Great thoughts... I'm not sure I totally agree with that perspective. As far as the fruits of the Spirit there is only one place for the glory of that to go. :) But when it comes to abilities and tasks and etc... I think I might disagree with that perspective. In your violin narrative, the violinmaker, the bowmaker, the stringmaker, the fittingsmaker, the lumberman, and then of course the violinist deserve a certain amount of praise for their labour. And God receives glory for giving them those abilities
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Hey, nice long comment! Thanks for your input. It about makes up for your lack of commenting in my journal. =D (Not that I don't understand how that you've been exceedingly busy, though.)
These thoughts are things that I've been considering recently. Whether it's all perfectly accurate or not, I'm not sure yet.
We should accept praise, but remain humble. That seems true enough, if accepting it means that we don't necessarily discount it. Yet, the thrust of what I was trying to say, is what you said next, "Ultimately the praise goes to God for giving you those abilities." We should ever be cognisant of that in order to help keep us humble, right? The moment we forget the all-important part that God plays, and the minor part that we play, is the moment we succumb to pride.
I think we should accept both praise and criticism in humility and in our hearts thank God for giving us those abilities. Right! We agree on this. At the same time, the giving of thanks to God is what I need to concentrate on, for receiving reasonable
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Joel, do you have any idea how much I appreciate this post? *grin* No. You don't.
Seriously, it's awesome that you're thinking about it, and it's awesomer that you're sharing it, and it's awesomest that it makes sense in my little brain. =)
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These thoughts are things that I've been considering recently. Whether it's all perfectly accurate or not, I'm not sure yet.
We should accept praise, but remain humble. That seems true enough, if accepting it means that we don't necessarily discount it. Yet, the thrust of what I was trying to say, is what you said next, "Ultimately the praise goes to God for giving you those abilities." We should ever be cognisant of that in order to help keep us humble, right? The moment we forget the all-important part that God plays, and the minor part that we play, is the moment we succumb to pride.
I think we should accept both praise and criticism in humility and in our hearts thank God for giving us those abilities. Right! We agree on this. At the same time, the giving of thanks to God is what I need to concentrate on, for receiving reasonable ( ... )
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Seriously, it's awesome that you're thinking about it, and it's awesomer that you're sharing it, and it's awesomest that it makes sense in my little brain. =)
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