Comments for Eighth Row http://tswilkins.com In the game of chess, a pawn is the least piece on the board. It is small in the battle, but brave. When this little pawn fights its way to the eighth row of the chessboard, it then becomes the most powerful piece on the board--the queen. This blog is about the journey of life and the various moments and thoughts within. It will challenge you to think about certain issues and will offer you a chance to explore different thoughts and viewpoints. It's about reaching that Eighth Row of discovery, knowledge, wisdom, happiness, inspiration, and freedom! Welcome to Eighth Row Blog! Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:19:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Another Encouraging Word by T.S. Wilkins http://tswilkins.com/2011/12/12/another-encouraging-word/#comment-274 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:19:01 +0000 http://tswilkins.com/?p=329#comment-274 Hi, Joyce!

I am so glad you have shared this testimony. It is a true inspiration to read this. God is truly wonderful and merciful, as I have witnessed in my own life during my tribulation with depression. Yes, the way we think and act has a lot to do with how our situation will turn out. When I had a lack of faith, and I didn’t believe that there was any hope for me…my situation only became worse because I stopped trying and I stopped believing. But, I thank God for my mother…for it was by His grace that He gave me a very strong mother. She has always said a prayer for my brother and I, and she has (my dad too) always had a strong message of encouragement for us. She helped me to begin to pray again and to read my Bible. We prayed together many times, and I found myself kneeling before God and feeling His warm embrace. During my trials, my faith increased as I gave my problems to God and let Him handle my life. I began to think more postively, and I began to work harder and harder for more positive outcomes…and thank God, they came. Joyce, I am glad that you’re into pleasing God. You cannot make a better choice for your life. With God, even the seemingly small things are the biggest gifts we could ever receive. Joyce, may you continue to follow the miraculous path that God has for you and your family! I thank God for you and the inspiration you have shared.

Happy New Year!

]]> Comment on Another Encouraging Word by Joyce Reid http://tswilkins.com/2011/12/12/another-encouraging-word/#comment-273 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:27:36 +0000 http://tswilkins.com/?p=329#comment-273 Oh my goodness, I didn’t put my name down sorry : )

]]> Comment on Another Encouraging Word by Anonymous http://tswilkins.com/2011/12/12/another-encouraging-word/#comment-272 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:26:13 +0000 http://tswilkins.com/?p=329#comment-272 I remember when I was going through my struggle, it was very difficult because I so wanted to stop using drugs, but the temptation to do them was very overwhelming and I kept on time and time again giving in to it. I almost gave up and gave in to the drugs, thinking that maybe this is what I was destined to do, to be a drug addict. The thing that saved me was God, I had always had a strong belief in God, I just didn’t have a strong relationship with Him. In my journal that I kept while I was on the last leg of that journey, I look back at it and seen that I was continuously praising and thanking Him as I tried to get off drugs. I know for a fact that God seen that I was serious and He pulled me through and I mean literally pulled me through those dark times. One thing about it when you are going through some tough times I do believe that depression sets in, I also believe that its normal for depression and feeling down to somewhat overcome you. What I have learned from those times back then is, that you have to nip it in the bud when depression starts. You have to think positive, you have to keep yourself busy doing something good. We must not think about the money part of life. Its already in us to feel like success is measured by how well you are doing, how much money and material things you can accumulate. Everybody is not going to have a whole lot of money, we have to know that is not how success is really, truly measured, that’s the world’s way of thinking. If I got rich tomorrow and lose my way of thinking and how I feel right now because of the wealth, I would be so very disappointed in myself. You see T.S. right now I’m into pleasing God and I am satisfied. Sometimes I look around in my small room and I just thank God, I really feel like I live in a palace at those times, because me and the kids we are happy, safe and healthy at that time and some people don’t even have that. Now I will continue to get my books out, God willing and whatever happens I will always want to continue to please God because I so appreciate being given another chance at this life, to do God’s will. I know and have faith that my needs will be met, for my children, my family and hopefully for all the people that I can be a blessing to, We must never give in or give up to negativity and let’s not be fooled by what the world thinks or how they define success. We have got to keep trying because a lot of times when you give up that breakthrough was just around the corner……By the way, Happy New Year to you, God bless you : )

