Comments on: Love With a Side of Grace https://happybrownhouse.com/2011/03/15/love-with-a-side-of-grace/ Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:38:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Becky @ Our Peaceful Home https://happybrownhouse.com/2011/03/15/love-with-a-side-of-grace/#comment-1607 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:28:46 +0000 https://happybrownhouse.com/?p=2380#comment-1607 Well said. :) Well said. :)

]]> By: Natalie at Mommy on Fire https://happybrownhouse.com/2011/03/15/love-with-a-side-of-grace/#comment-1605 Natalie at Mommy on Fire Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:51:38 +0000 https://happybrownhouse.com/?p=2380#comment-1605 Aren't those some succinct words of wisdom? I needed to read this today - esp. the part of "Love when they don't deserve it - but need it most." Ouch. Convicting. I don't WANT to love that person but I know that's exactly what I'm supposed to do. Beautiful, Sara! Aren’t those some succinct words of wisdom? I needed to read this today – esp. the part of “Love when they don’t deserve it – but need it most.”

Ouch. Convicting. I don’t WANT to love that person but I know that’s exactly what I’m supposed to do.

Beautiful, Sara!

]]> By: Patty Patterson https://happybrownhouse.com/2011/03/15/love-with-a-side-of-grace/#comment-1604 Patty Patterson Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:50:01 +0000 https://happybrownhouse.com/?p=2380#comment-1604 A very good point! One thing that stands out to me when I think about "real love" is that love seeketh not her own from 1 Corinthians 13:5. It seems that everyone wants to have things their own way. And having your own way is not love. Love takes joy in seeing others get what they want. Love smiles when others are blessed. Love is more interested in giving than recieving. And really, isn't that how we can truly find happiness. If we are able to rejoice any time any one around us is blessed our hearts will always be joyful. A very good point! One thing that stands out to me when I think about “real love” is that love seeketh not her own from 1 Corinthians 13:5. It seems that everyone wants to have things their own way. And having your own way is not love. Love takes joy in seeing others get what they want. Love smiles when others are blessed. Love is more interested in giving than recieving.

And really, isn’t that how we can truly find happiness. If we are able to rejoice any time any one around us is blessed our hearts will always be joyful.

]]> By: Mrs. J. https://happybrownhouse.com/2011/03/15/love-with-a-side-of-grace/#comment-1601 Mrs. J. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:34:18 +0000 https://happybrownhouse.com/?p=2380#comment-1601 More flies with honey than vinegar, it is interesting the idioms used to express our thoughts. As with Mary Magdalene she loved much because she was forgiven much. The forgiveness at the cross of Christ once felt deeply causes us to love much. Moreover, we also must understand the standard of God requires we also lift His standard up. There is a thing called tough love, Paul tells us the law to the proud. It is out of love and grace that we do not tolerate sin and that we do not appease it. Appeasement is not love; it is allowing the blind to walk towards the chasm of destruction. When God disciplines out of love it sometimes hurts, but it is to drive the sin nature to repentance. I did not understand this with my son and often allow behavior that was ungodly. In his teens, the rebellion was uncontrollable. With my daughter, I learned that grace and love at times means tough love, tough choices. It was hard for me to change but it made a world of difference in the raising of my daughter. Mrs. J. More flies with honey than vinegar, it is interesting the idioms used to express our thoughts. As with Mary Magdalene she loved much because she was forgiven much. The forgiveness at the cross of Christ once felt deeply causes us to love much. Moreover, we also must understand the standard of God requires we also lift His standard up. There is a thing called tough love, Paul tells us the law to the proud. It is out of love and grace that we do not tolerate sin and that we do not appease it. Appeasement is not love; it is allowing the blind to walk towards the chasm of destruction. When God disciplines out of love it sometimes hurts, but it is to drive the sin nature to repentance. I did not understand this with my son and often allow behavior that was ungodly. In his teens, the rebellion was uncontrollable. With my daughter, I learned that grace and love at times means tough love, tough choices. It was hard for me to change but it made a world of difference in the raising of my daughter.
Mrs. J.

]]> By: Julie https://happybrownhouse.com/2011/03/15/love-with-a-side-of-grace/#comment-1600 Julie Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:33:05 +0000 https://happybrownhouse.com/?p=2380#comment-1600 I love reading these posts. You know just exactly what to say. Thank you for this post. It is good motivation and you inspire me to be a better Christian. I hope you have a wonderful day. I love reading these posts. You know just exactly what to say. Thank you for this post. It is good motivation and you inspire me to be a better Christian. I hope you have a wonderful day.

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