Comments on: training wheels http://flowerdust.net/2007/07/30/training-wheels/ Author, Blogger, Speaker, Bad Driver Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Maya http://flowerdust.net/2007/07/30/training-wheels/#comment-107947 Maya Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:39:36 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=475#comment-107947 From one tea addict to another, I just discovered your blog after taking part in your survey and then receiving your thank you email. Thank you! I think your book is going to be wonderful and well-received by many. I also appreciate how real you are in your blog articles and I'm sure it's refreshing for so many others who come by this blog. May everything go well for you during the radio broadcast. I'm in Washington State so I'm unlikely to be able to hear it. From one tea addict to another, I just discovered your blog after taking part in your survey and then receiving your thank you email. Thank you! I think your book is going to be wonderful and well-received by many. I also appreciate how real you are in your blog articles and I’m sure it’s refreshing for so many others who come by this blog. May everything go well for you during the radio broadcast. I’m in Washington State so I’m unlikely to be able to hear it.

]]> By: kristiapplesauce http://flowerdust.net/2007/07/30/training-wheels/#comment-107907 kristiapplesauce Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:23:43 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=475#comment-107907 I dunno Anne. I think that you are kinda taking on a whole lot at once. This whole book thing, the interviews, all the other writing you do...let alone "regular" work stuff. So hey, a couple of wheels are probably good for you. BUT on the flip, I think that you are listening to God and with a tender heart are ready for "more". More sacrificial obedience, more relinquished control, more of what He is molding you to be. I know that you know all of this...but seriously. I know that you are more, and I am super excited to know that person. I dunno Anne. I think that you are kinda taking on a whole lot at once. This whole book thing, the interviews, all the other writing you do…let alone “regular” work stuff. So hey, a couple of wheels are probably good for you. BUT on the flip, I think that you are listening to God and with a tender heart are ready for “more”. More sacrificial obedience, more relinquished control, more of what He is molding you to be. I know that you know all of this…but seriously. I know that you are more, and I am super excited to know that person.

]]> By: alex http://flowerdust.net/2007/07/30/training-wheels/#comment-107774 alex Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:04:39 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=475#comment-107774 this may not be popular in our "self-help, leadership, innovation, be-the-best, grow the largest, American, Christian society" (whew!). but... I think... that most of us never lose all our training wheels - and if we do what a prideful place that would be. Paul, one of the "most successful" Christian leaders struggled throughout his ministry. Training wheels are good, they keep us humble, remind us that we don't know it all, and help remind us how much we need Christ in our lives... I think we leave them behind when we leave this earth. and maybe I just mis-interpreted the whole training wheel analogy, but that's what I'm thinking... but I hate to see people beat themselves up over "training wheels" in their lives - I know I can get caught up in that too. But God works his will out in each of our lives in His timing, not ours - we just have to be faithful and patient. Great post! this may not be popular in our “self-help, leadership, innovation, be-the-best, grow the largest, American, Christian society” (whew!).
but…
I think… that most of us never lose all our training wheels – and if we do what a prideful place that would be. Paul, one of the “most successful” Christian leaders struggled throughout his ministry.
Training wheels are good, they keep us humble, remind us that we don’t know it all, and help remind us how much we need Christ in our lives…
I think we leave them behind when we leave this earth.

and maybe I just mis-interpreted the whole training wheel analogy, but that’s what I’m thinking… but I hate to see people beat themselves up over “training wheels” in their lives – I know I can get caught up in that too. But God works his will out in each of our lives in His timing, not ours – we just have to be faithful and patient.

Great post!

]]> By: Heidi http://flowerdust.net/2007/07/30/training-wheels/#comment-107769 Heidi Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:24:37 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=475#comment-107769 oops. How long will it take you? oops.

How long will it take you?

]]> By: Heidi http://flowerdust.net/2007/07/30/training-wheels/#comment-107768 Heidi Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:23:47 +0000 http://www.flowerdust.net/?p=475#comment-107768 So we are all right with you... but I wanna know something, okay 2 things. What training wheel are you going to take off first? and then how will it take you, is there a goal for you? These are the questions I am facing, I'm slowing taking off a training wheel off right now in a deep friendship (a trust issue), but I keep pulling back, so time I don't know. We'll see..... tassles from the handle bars I remember those days... So we are all right with you… but I wanna know something, okay 2 things.

What training wheel are you going to take off first? and then how will it take you, is there a goal for you?

These are the questions I am facing, I’m slowing taking off a training wheel off right now in a deep friendship (a trust issue), but I keep pulling back, so time I don’t know.
We’ll see…..

tassles from the handle bars I remember those days…

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