Comments on: Broken on the Back Row http://powertochange.com Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Cathy http://powertochange.com/experience/spiritual-growth/sandipatty/comment-page-1/#comment-1442736 Cathy Thu, 31 May 2012 16:55:06 +0000 http://thelife.com/?page_id=5662#comment-1442736 Thank you, dear Sandi, for your transparency as you have shared your story publicly. I have always loved your music and ministry and sung some of your songs years ago in church as best I could. Their message was always so clear and real. I remember when I first surrendered my heart to Christ, that the Biblical story that drew me most to Him was the story of the woman caught in adultery. Jesus showed such mercy and compassion for her, even distracting judgmental eyes from her by writing in the sand. His wonderful words, "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone," caught my heart and made me long to draw close to this Jesus. As I have lived more of life and am now "middle-aged" myself, I have seen how easy it is for all of us to fall into sin and make mistakes. I so long to be completely sanctified, but I stand here today, very human and still struggling with sin. What a joy to know that God is constantly seeking and saving all of us who are lost...even His own children who have lost their way. Your story is an inspiration...perhaps this dark path made you even more able to minister to all of us who are falling down so frequently, yet striving to stay upright in Him. God bless you. His light still shines brightly through you. Thank you, dear Sandi, for your transparency as you have shared your story publicly. I have always loved your music and ministry and sung some of your songs years ago in church as best I could. Their message was always so clear and real. I remember when I first surrendered my heart to Christ, that the Biblical story that drew me most to Him was the story of the woman caught in adultery. Jesus showed such mercy and compassion for her, even distracting judgmental eyes from her by writing in the sand. His wonderful words, “Let him who is without sin cast the first stone,” caught my heart and made me long to draw close to this Jesus. As I have lived more of life and am now “middle-aged” myself, I have seen how easy it is for all of us to fall into sin and make mistakes. I so long to be completely sanctified, but I stand here today, very human and still struggling with sin. What a joy to know that God is constantly seeking and saving all of us who are lost…even His own children who have lost their way. Your story is an inspiration…perhaps this dark path made you even more able to minister to all of us who are falling down so frequently, yet striving to stay upright in Him. God bless you. His light still shines brightly through you.

]]> By: <span class='mentorBadge' title='Doris is an official Power to Change mentor.' >Doris</span> http://powertochange.com/experience/spiritual-growth/sandipatty/comment-page-1/#comment-400784 Doris Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:55:48 +0000 http://thelife.com/?page_id=5662#comment-400784 You are so right Sarah! Our God truly is an awesome God! It's so wonderful to know that He redeems the years that the locusts have eaten and gives us back a hundredfold. You are so right Sarah! Our God truly is an awesome God! It’s so wonderful to know that He redeems the years that the locusts have eaten and gives us back a hundredfold.

]]> By: Sarah Beth Fretwell http://powertochange.com/experience/spiritual-growth/sandipatty/comment-page-1/#comment-397043 Sarah Beth Fretwell Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:26:04 +0000 http://thelife.com/?page_id=5662#comment-397043 Our God is an awesome God! I am so thankful He loves us and forgives us and leads us where He wants us. Sometimes things don't make sense to us but God knows what is best for us. Thank you Sandi for sharing your life and your voice and letting God work thru you to reach so many people! Our God is an awesome God! I am so thankful He loves us and forgives us and leads us where He wants us. Sometimes things don’t make sense to us but God knows what is best for us. Thank you Sandi for sharing your life and your voice and letting God work thru you to reach so many people!

]]> By: <span class='mentorBadge' title='Sharon is an official Power to Change mentor.' >Sharon</span> http://powertochange.com/experience/spiritual-growth/sandipatty/comment-page-1/#comment-261109 Sharon Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:37:45 +0000 http://thelife.com/?page_id=5662#comment-261109 thank you. a good article thank you. a good article

]]> By: Lizie http://powertochange.com/experience/spiritual-growth/sandipatty/comment-page-1/#comment-75833 Lizie Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:23:20 +0000 http://thelife.com/?page_id=5662#comment-75833 I'm touched by your story Sandi, been there before and feel lke that again. Thank you for enlightening me and for helping me realize my brokenness. I'm trusting God for total resporation. In the past week I've been making a declaration every morning that I'm going to praise until my change comes and I'm determined to do just that. I'm trusting God more than I ever did and believe that He is going to restore me completely and totally. I’m touched by your story Sandi, been there before and feel lke that again. Thank you for enlightening me and for helping me realize my brokenness. I’m trusting God for total resporation. In the past week I’ve been making a declaration every morning that I’m going to praise until my change comes and I’m determined to do just that. I’m trusting God more than I ever did and believe that He is going to restore me completely and totally.

