The only One who can fully answer "Yes" to this litany of questions would be God Himself. By grace, we are able to love . . . but only to a point. Because we are people, in our weakness (in our sin), we can only do our best in "loving" our own and other's weaknesses.
When I am at work, or in other public arenas, I am best able to love and accept differences. Because it is both professionally and spiritually correct, I pray for the grace to OUTWARDLY love, accept and handle people correctly/tenderly. I was brought up with the "do unto others as you would want them to do unto you" notion heavily engrained. I still fail miserably, however, when compared to the One Who made me.
I have greatest difficuly loving . . .
~people who feel the need to elevate themselves to make small their neighbor
~people who shame other people (in my home and church, the words "shame on you" spoken freely)
~too much talk
~too much volume
~anger
~thoughtlessness
~righteous attitudes of "I am right and you are wrong"
Love the sinner . . . dislike the sin . . .
it's all about Grace . . . not there yet,
a
On Jan 28, 2013 a wrote :
When I am at work, or in other public arenas, I am best able to love and accept differences. Because it is both professionally and spiritually correct, I pray for the grace to OUTWARDLY love, accept and handle people correctly/tenderly. I was brought up with the "do unto others as you would want them to do unto you" notion heavily engrained. I still fail miserably, however, when compared to the One Who made me.
I have greatest difficuly loving . . .
~people who feel the need to elevate themselves to make small their neighbor
~people who shame other people (in my home and church, the words "shame on you" spoken freely)
~too much talk
~too much volume
~anger
~thoughtlessness
~righteous attitudes of "I am right and you are wrong"
Love the sinner . . . dislike the sin . . .
it's all about Grace . . . not there yet,
a