tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10370230938291714.post2353956979182116971..comments2016-01-04T15:01:17.882+00:00Comments on finger in all the pies: The pressure and pain of surrenderSteven Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03193202311062735599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10370230938291714.post-40801259162389672672011-09-21T08:50:36.806+01:002011-09-21T08:50:36.806+01:00Thanks for the comment Christian. Yes we are all d...Thanks for the comment Christian. Yes we are all diamonds in the making (or maybe already made and just need discovering?). There is so much to consider and meditate on in terms of the image of God within and the releasing of that image in and through us, which preachers/theologians call sanctification and normal people usually call suffering.<br />I hope the squeeze is released at least for a bit.Steven Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193202311062735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10370230938291714.post-90065076766117627112011-09-20T21:09:42.569+01:002011-09-20T21:09:42.569+01:00As a new Christian I can empathise with what you a...As a new Christian I can empathise with what you are saying about the juicer. Three years in and I'm only just begining to have an inkling of an idea as to what I have signed up to. I wrote recently about the amount of pressure and heat that creates a diamond and how brightly we can ultimately shine for God. I like your metaphor better at the moment, if for no other reason than it feels as if God is squeezing my head at the moment!Christian Younghttp://www.godandchristian.com/noreply@blogger.com