Comments on: Elisabeth Starr: Why Do You Do Hard Things?

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By: hannah

hannah — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:03:30 +0000

I want to be like christ, and i want to learn good stuff that will be usefull on the missionfield. I have a longing to go to a far away country and tell others about jesus. just think, we are the next generation to go out and tell people about christ. the way i look at it is if i dont tell people about Him they will be spending eternity in hell!!!! the bible says to treat others the way you would want to be treated, wouldn’t you want to be told before it was to late?

By: Candace

Candace — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:28:37 +0000

I do hard things to Glorify God, and in hopes that I can make a differance in the world. I have seen and read things that are happening in the world and I think that these things need to be changed. I am not a full rebelutionist yet, I guess I am like the other girl lol in training. I am reading the book and I really like it. I am hoping and praying that I can make a difference along with everyone else here. When I found the book and started reading ti I thought “Oh my gosh, there are other people like me, people that want to make a stand and change things” We need to change the future

By: bonnie

bonnie — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:11:51 +0000

yer rite ryan

By: ryann

ryann — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:07:16 +0000

i’m reading your book and i really like it. i keep going away from God but he’s really the only one i need. like i’m starting to cuss again but when i pray about it things get back in place and back to normal again. when i go away from God i start doing bad in school, do bad things, get grounded, but when i have God, my life is better than ever. he has done amazing things in my life. i know people, my friends, my family, who dont have God in there life and when i look at there life then compare it with mine, wow. they dont even seem like there liveing for a purpose. there life seems misrable. its all proof that Gods real. it makes me sad that when you think about what God did for us, had his OWN son
die on the cross for our sins, we cant give ONE day to God. Like a whole entire day. He created us and gave us many DAYS, weeks, months, years to live and we cant just give him one day. and when he got his son to die on the cross, we end up finding our selves wasting time, of our lifes, the time that could be used for God. Like one minute ago, we will NEVER get that time back. NEVER. we could of used it on God.

By: jacob m.

jacob m. — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:26:51 +0000

alot of times when you wake up tired& with a head ache its hard to really just jump up & and kick off your spiritual life for that day, but i geuss that what helps me is when i just stop at some point & just say God take control. and when God has something he has been telling us to do we should do it out of love & respect. love for the person we’re doing it to help & Respect ror God because He is amazing & incomprehendible, His love fills every cup & over flows, there is no taste sweeter no music more lovely, no earthly thing can compare to it. He is better. & He is who we should live for,100%.

By: Julie Bee

Julie Bee — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:01:46 +0000

It’s easy to get so excited about something like this: Oh my gosh, I’m going to change the world!!! And then wake up the next day, or a week later, and realize, oh, man, I can’t do this. And I think that’s the most important thing to realize: I CAN’T do this. Period. HOWEVER, the good news is that God CAN handle this and everything else that comes my way, and He can and will give me His strength to do what He has called me to do. Spending time with God and growing closer to Him is absolutely necessary, or the rebelution will become just another good idea I thought about pursuing but never did.

Also, it’s easy for me to say, “Okay, I don’t smoke, drink or curse, or go with the ones who do. I dress modestly, I go to church, I go to youth group, I do this, and that, and this, etc. etc. etc. I’m cool enough. I’m already breaking society’s low expectations for me.” However, that doesn’t mean I should settle for that. If I find some things easy, sure, that might break society’s expectations. But am I really willing to settle for just doing the easy things? What about those little things, like getting up on time, being patient with my (annoying) little brother, showing love to my family even when I feel like screaming at them, etc.? It’s easy for me to sort of conveniently forget those things, and that’s where prayer and accountability come in. God knows when I didn’t do something I should have done. And when I did do something I shouldn’t have done. (Sort of like Paul??) And if I have a friend who’s asking me every time I see her how patient I’ve been (or fill in the blank), it helps me to stay on task when I’m tempted to be impatient.

It gets very discouraging to do those little things over and over and over again. To guard my heart when I’m with the guy I really like. To guard my tongue when I’m tempted to say something that isn’t the best thing to say. To make time to spend with God daily, not just as a chore, but as something I can’t live without. It’s hard to rely on God’s strength, because I want to do it on my own. So yeah, it helps to know there are like-minded people out there who are struggling through the same things I am. Misery likes company, right?

By: MF

MF — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:28:03 +0000

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By: brandon hall

brandon hall — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:01:23 +0000

look, this will be my first ever post, and i believe that it should be worthwhile. I want to do hard things because for a while now ive been slipping farther and farther behind, and i want to make up for that. Just this reason alone though is not enough for me and i also believe that your book opened me up to the fact that its not just showing off or a good feeling,but because if you can, you need to push yourself to the point that that CAN turns to DOES. im not sure how clearly im saying this but… i believe that sitting here listening to punk music, typing a reply to your question and thinking “im gonna do better” wont cut it. i wont do better, ill do MY BEST. i will rise past the expectations of my school, no matter how hard it is. my other reason for wanting to do hard things is that people all my life have said i have potential, and not using it is a waste and an embarassment (did i spell that right?) that i need to fix. i plan on being a psyciatrist when i get older, but how can i help others if i cant help myself? thank you for all the help and wisdom youve given me.

By: Morgan H.

Morgan H. — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:54:30 +0000

Hello,
I just want to say thank you Alex and Brett, for listening to God and for obeying Him. You guys have definately motivated me to do hard things. God is just so awesome in just the way that He has used you guys!!! = )