Comments on: DOUG - Hope in the Wasteland http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2009/01/26/doug-hope-in-the-wasteland/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:06:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: dawn http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2009/01/26/doug-hope-in-the-wasteland/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 dawn Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:12:45 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/?p=150#comment-1076 Thanks Doug for sharing your story and your insights on hope. It truly is God working through us for others. And I appreciate how hard it is to let go of our old ways and truly let God do His thing. Thanks for helping me feel that glimmer of hope again. Thanks Doug for sharing your story and your insights on hope. It truly is God working through us for others. And I appreciate how hard it is to let go of our old ways and truly let God do His thing. Thanks for helping me feel that glimmer of hope again.

]]> By: Drew http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2009/01/26/doug-hope-in-the-wasteland/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 Drew Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:17:17 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/?p=150#comment-1070 Doug thanks for the beautiful blog! The wasteland definetely brings us a fullness of freedom that we could never experience without having the experience. It's funny how the thing that scares us the most holds the greatest treasure and it's there that we find the hope for the next day.... Thanks man, I love your heart!!! Drew Doug thanks for the beautiful blog! The wasteland definetely brings us a fullness of freedom that we could never experience without having the experience. It’s funny how the thing that scares us the most holds the greatest treasure and it’s there that we find the hope for the next day….

Thanks man, I love your heart!!!

Drew

]]> By: Lisa http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2009/01/26/doug-hope-in-the-wasteland/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 Lisa Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:21:38 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/?p=150#comment-1062 Doug, I could relate to a lot of your story. My ex-husband and I were DINKS. We combed in close to $130,000 in gross salaries a year. We were still in our 20's and chasing the American Dream. Unfortunately, the American Dream as we knew it was largely made up of facades, living above our means (how that was possible is still a mystery to me), materialism, impressing others, and not knowing what the heck was going on around us. We took 2.5 vacations a year. Since then, the only vacations I've had were due to a mental break-down and a few trips home to see the parents. Somehow right now, I've become stuck in the place of longing for that old materialistic way of life. I know that emotionally it was just as tough as it is economically for me now. Anyhow, thanks for that blog. It meant a lot to me. Doug, I could relate to a lot of your story. My ex-husband and I were DINKS. We combed in close to $130,000 in gross salaries a year. We were still in our 20’s and chasing the American Dream. Unfortunately, the American Dream as we knew it was largely made up of facades, living above our means (how that was possible is still a mystery to me), materialism, impressing others, and not knowing what the heck was going on around us.

We took 2.5 vacations a year. Since then, the only vacations I’ve had were due to a mental break-down and a few trips home to see the parents. Somehow right now, I’ve become stuck in the place of longing for that old materialistic way of life. I know that emotionally it was just as tough as it is economically for me now.

Anyhow, thanks for that blog. It meant a lot to me.

]]> By: randi :) http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2009/01/26/doug-hope-in-the-wasteland/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 randi :) Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:12:44 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/?p=150#comment-1052 Thanks for sharing your heart Doug. The last paragraph impacted me most as I read your story. When you see the Holy Spirit working through you..... I've been thinking about that a lot. Isn't it so reassuring that He really is IN us. We were given a counselor to be IN us. Pretty incredible. I don't get it all and how He works and how He's in... but that supernatural realm just really intrigues me and I crave Him and to live in that realm more. When I lose focus on the spiritual life - supernatural (which is easy when we are stressed or suffering in the flesh) --- I then feel MORE stressed or lonely and stressed beginning to think of how much lays on my shoulders --- but eventually I remember that NOthing is ever entirely on my shoulders. We have Him IN us and Him around us in our brothers & sisters. Just rambling --- thanks so much for sharing Doug! :) Pray for you. Thanks for sharing your heart Doug. The last paragraph impacted me most as I read your story. When you see the Holy Spirit working through you…..

I’ve been thinking about that a lot. Isn’t it so reassuring that He really is IN us. We were given a counselor to be IN us. Pretty incredible. I don’t get it all and how He works and how He’s in… but that supernatural realm just really intrigues me and I crave Him and to live in that realm more.

When I lose focus on the spiritual life - supernatural (which is easy when we are stressed or suffering in the flesh) — I then feel MORE stressed or lonely and stressed beginning to think of how much lays on my shoulders — but eventually I remember that NOthing is ever entirely on my shoulders. We have Him IN us and Him around us in our brothers & sisters.

Just rambling — thanks so much for sharing Doug! :) Pray for you.

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