"Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of compassion and the God
of all comfort, who comfort us in our troubles,
so that we can comfort those in any trouble with
the comfort we ourselves have receive from
God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Before we can give to others, we first have to
receive it ourselves see our heading verse, the
question is Grace: It's Really Accepting.
Christ, the Father of compassion and the God
of all comfort, who comfort us in our troubles,
so that we can comfort those in any trouble with
the comfort we ourselves have receive from
God." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Before we can give to others, we first have to
receive it ourselves see our heading verse, the
question is Grace: It's Really Accepting.
Grace not only gives with joyful generosity,
but it receives with grateful humility. When a
person truly experiences a grace awakening,
there is not only a desire to encourage, affirm,
and support others, there is also an accepting
attitude that allows others to reciprocate.
As easy and simple as this may sound, it is
neither. It cut across the grain of our natural
tendency to be independent and invulnerable.
We want to be people who pull ourselves up
by our own bootstraps rather than people
who have to reach out for an extended hand
to be helped to our feet.
For I found out, or many of us, the grace
of giving naturally; It's the receiving end of
grace that we have difficulty with. If this
describe you," this is for you.
The Flip Side of Several Strengths
Self-reliant people often have a strong
commitment to character. But those who
believe so firmly in the pursuit of character
often forget that such pursuits can sometimes
have a downside. Four problems come readily
to mind.
First: with a commitment to excellence there
can come an attitude of intolerance. There is
nothing wrong with fighting mediocrity, but
the casualities often become the very people
within our ranks who are fighting by our sides.
When we make perfection out standard instead
of accepting another's best we become unrealistic
in our expectations, forgetting the propensity
in all of us humans to err.
Second: With a lifestyle of discipline there can
come impatience and the tendency to judge, is
that you? Those who have discipline themselves
against overheating because your Quick to judge
a person to whom you know and you call it not
your friend. Then who is my friend? Ahh! I see?
Third: With a broad education and a love for
culture and arts, there can be a flip side of
exclusive sophistication. If opera, for example,
is your thing, you probably recoil whenever you
hear the twangs of a country western song. As
aesthetically and emotionally satisfying as the
cultural world may be an air of sophistication
and exclusivity often accompanies it.
Fourth: With an emphasis on independence and
high production, there often the presence of pride.
If you are independent worker, an independent
thinker, or have become independent wealthy,
chance are good that you have a great deal of
pride. There's nothing wrong with standing on
your own two feet, thinking for yourself,
or working hard, but it can lead to an attitude of feeling like
you don't need anyone else it resisting when someone
reaches out to you.
but it receives with grateful humility. When a
person truly experiences a grace awakening,
there is not only a desire to encourage, affirm,
and support others, there is also an accepting
attitude that allows others to reciprocate.
As easy and simple as this may sound, it is
neither. It cut across the grain of our natural
tendency to be independent and invulnerable.
We want to be people who pull ourselves up
by our own bootstraps rather than people
who have to reach out for an extended hand
to be helped to our feet.
For I found out, or many of us, the grace
of giving naturally; It's the receiving end of
grace that we have difficulty with. If this
describe you," this is for you.
The Flip Side of Several Strengths
Self-reliant people often have a strong
commitment to character. But those who
believe so firmly in the pursuit of character
often forget that such pursuits can sometimes
have a downside. Four problems come readily
to mind.
First: with a commitment to excellence there
can come an attitude of intolerance. There is
nothing wrong with fighting mediocrity, but
the casualities often become the very people
within our ranks who are fighting by our sides.
When we make perfection out standard instead
of accepting another's best we become unrealistic
in our expectations, forgetting the propensity
in all of us humans to err.
Second: With a lifestyle of discipline there can
come impatience and the tendency to judge, is
that you? Those who have discipline themselves
against overheating because your Quick to judge
a person to whom you know and you call it not
your friend. Then who is my friend? Ahh! I see?
Third: With a broad education and a love for
culture and arts, there can be a flip side of
exclusive sophistication. If opera, for example,
is your thing, you probably recoil whenever you
hear the twangs of a country western song. As
aesthetically and emotionally satisfying as the
cultural world may be an air of sophistication
and exclusivity often accompanies it.
Fourth: With an emphasis on independence and
high production, there often the presence of pride.
If you are independent worker, an independent
thinker, or have become independent wealthy,
chance are good that you have a great deal of
pride. There's nothing wrong with standing on
your own two feet, thinking for yourself,
or working hard, but it can lead to an attitude of feeling like
you don't need anyone else it resisting when someone
reaches out to you.
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