http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2007/07/30/high-degree-of-grace-required/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2007/07/30/high-degree-of-grace-required/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Anonymous Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:31:00 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/blog/?p=36#comment-112 until a few years ago i had no concept of what grace really was. it was a nice "church" word, but had little meaning. i don't remember receiving much (and i know i never gave any), so i never changed.<br/> and messiness. YUK. i couldn't stand it. i have enough of my own crap why on earth would i want to be deal with yours. <br/> then it happened. God got a hold of my heart. He put some awesome people in my life. i received grace. boat loads of grace. i was set free of crap i had struggled with for decades. i'll never quite understand what happened, but as i started receiving grace i was compelled to give it to others. the messiness of others was no longer a barrier to our relationship, but it became a bridge, a connection that drew us closer to one another. i'll take grace and messiness over legalism and perfection, anytime.<br/> mike until a few years ago i had no concept of what grace really was. it was a nice “church” word, but had little meaning. i don’t remember receiving much (and i know i never gave any), so i never changed.
and messiness. YUK. i couldn’t stand it. i have enough of my own crap why on earth would i want to be deal with yours.
then it happened. God got a hold of my heart. He put some awesome people in my life. i received grace. boat loads of grace. i was set free of crap i had struggled with for decades. i’ll never quite understand what happened, but as i started receiving grace i was compelled to give it to others. the messiness of others was no longer a barrier to our relationship, but it became a bridge, a connection that drew us closer to one another. i’ll take grace and messiness over legalism and perfection, anytime.
mike

]]> http://blog.therefugeonline.org/2007/07/30/high-degree-of-grace-required/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Christa Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:15:00 +0000 http://www.blog.therefugeonline.org/blog/?p=36#comment-111 I love the passion I feel in these words and I believe these words. I'm glad we can share our craziness and dig into each other's lives with community and grace and most of all love. I love the passion I feel in these words and I believe these words. I’m glad we can share our craziness and dig into each other’s lives with community and grace and most of all love.

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