Comments on: What Should Be Our Focus? http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/ It's more wonderful than you can imagine! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:51:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Kenneth http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1313 Kenneth Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:30:13 +0000 http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1313 Thankyou again for sharing your heart mindy.For i know it is established in the grace of God. Peace and joy to you always. kenneth. Thankyou again for sharing your heart mindy.For i know it is established in the grace of God.
Peace and joy to you always.
kenneth.

]]> By: mindy http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1302 mindy Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:58:10 +0000 http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1302 Let me clarify one thing and that is that what makes me sick is the action...not the person. I don't want to ever look down on anyone. To each their own. It took me a long time to get that, but I feel like I have finally gotten there. Whenever I have "felt the Lord" it has always been a kind of private thing and it is a feeling that I can't explain. Maybe others, even those who aren't holy rollers, feel like professing their love for him or the truth, but for me that overwhelming and inspiring feeling has always been released by me through actions which has been sharing my love. Those actions for me have been to call up my friends and just say I love them or I want to call my family and tell them how much I miss and love them. Sometimes it is just looking out at the sky and having a good cry because everything looks soo incredibly beautiful and I am just feeling soo blessed. I want to give. What I do not want to do is boast. I don't want to go and shout to the world how much I love the Lord. I know we are all different. I know we all experience the truth in a different way but to me boasting about it is useless. Sharing it through love is I what I believe the Lord is inspired by. Let me clarify one thing and that is that what makes me sick is the action…not the person. I don’t want to ever look down on anyone. To each their own. It took me a long time to get that, but I feel like I have finally gotten there.
Whenever I have “felt the Lord” it has always been a kind of private thing and it is a feeling that I can’t explain. Maybe others, even those who aren’t holy rollers, feel like professing their love for him or the truth, but for me that overwhelming and inspiring feeling has always been released by me through actions which has been sharing my love. Those actions for me have been to call up my friends and just say I love them or I want to call my family and tell them how much I miss and love them. Sometimes it is just looking out at the sky and having a good cry because everything looks soo incredibly beautiful and I am just feeling soo blessed. I want to give. What I do not want to do is boast. I don’t want to go and shout to the world how much I love the Lord. I know we are all different. I know we all experience the truth in a different way but to me boasting about it is useless. Sharing it through love is I what I believe the Lord is inspired by.

]]> By: Cliff http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1301 Cliff Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:33:35 +0000 http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1301 Thanks for stopping by Chris. There are alot of great folks here who truly understand God is not only in control but also is perfect in his love for us all. Thanks for stopping by Chris. There are alot of great folks here who truly understand God is not only in control but also is perfect in his love for us all.

]]> By: Chris Ledgerwood http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1300 Chris Ledgerwood Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:15:50 +0000 http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1300 Although I have never commented here. I have been reading several articles, and I would like to say thanks for writing about God's unconditional grace. It's always great to find fellow believers in this bold hope of God's grace. Although I have never commented here. I have been reading several articles, and I would like to say thanks for writing about God’s unconditional grace. It’s always great to find fellow believers in this bold hope of God’s grace.

]]> By: dan http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1296 dan Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:45:07 +0000 http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1296 I thank God that His love never stops and nothing can change it.It is never ending it is the very foundation of this universe.Paul pray for peoples hearts and minds to be open to this awesome truth. I just thank God I have a place to go to share with others in the wonderful gospel of love and grace. Love in Christ Dan I thank God that His love never stops and nothing can change it.It is never ending it is the very foundation of this universe.Paul pray for peoples hearts and minds to be open to this awesome truth.
I just thank God I have a place to go to share with others in the wonderful gospel of love and grace.
Love in Christ Dan

