tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post890016250997534469..comments2023-08-12T08:02:18.118-07:00Comments on La Buena Vida: You Were Always There: On Faith. Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08257863829848728846noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-25740245834916525182013-08-21T13:54:40.557-07:002013-08-21T13:54:40.557-07:00"Is salvation something that I receive based ..."Is salvation something that I receive based on what I've done? Once I've gone through a checklist of criteria? No. Salvation is by <b><i>grace</i></b>, through faith. The doing has already been done on the cross. And that faith part? It's simple. Straightforward, even. 'If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved,' (Romans 10:9, NIV)."<br /><br /><b>This.</b> So well put and easy to understand. +10 to you. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-76333358873103506852013-05-16T23:11:11.458-07:002013-05-16T23:11:11.458-07:00Love this post. Full of truth, love and an exampl...Love this post. Full of truth, love and an example and testament to who God really is. You are a shining example of a woman/wife/mother/friend who walks with The Lord, even when it's hard and ugly. Our faith sounds very similar..:something we should share over coffee!! Thanks for sharing..... Amen sister. The Davenport'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512118586706633084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-156500562217113492013-05-16T23:11:05.587-07:002013-05-16T23:11:05.587-07:00Love this post. Full of truth, love and an exampl...Love this post. Full of truth, love and an example and testament to who God really is. You are a shining example of a woman/wife/mother/friend who walks with The Lord, even when it's hard and ugly. Our faith sounds very similar..:something we should share over coffee!! Thanks for sharing..... Amen sister. The Davenport'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512118586706633084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-48059189218307268972013-05-05T08:00:15.781-07:002013-05-05T08:00:15.781-07:00great post. i actually avoided reading it for a fe...great post. i actually avoided reading it for a few days...but i loved it! :) we're baptizing our son in a few weeks and plan to raise him catholic. no big dramatic saving...just hopes for living a good life, loving God, and treating others as you would like to be treated. i like living in a country where we get to choose our paths and have our own spiritual journeys. <br /><br />i love following your blog/ig. you're a great mom and such a real person. <br /><br />thanks for the post!A Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-75838011378347972142013-05-04T19:51:37.323-07:002013-05-04T19:51:37.323-07:00Love this. I wish people could just let everyone ...Love this. I wish people could just let everyone have the "own way" of faith and support and celebrate each others differences. Faith is personal and individual. One prayer cannot change who someone is... I just can't wrap my head around that one either.Moments and Impressionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07985790308177683141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-45718400761665876932013-05-03T07:03:25.998-07:002013-05-03T07:03:25.998-07:00I agree with you. The first half of your post was ...I agree with you. The first half of your post was what I grew up hearing day in and day out. I really don't think we're going to get to the gates of heaven and God's going to go, "Oh, nope. You missed it by one tenth of a point because you didn't get baptized again when you were old enough to understand." If God was that kind of literal God, I don't think he would have given us as humans the ability to think outside of the box.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686565812112185860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-80025472614313359272013-05-03T06:49:36.501-07:002013-05-03T06:49:36.501-07:00love this. and it is o so true!love this. and it is o so true!Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854536519219675346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-51683346991158108842013-05-03T06:49:20.756-07:002013-05-03T06:49:20.756-07:00love this. and it is o so true!love this. and it is o so true!Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854536519219675346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-89977317852065796832013-05-02T20:46:11.435-07:002013-05-02T20:46:11.435-07:00I had a pasor once tell me that being a Christian ...I had a pasor once tell me that being a Christian was like being a saddle horse. Some horses are born in the stable and know the feel of a saddle from their birth. Some horses are born wild and must be broken to wear a saddle. In the end neither horse is better than the other, they both ended up where they needed to be. Some of us grow up learning about The Lord and living for Jesus even as children (what a beautiful gift!) and there are those who have more dramatic conversion stories of when they were 'broken' . Both paths, all the stories, are beautiful and perfect and have gotten us where we need to be.<br />Also- the faith of children is a wonderful thing. There is a reason that Jesus reaches out to the children and advises the adults in the crowd to learn from them. <br />I really enjoyed your post. :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09249795332473583800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-37674245048973479352013-05-02T13:56:28.459-07:002013-05-02T13:56:28.459-07:00Amen!!! My little 4 year old daughter talking abo...Amen!!! My little 4 year old daughter talking about her friend, Jesus is now an 18 year old wondering what degree in college can you find that will combine children's ministry and math. She has had a personal relationship with God separate from mine her whole life. It's called FAITH and GRACE!!! What a blessing for Lizzy!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-23475295041438960502013-05-02T10:00:18.797-07:002013-05-02T10:00:18.797-07:00This is a beautiful post. That prayer, and the req...This is a beautiful post. That prayer, and the requirement of "asking Jesus into your heart" to "get to heaven" is one of the biggest problems I have with religion. When I was 12, I was at a Baptist Church camp, and my 16 year old counselor told me that I had to "ask Jesus to be in my heart" right then, just in case my bus crashed on the way home and I died, because if I didn't I'd go to hell. Exact words. Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928807868790599467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-87807134483831927962013-05-02T09:14:51.255-07:002013-05-02T09:14:51.255-07:00Amen!!! Meredith, thank you so much for sharing th...Amen!!! Meredith, thank you so much for sharing this. I seriously shouted out amen several times while reading.<br /><br />I was raised to believe the sinners prayer was the only way to heaven. But when I returned to the Church, I started doubting that teaching and now I'm so proud to be part of a church that does not teach that prayer as the end all and be all. I love what you said about recognizing many things as that declaration. So true!!Kristalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844262891800455616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-15398892038015631152013-05-02T06:48:21.742-07:002013-05-02T06:48:21.742-07:00Meredith, I loved reading your thoughts on this. ...Meredith, I loved reading your thoughts on this. <br /><br />I always felt an uneasiness in my heart when people talked about the moment they were saved. I never had that. I know I'm saved...Jesus is my Savior. But I certainly can't recall my "moment". For me it was more of a process. And there's nothing wrong with that. God is the author of our lives....and boy am I glad we all have different stories!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204415329892149964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-37186642818202398732013-05-02T06:42:57.400-07:002013-05-02T06:42:57.400-07:00Very well put, I completely agree. I am so proud ...Very well put, I completely agree. I am so proud of Lizzy for being open with her faith. You set a good example to other moms (me) on how to bring a daughter into a faithful life.The Edberg'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536252804734632494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-86759667400892194152013-05-02T06:35:52.583-07:002013-05-02T06:35:52.583-07:00as the saying goes...."sing it sister" -...as the saying goes...."sing it sister" - AmenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-89518158088313837132013-05-02T06:01:40.473-07:002013-05-02T06:01:40.473-07:00Amen sister. Amen.Amen sister. Amen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387138294088294682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1170116880352300881.post-5552173420832501902013-05-01T21:46:30.797-07:002013-05-01T21:46:30.797-07:00A very well written piece, thank you for putting i...A very well written piece, thank you for putting in to words what I too have struggled with but was never able to fully express. You have a beautiful faith and your daughter has learned from your example. Thank you for writing this. Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07660887158986079602noreply@blogger.com