Comments on: Walking the Line http://www.asmallfaith.org/125/walking-the-line/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:18:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rong http://www.asmallfaith.org/125/walking-the-line/#comment-2788 Rong Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:16:08 +0000 http://www.asmallfaith.org/125/walking-the-line/#comment-2788 Jenn - I'm glad I double checked to see who wrote this because I first thought it was Brian. <blockquote>The part that feels as if I must do something, anything, to earn His grace and I desperately need to know if I’m doing enough. </blockquote> The thing that I picked up on was not the negative issue of just wanting to know how far is far enough. I was hearing the good Jenn (grin) just wanting to know if what she's doing is it all pleasing. How we must look like little children to the Lord. Bringing him our scribbled pictures and lop-sided paper weights hoping beyond hope that our weak offerings bring him joy. Someday we'll finally be with Him and he'll pull out all these old trinkets and we'll see them for the cheap gifts they are. But, even in our shame for what we thought was once so noble we'll also see His love for us because he kept that worthless ashtray. Jenn - I’m glad I double checked to see who wrote this because I first thought it was Brian.

The part that feels as if I must do something, anything, to earn His grace and I desperately need to know if I’m doing enough.

The thing that I picked up on was not the negative issue of just wanting to know how far is far enough. I was hearing the good Jenn (grin) just wanting to know if what she’s doing is it all pleasing.

How we must look like little children to the Lord. Bringing him our scribbled pictures and lop-sided paper weights hoping beyond hope that our weak offerings bring him joy. Someday we’ll finally be with Him and he’ll pull out all these old trinkets and we’ll see them for the cheap gifts they are. But, even in our shame for what we thought was once so noble we’ll also see His love for us because he kept that worthless ashtray.

]]> By: Jenn http://www.asmallfaith.org/125/walking-the-line/#comment-2786 Jenn Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:01:55 +0000 http://www.asmallfaith.org/125/walking-the-line/#comment-2786 You....<em>complete me</em>! (*mush*) Thanks for adding the clarification I was struggling to put into words. I finally gave up and just posted without being totally satisfied with the post (mostly so you wouldn't be the only person to ever post on here!). Seriously though, you say exactly what I was trying to get at - the very idea of a line is backward thinking. You….complete me! (*mush*)

Thanks for adding the clarification I was struggling to put into words. I finally gave up and just posted without being totally satisfied with the post (mostly so you wouldn’t be the only person to ever post on here!).

Seriously though, you say exactly what I was trying to get at - the very idea of a line is backward thinking.

]]> By: Brian http://www.asmallfaith.org/125/walking-the-line/#comment-2785 Brian Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:37:36 +0000 http://www.asmallfaith.org/125/walking-the-line/#comment-2785 So because of what Christ has done, if we were to glance over our shoulder that line wouldn't even be a glimmer in the distance. To keep the analogy then, trying to get ourselves over the line is actually a step backward, rather than forward. We just see it wrongly. So because of what Christ has done, if we were to glance over our shoulder that line wouldn’t even be a glimmer in the distance. To keep the analogy then, trying to get ourselves over the line is actually a step backward, rather than forward. We just see it wrongly.

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