Comments for Soli Deo Gloria http://www.jaywingard.com Proclaiming the Glory of God in Jesus Christ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Twixt Gleams of Joy and Clouds of Doubt by Jay http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/19/twixt-gleams-of-joy-and-clouds-of-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-11545 Jay Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:30:43 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1790#comment-11545 Hi Terri, I know this wonderful poem & hymn have brought great comfort to me as well. My favorite verse is: I grasp thy strength, make it mine own, My heart with peace is blest; I lose my hold, and then comes down Darkness, and cold unrest. Let me no more my comfort draw From my frail hold of thee, In this alone rejoice with awe—- Thy mighty grasp of me. It's that last line that always gets me - "it's Thy grasp of me"! What great truth. We miss you guys as well. Always praying... Hi Terri,
I know this wonderful poem & hymn have brought great comfort to me as well. My favorite verse is:

I grasp thy strength, make it mine own,
My heart with peace is blest;
I lose my hold, and then comes down
Darkness, and cold unrest.
Let me no more my comfort draw
From my frail hold of thee,
In this alone rejoice with awe—-
Thy mighty grasp of me.

It’s that last line that always gets me – “it’s Thy grasp of me”! What great truth.

We miss you guys as well. Always praying…

]]> Comment on Twixt Gleams of Joy and Clouds of Doubt by Terri http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/19/twixt-gleams-of-joy-and-clouds-of-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-10432 Terri Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:11:17 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1790#comment-10432 Thank you Jay for allowing God to use your website to speak Truth to my heart today. What an encouragement. Love and miss seeing y'all. love and hugs to you and Angie, T. Thank you Jay for allowing God to use your website to speak Truth to my heart today. What an encouragement. Love and miss seeing y’all. love and hugs to you and Angie, T.

]]> Comment on Twixt Gleams of Joy and Clouds of Doubt by blaine http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/19/twixt-gleams-of-joy-and-clouds-of-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-9080 blaine Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:32:50 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1790#comment-9080 Got it. The Pilgrim hymnal and the Lutheran hymnal. So many great hymns I have no idea about. :( Got it. The Pilgrim hymnal and the Lutheran hymnal. So many great hymns I have no idea about. :(

]]> Comment on Twixt Gleams of Joy and Clouds of Doubt by blaine http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/19/twixt-gleams-of-joy-and-clouds-of-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-9078 blaine Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:23:24 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1790#comment-9078 Two great hymns. Are these hymns in any hymnal book? Regardless, I am going to copy. Thanks guys and Lord Bless Two great hymns. Are these hymns in any hymnal book? Regardless, I am going to copy. Thanks guys and Lord Bless

]]> Comment on Twixt Gleams of Joy and Clouds of Doubt by Jay http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/19/twixt-gleams-of-joy-and-clouds-of-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-8964 Jay Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:41:39 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1790#comment-8964 Another great hymn, Matt. Thanks for sharing. It's going to make it more and more difficult for me to have a "favorite" now. :-) Another great hymn, Matt. Thanks for sharing. It’s going to make it more and more difficult for me to have a “favorite” now. :-)

]]> Comment on Twixt Gleams of Joy and Clouds of Doubt by Matt http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/19/twixt-gleams-of-joy-and-clouds-of-doubt/comment-page-1/#comment-8954 Matt Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:45:34 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1790#comment-8954 That's a good one. I think this may be my favorite, though: http://www.koinemusic.com/index.php/cds/vol-iv/159-salvation-unto-us-has-come. That’s a good one. I think this may be my favorite, though: http://www.koinemusic.com/index.php/cds/vol-iv/159-salvation-unto-us-has-come.

]]> Comment on The Birds of the Air by Jay http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/16/the-birds-of-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-8543 Jay Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:09:37 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1783#comment-8543 Hey Blaine, But thanks be to God for the wonderful assurance that He gives through His Word and through His Spirit which He has given us as a pledge and down payment to eternal life. Hey Blaine,
But thanks be to God for the wonderful assurance that He gives through His Word and through His Spirit which He has given us as a pledge and down payment to eternal life.

]]> Comment on The Birds of the Air by Jay http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/16/the-birds-of-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-8542 Jay Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:08:27 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1783#comment-8542 Thanks Randy, So true brother. Thanks Randy,
So true brother.