]]> By: Arlette http://powertochange.com/experience/spiritual-growth/sandipatty/comment-page-1/#comment-67931 Arlette Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:52:22 +0000 http://thelife.com/?page_id=5662#comment-67931 Iyanth, thanks so much. Your words have given me another way to think about my own guilt and inability for forgive myself. I see that it is not by my own merit that I can be forgiven. I know His blood is what paid the price for my sins. It made me think that He commanded us to forgive as He forgives us. I think that when I hear that I think of forgiving others but had not thought of it as it applies to forgiving yourself. If I cannot forgive myself then I am not giving full expression of faith. I will pray and work on this. Thank you for taking the time to write. Thank you, Sandi, for writing this and helping me to take another step in my journey. Iyanth,
thanks so much. Your words have given me another way to think about my own guilt and inability for forgive myself. I see that it is not by my own merit that I can be forgiven. I know His blood is what paid the price for my sins. It made me think that He commanded us to forgive as He forgives us. I think that when I hear that I think of forgiving others but had not thought of it as it applies to forgiving yourself. If I cannot forgive myself then I am not giving full expression of faith. I will pray and work on this. Thank you for taking the time to write. Thank you, Sandi, for writing this and helping me to take another step in my journey.

]]> By: Iyanth http://powertochange.com/experience/spiritual-growth/sandipatty/comment-page-1/#comment-67878 Iyanth Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:45:10 +0000 http://thelife.com/?page_id=5662#comment-67878 Hi Arlette, you know the greatest expression of faith is to believe that God so loved you that He came and went to that cross. For you Arlette, He bled and died. For you He was raised up again so that you could be reconciled. That you could come boldly before your Father not in your own righteousness. No not by your merits at all - you come forth cleansed, brand new, forgiven - all because the debt's been paid by the power of His Son's Blood. So give full expression of faith in God. Believe that His Son's Blood has set you free and walk in it! Be ever blessed is my sincere prayer. Stacy, your article was such a blessing! Hi Arlette, you know the greatest expression of faith is to believe that God so loved you that He came and went to that cross. For you Arlette, He bled and died. For you He was raised up again so that you could be reconciled. That you could come boldly before your Father not in your own righteousness. No not by your merits at all – you come forth cleansed, brand new, forgiven – all because the debt’s been paid by the power of His Son’s Blood.
So give full expression of faith in God. Believe that His Son’s Blood has set you free and walk in it!
Be ever blessed is my sincere prayer. Stacy, your article was such a blessing!

]]> By: Arlette http://powertochange.com/experience/spiritual-growth/sandipatty/comment-page-1/#comment-67870 Arlette Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:49:20 +0000 http://thelife.com/?page_id=5662#comment-67870 thanks so much for this. I know that He died so that our sins can be forgiven. A friend once told me that if I were to be walking down the street today and meet Jesus He would not remember any of my sins. I love the feeling that brings to me. I have a much harder time forgiving myself. I know how unworthy I am, we all are and there are moments it is overwhelming. I truly despise the things I did and who I was. I pray that by His grace I can forgive myself as He has. thanks so much for this. I know that He died so that our sins can be forgiven. A friend once told me that if I were to be walking down the street today and meet Jesus He would not remember any of my sins. I love the feeling that brings to me. I have a much harder time forgiving myself. I know how unworthy I am, we all are and there are moments it is overwhelming. I truly despise the things I did and who I was. I pray that by His grace I can forgive myself as He has.

]]> By: DARRYL http://powertochange.com/experience/spiritual-growth/sandipatty/comment-page-1/#comment-67857 DARRYL Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:18:28 +0000 http://thelife.com/?page_id=5662#comment-67857 Hi Sandy I loved your brutal honesty and very brave to write what you did.I have done what you have done. Been married 3 times and gave my life last year and has been the most emotional roller coaster i've ever been on.I have never cried so much in my entire life. I constantly ask God for forgiveness for my extra marital affairs. It has certainly helped me reading your story and thank the Lord that we have such a graceful and merciful God. Thank you and God bless. Darryl Hi Sandy

I loved your brutal honesty and very brave to write what you did.I have done what you have done. Been married 3 times and gave my life last year and has been the most emotional roller coaster i’ve ever been on.I have never cried so much in my entire life. I constantly ask God for forgiveness for my extra marital affairs. It has certainly helped me reading your story and thank the Lord that we have such a graceful and merciful God.
Thank you and God bless.
Darryl

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