tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post6138530539738673220..comments2024-03-27T11:48:21.579-07:00Comments on InScribe Writers Online: Uncomfortable Places by Joylene M. BaileyTracy Krausshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-28599279273805232112017-05-23T21:21:47.618-07:002017-05-23T21:21:47.618-07:00So good to hear part of your story, Jolene! I have...So good to hear part of your story, Jolene! I have always been really shy so it's been an adventure stepping out of my comfort zone too. <br />Pam M.fudge4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295705620837466292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-12945962915133468882017-05-23T08:23:57.034-07:002017-05-23T08:23:57.034-07:00Thanks, Sharon. :)Thanks, Sharon. :)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929945787972647603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-76325941820172645902017-05-23T08:23:17.188-07:002017-05-23T08:23:17.188-07:00That's it exactly! Thank you for commenting. ...That's it exactly! Thank you for commenting. :)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929945787972647603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-24570880362725750062017-05-23T08:22:19.854-07:002017-05-23T08:22:19.854-07:00Conflicted over this topic - yes, me too. There is...Conflicted over this topic - yes, me too. There is so much push out there isn't there? It seems like being okay with staying in a comfort zone is going against the current. Yet, I'm learning that it is okay!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929945787972647603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-35153303836410143622017-05-23T08:20:33.894-07:002017-05-23T08:20:33.894-07:00Thanks, Tracy. Praying for you these days.Thanks, Tracy. Praying for you these days.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929945787972647603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-87477332711428600052017-05-23T08:20:07.842-07:002017-05-23T08:20:07.842-07:00That's a great way to look at it, Jocelyn.That's a great way to look at it, Jocelyn.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929945787972647603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-84097248991038218342017-05-23T08:19:29.786-07:002017-05-23T08:19:29.786-07:00Learning to be oneself. Yes, I get that! I have sp...Learning to be oneself. Yes, I get that! I have spent many years of my life testing the waters of every situation and wondering ... is it okay to be myself here? Yes, I get that. But more and more I'm learning that God made me myself so I'd better trust that it's okay to be her. :)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929945787972647603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-83385468385924254272017-05-23T08:16:33.796-07:002017-05-23T08:16:33.796-07:00Yes Bobbi, I'm praying that too. It took me a ...Yes Bobbi, I'm praying that too. It took me a long time to get here.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929945787972647603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-72998932892018970432017-05-21T13:06:45.979-07:002017-05-21T13:06:45.979-07:00Thanks for putting into words something I have str...Thanks for putting into words something I have struggled with also. Joylene. Each of us has challenges in life. Since God knows that struggles and trials help us grow in faith, he does not shield us from everything that might cause us pain. I appreciate your reminder that we <br />" . . . receive(d) true comfort from the Comforter, and (that we) learn(ed) that His grace (is) sufficient for every day and every moment; that (we) can do all things through Christ, who gives (us) strength." Amen and amen. (Please pardon my paraphrasing.)<br />Sharon Espesethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13013272853384312117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-91354928593144399012017-05-21T09:58:48.623-07:002017-05-21T09:58:48.623-07:00If my own reaction to this post is any indication,...If my own reaction to this post is any indication, your voicing of your "credentials" and your understanding of the need for living both within and outside your comfort zone, is, indeed, following God's leading for your life. Thank you for talking to us. Still Waters and Dancing Wingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083070071494451620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-7764702617746980592017-05-21T08:14:47.526-07:002017-05-21T08:14:47.526-07:00Thank you Jocelyn for putting into words something...Thank you Jocelyn for putting into words something that I was unable to this month. I was very conflicted over this topic as I too have had lived my entire life out of my comfort zone (not by choice but my circumstances) and so when I find some comfort I wonder why it is wrong. I struggle with the constant message of push, push, push, do, do, do that is all around me. Success is great but the striving with which so many seem to go about it causes me great discomfort and comes across as too desperate to be needed or valued. I do understand that sometimes our comfort can become a rut but you put into words a lot of what I was feeling so thank you. Gloria Lynn Guesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144091313075005581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-58911735151226712642017-05-21T06:35:14.156-07:002017-05-21T06:35:14.156-07:00A wonderful and encouraging post. A wonderful and encouraging post. Tracy Krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-57035655759196064342017-05-20T21:00:59.843-07:002017-05-20T21:00:59.843-07:00Thank you for this encouragement ...we are taught ...Thank you for this encouragement ...we are taught to be afraid of comfort, and yet we strive for it. Perhaps being comfortable means we take comfort in all situations because we know God is watching over us. Jocelyn Fairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767357831759356035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-47703621950620942992017-05-20T09:46:03.586-07:002017-05-20T09:46:03.586-07:00I like your attitude, Joy- it reminds me of Paul w...I like your attitude, Joy- it reminds me of Paul when he says he has learned to be comfortable in all situations. I think, too, it is a struggle to be myself in both the uncomfortable and the comfortable situations- that is something I have to work on. :)Kathy Hoffmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-49459395105735670652017-05-20T05:48:08.543-07:002017-05-20T05:48:08.543-07:00I concur. This has been my experience too. I pray ...I concur. This has been my experience too. I pray others I know can find peace outside their comfort zone as well.Bobbi Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366421883424533929noreply@blogger.com