@Knittinggrace @sinbach
The world will know us by our love for one another.
I recently watched "God's Not Dead 3" and one of the lines had to do with being known more for what we're against than for what we're for. I found that to be sobering and so true. The world needs Jesus! May we have eyes to see as He sees and to be about the things that are most important. We can have differences and even shortcomings. We're not meant to all be alike or to be at the same level of maturity. Although we are to all be growing more and more into the image of Christ. I am so grateful for God's grace and His patience with me! I'm also grateful for my fellow Christians with all our humanity. We need each other, even with our differences and sometimes especially because of our differences. I want to bless both of you to go on to all the work that God has called you to do. There is so much to be done and things only you can do. As @sinbach said in a podcast a while back, we never know how much
@Knittinggrace @sinbach time we have here on this earth. This is SO TRUE! I feel this reality especially after God spared my life from the grip of advanced cancer. I want to be faithful to all He has for my life. I find so much joy in hearing and seeing His hand in the lives of others. It is beautiful beyond words! We aren't all called to the same things or convicted about the same things. Let's pray for one another and encourage each other in the Lord. There is a time and place for rebuke or questions, but may it be in the fear of the Lord and always in the Spirit of Love.
Even as I type, I wonder why I'm inserting my thoughts into your conversation, but my heart is burning for the body of Christ to be about what He is about. May we see what He sees and care about what He cares about. It's not about religious traditions or personal grievances. The unsaved need God's grace and the church people need it no less. Jesus' Blood is the hope of us all!