tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964821130911041920.post550690322791013607..comments2022-11-13T03:51:30.400-08:00Comments on Raising a Brood...: Don't Be FooledRaising a Brood...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04424089015876137335noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964821130911041920.post-36128815129624462252011-03-28T15:48:31.431-07:002011-03-28T15:48:31.431-07:00Well written!!Well written!!Teresa Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07987210887464400147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964821130911041920.post-42498678564787924352011-03-28T15:34:57.577-07:002011-03-28T15:34:57.577-07:00I totally understood what you meant about sitting ...I totally understood what you meant about sitting around idol. I myself prefer to be in my "sweats" at home because I have a slim picking wardrobe too! Soo much more comfortable. No sin there!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12782933439448090965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964821130911041920.post-13882100142067638942011-03-28T12:27:03.731-07:002011-03-28T12:27:03.731-07:00Legalistic is a great way of saying what can happe...Legalistic is a great way of saying what can happen. And it's very easy to have that mindset if you aren't careful.<br /><br />My intent wasn't to say that wearing your pj's all day is sinning (I myself wear pj's most days, in trying to keep my slim pickins wardrobe from getting dirty when I'm doing things around the house). I don't think God judges people for how they dress, and neither should we. I had said that this mom is in her pj's sitting around idol. It was just an example...Meaning that, while blogging about how perfectly organized her home is, and all the tips and tricks of how she gets is all done, yet has done nothing and her house is in shambles. It gives a false sense of what really is happening. She's making herself look good, instead of being honest.Raising a Brood...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04424089015876137335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964821130911041920.post-32829083016246571572011-03-26T21:04:37.266-07:002011-03-26T21:04:37.266-07:00let's not error, and think that the Mama who i...let's not error, and think that the Mama who isn't dressed is in sin and is wrong. this can also be a dangerous path to legalistic thinking. we have no idea if she is in sin doing this. she may be... but, this is not sin in and of itself. there are so many gray areas, strong convictions we all carry, but... unless it is a black and white area we have to be careful.<br /><br />whatever is not done in faith is sin.<br /><br />through scripture we can see that Holiness and a Holy life-style is SO important, but it most flow from an abiding in Christ or it become legalism. is Jesus the one setting our life standards, is HIS word our gauge, or is "that blog" or "book" setting it.kellie m.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964821130911041920.post-10933534775194094342011-03-25T15:10:16.530-07:002011-03-25T15:10:16.530-07:00Oh and please don't give up blogging unless of...Oh and please don't give up blogging unless of course you really feel you should! I love reading your blog!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12782933439448090965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964821130911041920.post-66955872371082198572011-03-25T15:02:09.782-07:002011-03-25T15:02:09.782-07:00Wow how crazy that you just blogged this because I...Wow how crazy that you just blogged this because I just read this article, http://www.danoah.com/2010/09/disease-called-perfection.html ... that can totally relate to what you just wrote! Seems like others minds are thinking the same as ours!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12782933439448090965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964821130911041920.post-9868126799870525512011-03-25T14:01:53.969-07:002011-03-25T14:01:53.969-07:00I soo know what you are saying! That is one thing ...I soo know what you are saying! That is one thing I struggle with with this blogging, facebook world. The fakeness that can be portrayed. Sometimes I just feel like writing on facebook that "I got my kids fed and off to school but the rest of us are sitting here in our pjs knowing I should do the dishes but really don't feel like it." To just be real and say how it really is. That I'm not a perfect Mom and wife and housekeeper but I'm perfect before God and my family loves me as I am. Each of us have to live the lives that God has planned for us, not the one we think we should because of how we see someone else living. <br />Very well written. Thank youMelisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258018335769078247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7964821130911041920.post-34687922191658924492011-03-24T18:21:16.464-07:002011-03-24T18:21:16.464-07:00i agree...
i think we need to weigh everything by...i agree...<br /><br />i think we need to weigh everything by HIS word, and it should primarily be our guide, and not the latest blog post, article, or book. <br /><br />i also think it's good to set limits of time online. i have only certain times that i let myself sit down and look at blogs or fb, because i can get sucked into a "internet" life, while real life is flying by and i am missing the REAL stuff. i may glance here and there throughout the day, but i don't sit in front of it for more than a few seconds if it is not the right time.<br /><br />though, i have to say, i have been very encouraged, convicted, and have learned a lot from other blogs, and stories. they are often blogs of my close friends though, and i know their lives. i love hearing others journeys toward HIM. again, everything needs to be in light of HIS word. <br /><br />i think we can become legalistic, trying to constantly compare ourselves with others, making their "lives" and "ways" our standards. that is so dangerous. HE only should be our standard, HIS word, should be what sets our standards. our desire should be to please HIM, to abide in HIM, not. what we are doing is making them our "god" and not HIM. it is subtle, and that is why it can be such a trap.kellie m.noreply@blogger.com