tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027179631891898735.post4001797868698490218..comments2023-10-10T09:00:17.772-05:00Comments on Internet Cafe: Just a Brief Mention in the BibleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027179631891898735.post-60722867570969489932008-11-21T10:49:00.000-06:002008-11-21T10:49:00.000-06:00Amen Sista-Friend!You know, there is such freedom ...Amen Sista-Friend!<BR/>You know, there is such freedom in desiring to be righteous, rather than to merely be right.<BR/><BR/>LORD, help us love people past their performances - good, bad or indifferent - just the way You love us and completely forgave ALL our sins before we even committed one of them...<BR/><BR/>Beautiful tribute, Lori, to the SHALOM HE IS!Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268162540265138219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027179631891898735.post-29675390235741052862008-11-21T09:46:00.000-06:002008-11-21T09:46:00.000-06:00So very true. We have to many "right" thinkers. We...So very true. We have to many "right" thinkers. We forget that being right is not one of the gifts of the spirit.<BR/><BR/>God Bless you.<BR/>Gery VandenhaakAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027179631891898735.post-20055609454656298662008-11-21T05:43:00.000-06:002008-11-21T05:43:00.000-06:00Awesome post, my friend.Love,MAwesome post, my friend.<BR/>Love,<BR/>Mtruly blessedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884786321442013634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027179631891898735.post-90525320247513421472008-11-20T16:17:00.000-06:002008-11-20T16:17:00.000-06:00This was right on target! Especially with the hol...This was right on target! Especially with the holidays nearing...family gathering...bickering (or for some it is) I have been blessed---The Lord reigns supreme in our homes, but I realize that is not always so in everyone's heart/home.<BR/><BR/>We do have a choice...like you said, allow HIM to use us to demonstrate love, peace forgiveness, etc in conflict---or ELSE. Flesh is bad. Anyway you look at it.<BR/><BR/>YOU are so WISE!!! Now, send me a picture of you in the t-shirt...with the NEW hair color?<BR/><BR/>I love you!!!Aunt Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03806347928893192298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027179631891898735.post-4395735516180113482008-11-20T11:32:00.000-06:002008-11-20T11:32:00.000-06:00Thank you I love what you posted. It touched me so...Thank you I love what you posted. It touched me so very muchBlind Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17750034367815211673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027179631891898735.post-49484233990694818522008-11-20T11:10:00.000-06:002008-11-20T11:10:00.000-06:00Thank you, I needed that.Thank you, I needed that.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027179631891898735.post-38744397617173142422008-11-20T10:38:00.000-06:002008-11-20T10:38:00.000-06:00I can attest firsthand to the difference being a p...I can attest firsthand to the difference being a peacemaker or a peacekeeper makes in the heart of a family. A ministry. A community. <BR/><BR/>It's interesting when you look at the fruit of the spirit, all of them go into this very issue:<BR/>Without unconditional love, we see the sinner not the sin.<BR/>Without joy, we see the negative.<BR/>Without peace, we live in discontenment.<BR/>Without patience, we're petty.<BR/>Without kindness, we're insensitive.<BR/>Without goodness, we're self-absorbed.<BR/>Without faithfulness, we'll find a new friend (or church, or place to go)<BR/>Without gentleness, we hit people over the head with our opinions.<BR/>Without self-control, our words fly like arrows, and our actions land a bullseye right in their heart.<BR/><BR/>Wow, I'm so thankful for this reminder today, as we're about to approach some really "unpeaceful" situations in our families over the holidays. I needed the nudge.LauraLee Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092672958394657296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027179631891898735.post-15089699033868369082008-11-20T09:48:00.000-06:002008-11-20T09:48:00.000-06:00Lots of good stuff here. What struck me most was ...Lots of good stuff here. What struck me most was people saying, "I've tried being a peacemaker, and it doesn't work." I guess the truth of that depends on how we define whether something "works" or not. Our efforts at peacemaking may not work with that individual, but do they show the character of Christ to a lost world? If so, then they're "working" whether people respond or not. And we never know how our obedience is affecting those who might be watching from the sidelines. <BR/><BR/>Good post!Betsy Markmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13600148899348868100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027179631891898735.post-62870415534644314392008-11-20T01:26:00.000-06:002008-11-20T01:26:00.000-06:00You always touch my heart, thank you.You always touch my heart, thank you.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275456448997619944noreply@blogger.com