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1. Becka DeLaney
   Posted 03.17.11 at 10:07 am | Permalink

   Great orbitor. I like the part at the end, where Justin Fox described Trust = Joy or the amount of trust you have in God = the degree of joy you experience. That is very interesting and something I will ponder more about.

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2. Brandon Perkins
   Posted 03.17.11 at 2:43 pm | Permalink

   So awesome. Crazy how the Orbiter always touches on something relating to a circumstance I’m in currently. Such a blessing. I want to be a man who is listening to God/doing what I feel He wants me to do while also staying true to who I am. Embracing suffering- “Am I willing to step out of this thing that’s successful, and be who God’s calling me to be and be faithful in that-knowing that this season I’m in may be a season where I’m going to get wrecked.” This hit me super hard and I needed it. God never ceases to amaze me. I want to embrace suffering…. even if waking up to suffering is bringing me to a place where I can find peace and strength through knowing that God’s plan is being fulfilled through my life and for His glory.

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3. Billy
   Posted 03.17.11 at 7:18 pm | Permalink

   Very encouraging to see Justin talk so genuinely and openly about what God’s showing him. It is such a blessing to see older, mature Christians grow into student/submission postures as they get closer and closer to God. So so encouraging to see such a genuine example of someone exalt Christ by carrying themselves as less as they learn more and grow more.

   “What do you have for me today, God?”
   “Oh, suffering….alright, lets do it”
   Amen

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4. Lindsey Kingsland
   Posted 03.17.11 at 8:07 pm | Permalink

   I like when Justin talked about the capacity of trust and compared it to loving his wife, and then expanding with every kid. It gave a good perspective on how our trust can ever expand as we grow with God. I also liked that his next thing is to try to write a song for people to step out and take action. I agree with him that we are a complacent generation who likes to do the church thing but not be the church. I would love a new song that would stir up the hearts of college students to act. Finally, I liked the equation that God gave him, the degree of trust = the degree of happiness. It helps to see other people’s perspectives on things that we have been talking about and reading about in circles. Thanks so much Justin!

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5. Amanda Bieniek
   Posted 03.18.11 at 11:06 pm | Permalink

   First off, those plain donuts are delicious with coffee. And people that are not old men enjoy them. Geez.
   Second, I am certainly not interruptable. I need to complete the tasks at hand and I do not like to wait for things. I am so easily impatient which is evident in any situation that requires me to slow down. It is so often a compromise to my witness. God, please help me to be interruptable!
   I know we all have passions and talents. I don’t want to force my ideas of possible career choices to fit into God’s work for my life. I want to use them, but I need to hold my plans loosely, as Justin mentioned. Sometimes cultivating those talents can seem like such hard work and even “suffering.” And sometimes we might be called to focus on something else (a different talent or passion), which can also seem like suffering. I need to be discerning and then act on the discernment revealed.
   This week’s podcast has been really helpful. Justin seems to have so much of God’s movement in his life, and he is being obedient as he hears the Lord speak.

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6. Erika Abdelatif
   Posted 03.20.11 at 1:06 am | Permalink

   Justin is rad. The Holy Spirit’s work in him is REALLY REALLY rad.

   Also, I am glad you got a holy person like him to rhyme with Mitch.

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7. Corinne Paget
   Posted 03.20.11 at 1:46 pm | Permalink

   I liked how he talked about growing. Who you are today is who God needs you to be, but we have the ability and the means to grow so that who we are tomorrow (which is not the same as today) if who God needs us to be tomorrow. Well, those may not have been his exact words, but its what I processed through it. I have had a lot of difficulty in this area since graduating because I am not the same person I was when I was in college; God has brought me through a lot. But, when people are like, “You’ve changed.” Usually, one would take that in a bad way and often times I have, but its just that God is bringing me to another place, another dimension of my personality, a new wisdom that I was missing before. Ahh, God is good & I will continue to grow in the challenges He places before me.

   Thank you.

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8. A porpus named Mitch
   Posted 03.22.11 at 11:41 pm | Permalink

   Jk. It’s Nick Anderson here.

   What came to me after watching this is thankfulness. Im just really thankful to see darin and Justin, two men who absolutely love God, love their wives, and love their kids. Like I just totally want to be a man of God like you two. With darin’s passion for the word and incredible intellect and justin’s unhindered Joy, I am inspired to be a man after Christ’s own heart.

   I know that didn’t necessarily pertain to the podcast but that is something awesome I got out of it. But I honestly love that equation that J gave…Trust = Joy. That really hit me and I think I will be thinking about that for a while.

   Never forget why you do these Darin, these episodes really speak to all of us. Love it! Thank u

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9. Jenna
   Posted 04.06.11 at 9:01 am | Permalink

   I liked when he talked about the difference between gifts and calling and having a back-up plan for work because we can’t always read God so clearly. But my favorite part of this is the line “trajectory is faithful”… when your trajectory is faithful, you can’t go wrong. Simplest and best way to sum up the ideal Christian walk, and definitely something to strive for– not my own wants or desires and wanting God to work my plans out.

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