]]> Comment on Whatever Happened to Respect? by T.S. Wilkins http://tswilkins.com/2011/11/05/whatever-happened-to-respect/#comment-265 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:08:31 +0000 http://tswilkins.com/?p=322#comment-265 Thank you, Joyce. I love your writing also, and I am sure that many are blessed by your words. I enjoy your visits to my blog and your responses! Thank you very much for your support!

]]> Comment on Whatever Happened to Respect? by Joyce Reid http://tswilkins.com/2011/11/05/whatever-happened-to-respect/#comment-264 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:35:05 +0000 http://tswilkins.com/?p=322#comment-264 Yes we must keep up the good fight T.S. I enjoy your posts here, I love your thoughts and how you express them and put them together. I’m trying to get where you are at, with how you express so clearly how you feel about different things. You surely are a blessing to me and others : )

]]> Comment on Whatever Happened to Respect? by T.S. Wilkins http://tswilkins.com/2011/11/05/whatever-happened-to-respect/#comment-258 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:14:30 +0000 http://tswilkins.com/?p=322#comment-258 Joyce,

We have to pray for people like this. It’s a shame that people have so much disregard for other people that they just treat them like dirt, and then people wonder what’s wrong with the world today. So many people are only out for themselves, and they push everyone else aside just to get what they want instead of helping others survive life. My goodness…we have to keep inspiring and encouraging others.

]]> Comment on What Do You Think About This? by T.S. Wilkins http://tswilkins.com/2011/10/11/what-do-you-think-about-this/#comment-257 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:11:38 +0000 http://tswilkins.com/?p=317#comment-257 Joyce,

LOL, I’m with you! I’m going to try my very best to hold on to my common sense. It seems as though the world is always trying to snatch it away with nonsense. We’ve got to try harder to think in a more intelligent manner. You are very right, people really do want the situation to be confused sometimes. Isn’t that strange? Some people thrive off of confusion and conflict. Lord help us.

]]> Comment on The Little Church: How Love Goes a Long Way by T.S. Wilkins http://tswilkins.com/2011/10/03/the-little-church-how-love-goes-a-long-way/#comment-256 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:08:13 +0000 http://tswilkins.com/?p=313#comment-256 Joyce,

It is wonderful to hear from you again! You are so RIGHT! We miss a lot of wonderful things simply because we are looking for the glitter and glam on the outside. What if the glitter and glam in on the inside though? I love your response! And yes, I had a very lovely time!

]]> Comment on Whatever Happened to Respect? by Joyce Reid http://tswilkins.com/2011/11/05/whatever-happened-to-respect/#comment-255 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:38:24 +0000 http://tswilkins.com/?p=322#comment-255 You are right in all that you say. I feel sorry for people like that, you can see right through them and to me they are insecure to a point. I don’t see any reason whatsoever for someone to act like they are better than the next. I don’t understand it at all. But it is a reality, some people do behave like that some realize it and I would like to think most don’t. That is why we have to take a look at ourselves every now and then and see what category we fall under. Are we being a help in encouraging and uplifting others or are we just selfish to think it’s all about us. And like you said they are in for a rude awakening, so I guess we just pray for people like that.

]]> Comment on What Do You Think About This? by Joyce Reid http://tswilkins.com/2011/10/11/what-do-you-think-about-this/#comment-254 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:29:43 +0000 http://tswilkins.com/?p=317#comment-254 You are so right about trying to please everybody and that just don’t work because it is impossible to please everybody. And then a lot of times people just want the situation to be confused, so people go to thinking right is wrong and wrong is right. But we never lose our common sense because then we would really be in trouble, I’m going to hold on to mine.

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