tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post5230060118021285527..comments2024-03-28T19:02:37.054+00:00Comments on More than Writers: Confessions of a Pilgrim Writer on the Road Less-Travelled by Ruth Clemence auntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-10934232831310518142016-05-04T21:02:42.553+01:002016-05-04T21:02:42.553+01:00Trevor, I am really blessed by your words and than...Trevor, I am really blessed by your words and thank you so much for taking the time to write such a detailed, encouraging comment! I will treasure them as I encounter struggles on this road. Someone else recently said if I can reach just one person in my writing then that is the one person God wanted me to reach. It's so freeing to let go of the lie of success according to the world, and also the tendency to focus on blog stats, shares, like, re-tweets etc (even though this can be encouraging!). I'm thankful that God sees the hearts of all people, and it is Him who we serve - amazing truth! I hope you are doing well! :)Ruth Clemencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986894977723612439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-3125317172362124582016-05-04T20:59:19.285+01:002016-05-04T20:59:19.285+01:00I definitely struggle with the comparison thing......I definitely struggle with the comparison thing... but we are all walking different paths indeed. Glad I'm not alone in thinking this, so let's encourage each other to continue in our pursuit of Christ! :)Ruth Clemencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986894977723612439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-61007228245489692282016-05-04T20:58:16.788+01:002016-05-04T20:58:16.788+01:00Thank you so much for the comment and encouragemen...Thank you so much for the comment and encouragement :) Ruth Clemencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986894977723612439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-27834310517712690072016-05-04T16:02:12.600+01:002016-05-04T16:02:12.600+01:00Well done Ruth. This IS bold. Far from hiding away...Well done Ruth. This IS bold. Far from hiding away from the world you have bravely let us into yours.<br />I think you are far more successful than the contemporaries you talk about with their careers and feet on housing-ladders. If you could see into their hearts, you would probably find a great deal more self-doubt than you have. Their opinions on your "career progress" may well be a way of covering up these doubts. But careers are never satisfying.<br />I always thought that most others were more confident than me, until in my forties, I discovered people turning to me as someone who had a handle on the real questions of life - the meaning of it all, rather than worldly 'success'. (I am reminded of Polly Courtney's book, "Golden Handcuffs".)<br />If, in your writing, you can make the difference for even one person in their search for meaning, than your discipleship has been worthwhile. I guess you have already done that, many times over.<br />You are pleasing people, even the career minded ones. May God bless you on your exciting road.Trevor and Tina Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12431777397762069111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-14354900413092888302016-05-04T11:39:52.112+01:002016-05-04T11:39:52.112+01:00We're all sent on different paths. As you say,...We're all sent on different paths. As you say, the trick is not to find yourself on a path, then look around at everyone else's paths and say, 'Oh no! Disaster! Have I taken a wrong turn? How come they're all going that way?' I do this ALL the time. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-10695960089169133482016-05-04T10:16:16.391+01:002016-05-04T10:16:16.391+01:00I love that - "pick up my pen and my cross&qu...I love that - "pick up my pen and my cross". God bless you as you obediently follow His path for you.rosbayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682832936395894834noreply@blogger.com