tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post8740157415814689794..comments2023-11-03T00:55:05.577-07:00Comments on My Journey : Sometimes I mess up even when I want to do the right thingsTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15692160455833039396noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-85264455609954096242011-03-26T01:22:42.786-07:002011-03-26T01:22:42.786-07:00It's been a year since your post, but the bles...It's been a year since your post, but the blessing in it is still so potent. I have been in so much pain and so much guilt about a mess I've made at work. I couldn't get over the fear and I've been struggling with waking up in the morning. I've been escaping the world through sleep. Thank you. I believe that the Holy Spirit was guiding you when you wrote this and I believe that the Holy Spirit was guiding me to read it. Lord, my Loving Father, thank you for accepting me the way I am. Thank you for this daily renewed grace. I love you so much.Rinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155977192553253587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-81879278302072174112010-05-27T08:58:47.498-07:002010-05-27T08:58:47.498-07:00Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, what more can I say? I ...Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, what more can I say? I have a blog that I think will go good with this one it is called "hugyourchild.blogspot.comScott Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218977533074532874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-63018450138309945762010-03-26T17:59:27.342-07:002010-03-26T17:59:27.342-07:00Always messing up...mostly in my head where people...Always messing up...mostly in my head where people can't see it. I think the scripture..."The heart is desperately wicked..." (Jer. 17:4 I think?) that scripture rings a major bell with all that cruddy stuff in me that people can't see. Praise God He allows me to see it though.<br /><br />I'm a believer in election and swing deep into the doctrines of grace. I find it very frustrating that people believe b/c of these beliefs we just live however and it doesn't matter. Grace is amazing and changes you. You realize how desperately wicked you are and how without God you would be nothing and the wrath of God awaits you. The process of sanctification is part of loving because you are so thankful for that grace.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102164992606199675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-55665532544002780472010-03-25T17:23:14.488-07:002010-03-25T17:23:14.488-07:00i'm always messing up and He's always pick...i'm always messing up and He's always picking me up again and again. have often referred or thought of myself like Pvt. Gomer Pyle in His Army. no harm in thinking like that. who in their right mind would want to be like a general?:)<br /><br />am just beginning to get an inkling about grace and His love.<br /><br />btw. thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.unnamed ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00147841736324054200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-67337883754332482962010-03-25T04:46:15.444-07:002010-03-25T04:46:15.444-07:00Tracy,
"I really just write more in a from th...Tracy,<br />"I really just write more in a from the heart, personal journal,style; so I can't say it's aimed at anyone."<br /><br />Fair enough. It's just that it seemed like a response to something I posted in an earlier thread just recently on your blog...<br /><br />"Unconditional love does typically brings out the best in others."<br /><br />OK, but it's not unconditional, is it, nor does it always bring out the best.<br /><br />"The fact that God loves me, just as I am - faults, mistakes, sin - exactly as I am - makes me want to be better."<br /><br />And, if that's truly the case, then good for you. But, that doesn't mean that it necessarily will be the case for everyone, especially since there's no logical tie between god's alleged love and moral behavior on our part.GCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744295225958022872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-54721905251992874482010-03-25T02:55:09.115-07:002010-03-25T02:55:09.115-07:00I screwed up once. I remember it well: It was back...I screwed up once. I remember it well: It was back in 1972...<br /><br />Folks who say they don't mess up daily are apt to lie about other things as well.<br /><br />It's not our commitment to Jesus that counts, but His commitment to us.John Cowarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105166273383950695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-43397342505082167572010-03-25T02:19:39.152-07:002010-03-25T02:19:39.152-07:00Praise the Lord always. Even when things go wrong....Praise the Lord always. Even when things go wrong. <br /><br />We praise Him not because things have gone wrong; but because He is still in control and will help us out of our situation. If we Trust Him and let Him.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-3797882805108701152010-03-24T20:59:37.910-07:002010-03-24T20:59:37.910-07:00As God keeps chipping away at the imperfections in...As God keeps chipping away at the imperfections in our lives and conforming us to the image of His Son, the process is never easy but always necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-88470753707349911662010-03-24T20:43:11.220-07:002010-03-24T20:43:11.220-07:00I frequently suffer from foot in mouth and lack of...I frequently suffer from foot in mouth and lack of sensitivity. But God seems to always work things out. When I mess up, it helps me to learn and often become closer to others and when I mess up so bad that it seems like there is no way to fix it, then God opens doors for other to work despite what I've done and it all works out okay in the end. Then of course, there's time, patience, and waiting.Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-27837204059043986422010-03-24T17:16:49.309-07:002010-03-24T17:16:49.309-07:00GCT - I really just write more in a from the heart...GCT - I really just write more in a from the heart, personal journal,style; so I can't say it's aimed at anyone.<br /><br />Unconditional love does typically brings out the best in others. The fact that God loves me, just as I am - faults, mistakes, sin - exactly as I am - makes me want to be better.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15692160455833039396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-15247068681700666632010-03-24T14:35:35.296-07:002010-03-24T14:35:35.296-07:00I praise GOD for HIS mercy and grace in my life.
H...I praise GOD for HIS mercy and grace in my life.<br />Hugs, andreaAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082891172963869545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-45087006139556414712010-03-24T14:20:20.533-07:002010-03-24T14:20:20.533-07:00Tracy,
"This line of thought irritates and at...Tracy,<br />"This line of thought irritates and atheist acquaintance of mine because it seems to him that I'm saying that if I just have the correct belief, that I can go act any way I please."<br /><br />Was this aimed at me?<br /><br />I would say that it doesn't irritate me, although I do see it as a dangerous concept. I would also argue that that's exactly what it means.<br /><br />"The thing is, that because of the very truth that God loves me and considers me acceptable and His child regardless of my actions, I want to do the right thing more than ever."<br /><br />I'm not seeing the logical connection here. If you truly want to be a moral person, then great for you (and for all those around you). I'm sure that you are a moral person. What I don't see is what logical connection there is. This is literally a non sequitor. If you are saved by your beliefs alone, then there is no logical connection between salvation and moral actions. And, it can become a dangerous thing for someone to simply believe they have attained salvation "regardless of [their] actions." It's also not a moral position.GCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744295225958022872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-51058750753987790022010-03-24T14:13:13.549-07:002010-03-24T14:13:13.549-07:00"Have you ever found that you can be seeking ..."Have you ever found that you can be seeking God but still mess up? What effects does God's grace have on your life?" <br /><br />I mess up all the time Tracy. He give me hope some day I will not mess it up any worse.photogrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149737419546300220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-36995754746303476912010-03-24T13:29:40.192-07:002010-03-24T13:29:40.192-07:00We can work hard all we want but our own righteous...We can work hard all we want but our own righteousness never accomplishes anything. It is the life changing power that comes only from Jesus that saves us. His mercy. His grace. Grace that can soften hardened hearts. Blessings.RCUBEshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726426726039665564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938384930900615101.post-32156337088583720882010-03-24T10:54:03.177-07:002010-03-24T10:54:03.177-07:00God is not looking for perfection. He is looking f...God is not looking for perfection. He is looking for progress. We don't expect our young children to drive cars, nor do we punish them for not doing it. God is like that.<br /><br />Because we love God (if we don't, the rules don't apply.) we want to please him. And regardless of our failures, as small as some of them may be, we are assured of forgivenss each time we ask.<br /><br />Some folks think grace is a license to sin, but really, it is an open door for realtionship with God.<br /><br />Romans 6:1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.David-FireAndGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540931140500045826noreply@blogger.com