]]> Comment on The Birds of the Air by Blaine Seman http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/16/the-birds-of-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-8449 Blaine Seman Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:37:00 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1783#comment-8449 "I am a worrier. I make no bones about it. It’s a besetting sin that I have struggled with most of my life. Anxious thoughts and the feeling of impending doom has plagued me for as long as I can remember. When the Lord graciously saved me a little over five years ago, the darkness lifted but remnants of sinful anxiety remain in the flesh." This is me when it comes to full assurance of my salvation. I think it will go like this this I see His beautiful face and I hear the words from His precious mouth. "Well done good and faithful servant" I can't understand my blindness with "easy believism" and how it had such a hold on me for all those many years. I don't understand why God open my eyes at this late stage of life instead of when I was a false convert at 20. I don't get it and I worry. This website and your testimony Jay has helped me so much to realize that I wasn't the only one deceived with false doctrine and a flesh that didn't want to forsake sin. I am a wretch. Did you see the "Run" video? I will send the link. Love you brother. Thanks for this post. “I am a worrier. I make no bones about it. It’s a besetting sin that I have struggled with most of my life. Anxious thoughts and the feeling of impending doom has plagued me for as long as I can remember. When the Lord graciously saved me a little over five years ago, the darkness lifted but remnants of sinful anxiety remain in the flesh.”

This is me when it comes to full assurance of my salvation. I think it will go like this this I see His beautiful face and I hear the words from His precious mouth. “Well done good and faithful servant”
I can’t understand my blindness with “easy believism” and how it had such a hold on me for all those many years. I don’t understand why God open my eyes at this late stage of life instead of when I was a false convert at 20. I don’t get it and I worry. This website and your testimony Jay has helped me so much to realize that I wasn’t the only one deceived with false doctrine and a flesh that didn’t want to forsake sin. I am a wretch. Did you see the “Run” video? I will send the link. Love you brother. Thanks for this post.

]]> Comment on The Birds of the Air by Randy Volters http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/16/the-birds-of-the-air/comment-page-1/#comment-8407 Randy Volters Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:55:54 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1783#comment-8407 I'll keep you in my prayers. I have the same trouble, but not as intensely as I once had. It got to the point where I knew I had to lay it down. KNOWING I needed to didn't make it possible. Know what did? I finally accepted this core truth of life - I am in control of 0% of what happens. Understanding the Sovereignty of God helped me understand what I have control of - nothing. I do not believe in deterministic views of God's Sovereignty - I don't believe He has decided what I will eat for lunch tomorrow - not that He cannot; not that He may not; just that it is not necessarily the case. The die is not cast so to speak. But, I have no control. Knowing that I have no control has helped me reduce my anxiety. Why worry about what I cannot control? That is foolish. I worried about everything because I am a control freak and deep down my desire was to control everything. Now I know I control nothing. I'm more at peace. Hey! I have not even decided who I'm voting for Saturday! Have not watched that many debates. Have not lost any sleep about who I will vote for. The political junkie control freak in me just kind of faded away once I realized I cannot control anything. Cool. Praise God from whom all blessings flow. I’ll keep you in my prayers. I have the same trouble, but not as intensely as I once had.

It got to the point where I knew I had to lay it down. KNOWING I needed to didn’t make it possible.

Know what did?

I finally accepted this core truth of life – I am in control of 0% of what happens. Understanding the Sovereignty of God helped me understand what I have control of – nothing.

I do not believe in deterministic views of God’s Sovereignty – I don’t believe He has decided what I will eat for lunch tomorrow – not that He cannot; not that He may not; just that it is not necessarily the case. The die is not cast so to speak. But, I have no control.

Knowing that I have no control has helped me reduce my anxiety. Why worry about what I cannot control? That is foolish. I worried about everything because I am a control freak and deep down my desire was to control everything.

Now I know I control nothing. I’m more at peace.
Hey! I have not even decided who I’m voting for Saturday! Have not watched that many debates. Have not lost any sleep about who I will vote for.

The political junkie control freak in me just kind of faded away once I realized I cannot control anything.

Cool. Praise God from whom all blessings flow.

]]> Comment on Jesus the Very Thought of Thee by Blaine Seman http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/13/jesus-the-very-thought-of-thee/comment-page-1/#comment-7992 Blaine Seman Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:52:02 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1778#comment-7992 Amen...it is true....He is everything :D Amen…it is true….He is everything :D

]]> Comment on Justification by Christ Alone by Blaine Seman http://www.jaywingard.com/2012/01/06/justification-by-christ-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-7457 Blaine Seman Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:29:32 +0000 http://www.jaywingard.com/?p=1774#comment-7457 What amazing truth in this video. Thanks Jay. What amazing truth in this video. Thanks Jay.

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