]]> By: kenneth http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1294 kenneth Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:24:18 +0000 http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1294 Hi Mindy thankyou for your reply.May i say,when a person recieves the knowledge of the completed work of the cross.That person can't help but say they love the Lord.I know there are people who can get in your face and put their love over to another person as if that other person does not love the Lord in the same way.But maybe that person has not heard the truth and can't really say they love the Lord because they simply don't know him. I know myself that i looked down on unbelievers for their lack of love for the Lord as i seen it throught my religious upbringing.But i did it in ignorance.I lacked wisdom from God because i was hearing a false Gospel.But once i heard the truth,i repented,(Changed my mind) of all that judgement of others for whom christ tasted of death for.heb,2v9.I never get sick to my stomach of hearing someone say that they love the Lord.For in their own mind and heart how can i judge them or their love for him?.I was one of them mindy,yes right in your face,every chance i got.Selfrighteousness is not nice. We can have a confidence that only comes from hearing and understanding the true Gospel.Were we know we don't have to prove anything as you have more or lest said,But remember we stood in them same shoes at one time as these dear people you have mentioned here, well at lest i did. This is just the way i see it mindy, thankyou again for your reply. kenneth. Hi Mindy thankyou for your reply.May i say,when a person recieves the knowledge of the completed work of the cross.That person can’t help but say they love the Lord.I know there are people who can get in your face and put their love over to another person as if that other person does not love the Lord in the same way.But maybe that person has not heard the truth and can’t really say they love the Lord because they simply don’t know him.

I know myself that i looked down on unbelievers for their lack of love for the Lord as i seen it throught my religious upbringing.But i did it in ignorance.I lacked wisdom from God because i was hearing a false Gospel.But once i heard the truth,i repented,(Changed my mind) of all that judgement of others for whom christ tasted of death for.heb,2v9.I never get sick to my stomach of hearing someone say that they love the Lord.For in their own mind and heart how can i judge them or their love for him?.I was one of them mindy,yes right in your face,every chance i got.Selfrighteousness is not nice.

We can have a confidence that only comes from hearing and understanding the true Gospel.Were we know we don’t have to prove anything as you have more or lest said,But remember we stood in them same shoes at one time as these dear people you have mentioned here, well at lest i did.

This is just the way i see it mindy, thankyou again for your reply.
kenneth.

]]> By: Bruce http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1293 Bruce Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:50:24 +0000 http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1293 Universe = God's creation God's creation = God (God in His creation, His creation in Him) Just a personal way of seeing things for me. Universe = God’s creation

God’s creation = God

(God in His creation, His creation in Him)

Just a personal way of seeing things for me.

]]> By: Roy http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1292 Roy Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:53:57 +0000 http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1292 I guess I'm a bit baffled along with Kenneth as to why it is wrong to say we love the Lord. I certainly don't do it to build up His ego or mine. I love Him because He first loved me and when I realize just how much He loves me by simply looking at what He did on the cross on behalf of all mankind, then I find it difficult to understand why anyone would say we should not express this love back to Him. I don't shout it out nor do I do it to prove to anyone else as to my "status" or anything else. I just love Him. I love my wife and she knows it, however I still tell her I do. Bruce said....all one with the universe. I am not sure what this means. Do you mean mankind when you say universe? That was "baffle No. 2 for me. :-) I guess I’m a bit baffled along with Kenneth as to why it is wrong to say we love the Lord. I certainly don’t do it to build up His ego or mine. I love Him because He first loved me and when I realize just how much He loves me by simply looking at what He did on the cross on behalf of all mankind, then I find it difficult to understand why anyone would say we should not express this love back to Him. I don’t shout it out nor do I do it to prove to anyone else as to my “status” or anything else. I just love Him. I love my wife and she knows it, however I still tell her I do.

Bruce said….all one with the universe. I am not sure what this means. Do you mean mankind when you say universe? That was “baffle No. 2 for me. :-)

]]> By: Bruce http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1288 Bruce Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:07:00 +0000 http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1288 I tend to think that when we realize that we are one with the universe, and that we are ALL one with the universe, there is no reason NOT to love. Problem is... religion, even the Christian religion, causes us to look at our differences rather than embrace our commonalities. I tend to think that when we realize that we are one with the universe, and that we are ALL one with the universe, there is no reason NOT to love. Problem is… religion, even the Christian religion, causes us to look at our differences rather than embrace our commonalities.

]]> By: Cliff http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1286 Cliff Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:27:17 +0000 http://boldgrace.com/2007/11/08/what-should-be-our-focus/#comment-1286 Well said Mindy, you spoke my heart. Well said Mindy, you spoke my heart.

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