Matthew 18:6?<br /><br />Thank you for a really thought provoking post. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and your little girl!Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860778037757805996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-23520210695061194062009-09-08T11:57:22.084-05:002009-09-08T11:57:22.084-05:00It's brokenness that enables us to see who God...It's brokenness that enables us to see who God really is. Jesus did say that everything we give up in this life, materially or relationally, will be given much more in this life and the life to come. The sad thing about many preaching this way is that they've never given everything, never experienced devastating disease (as Billy said). It's been my experience that people who have tread a lot more lightly in these areas... Needs to be a lot more fear of the Lord and reverence of the whole Word.jasonShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420776820764592085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-24692021811837279712009-09-08T09:52:46.302-05:002009-09-08T09:52:46.302-05:00Great post, Billy!
~LukeGreat post, Billy!<br /><br /> ~LukeLuke Holzmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799632321310461828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-34444822979466338652009-09-08T07:48:45.079-05:002009-09-08T07:48:45.079-05:00I ditto all that Tina said.
You know all of this...I ditto all that Tina said.<br /><br />You know all of this anyway, but a little one...so vulnerable.<br /><br />God bless your little girl- and you for being there to share His love to her.Sherri Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01536108320748561406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-30019155504445499152009-09-08T00:55:38.769-05:002009-09-08T00:55:38.769-05:00My own rant...
In every personal encounter Christ...My own rant...<br /><br />In every personal encounter Christ had with people, He never sent them away with more money, nicer clothes, a finer camel, a bigger house, more popular...He said they should give those things up, take up their cross and follow Him. That doesn't sound like an easy life.<br /><br />John, ch 9: Jesus heals the man by making clay with His spit. He rubs it on the mans eyes and tells him to go wash in the pool of Siloam (and that wasn't even the closest pool). The man was blind, hadn't ever heard of Jesus, and now Jesus heals him before he even knows who Jesus was. Where was this man's faith when he was being healed?<br /><br />I know so many Godly people, people who are passionate for Christ, who are in pain and suffering. They have faith. But God has His will, His plans and His timing, and hardly any of it follows our agenda.<br /><br />I would say it takes more courage and faith for a little girl to live with pain knowing God loves her and she's unique and wonderully made--than for a man who should know the Truth, but believes a lie, to say what he's saying. He has it wrong. Look at a lot of the 'prosperous' people around us, many don't know Christ, and many of them aren't even happy--why would He prosper them--they have no faith? <br /><br />My faith is not in 'faith', it's in Who I place my faith and my yielding to His will, not Him to mine (if I think I should have wealth or healing because I have faith, then I'm expecting God's plans to match my own, or He should change them to do so--nope, don't work that way, Mr. Preacher man!)<br /><br />Does God want us to have more stuff? Or is character more important. Do we get stuff for faith, or character from faith?<br /><br />To the preacher man: I don't think God withholds healing from little girls because they don't have faith. God's grace and mercy cover Billy's little sweetheart, and the better thing than stuff is to have a real relationship with Jesus.<br /><br />You know all this, I just needed to get it off my chest, I'm so riled!<br /><br />In the meantime, Billy, hug that little girl, block that channel, pray for that man, and know we're praying for your baby-girl!<br /><br />Sorry about going off. His words are very upsetting, and I'm sure others will chime in likewise.<br /><br />We love you, Billy. We love your family too. Please hold that little girl. God's got a special plan for her life, one He's made just for her. It will be neat to hear as you tell us about it in the years to come. Thanks, friend!Tina Dee Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491376885224928968noreply@blogger.com