Comments on Chatty Kelly...Sometimes Teaching, Always Learning: Giving the Gift of Grace

I agree.

2012-01-30T21:22:17.174-05:00

I agree.

Part of this is developing a habit of minding our ...

2012-01-30T12:45:35.620-05:00

Part of this is developing a habit of minding our own business too. Too often, we think we need to know details about the lives of others, and we just don't. The Holy Spirit knows what they need, and so we can just pray for them. Until proven otherwise, we must continue assuming the best. Or, at the very least, avoid assuming at all.

What a great story! Thank you for sharing it.

2012-01-30T11:18:30.929-05:00

What a great story! Thank you for sharing it.

Thanks Joe! It's a principle I am going to try...

2012-01-30T11:18:26.612-05:00

Thanks Joe! It's a principle I am going to try to follow. It isn't always easy, but it is a worthy goal.

So true, Kari. I think often the things that repel...

2012-01-30T11:15:00.885-05:00

So true, Kari. I think often the things that repel us in others lives, are aspects of our own personality that we do not like. I am working hard to try to assume the best about people. It isn't always easy, and quite frankly, it isn't always true. I don't want to be pollyanna, but I do want to give grace when I can.

Me too, Barbie. Life is too short for anything els...

2012-01-30T11:13:25.110-05:00

Me too, Barbie. Life is too short for anything else.

Good perspective, Kelly! It's true that often...

2012-01-30T09:52:06.352-05:00

Good perspective, Kelly!

It's true that often many folks make harsh comments. Though it could be labelled 'speaking out for justice', in fact, it is justice that is often being neglected. Your "T.H.I.N.K" principle is worth following!

First, I commend you for your bravery in writing t...

2012-01-29T06:34:50.870-05:00

First, I commend you for your bravery in writing this post. So often, we just sit back and take the negative comments as if they are a natural part of blogging that we should accept. It's not. second, thank you for the reminder to judge less and give grace more. I think people, myself included, focus on others as a way to avoid confronting what they need to in their own lives. I need to work on not assuming and instead on encouraging and on the areas in my own life I need to change. I also need to take your example and take a stand for righteousness too. Great post!

I've only been blogging for three years and ha...

2012-01-29T02:50:46.575-05:00

I've only been blogging for three years and have not yet encountered a comment that was not filled with grace. I have stopped following some very popular blogs because I just cannot understand the hateful things people say, through comments, to one another. I want a blog that flows with love and grace and I always want to extend that to others!

I read an article about a seven year old boy who w...

2012-01-27T18:07:38.643-05:00

I read an article about a seven year old boy who wrote a letter to Kyle Williams after he fumbled the ball, and lost the game for them. The little boy cried and cried about him fumbling the ball, and the father asked him if he felt that bad, how did he think Kyle felt? Right then the boy wrote Kyle an encouraging letter. The story is here: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/01/7-year-old-writes-letter-of-encouragement-to-49ers-kyle-williams/
I find it amazing that so many people have sent hateful email to this poor guy for making a mistake, that there is no room to consider how he might feel. There was no grace given to him, and then along comes a kindhearted seven year old to remind the world what grace is.

Thank you Lorraine! I, too, am trying to be more a...

2012-01-27T17:25:31.439-05:00

Thank you Lorraine! I, too, am trying to be more aware of grace, when I see it given, and in my own life trying to give more. It is so easy to assume the worst, fly off the handle, or just do our own thing. Grace takes work. Look at the work Jesus did on the cross. For me, and my grace. The least I can do it try ot extend it to someone else.

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I am so sorry to hear this Danielle. Those people ...

2012-01-27T17:23:05.259-05:00

I am so sorry to hear this Danielle. Those people are WRONG about your father-in-law.

I am glad you visited my blog and I hope you will visit again.

Thank you Freda!

2012-01-27T17:21:46.547-05:00

Thank you Freda!

Carmen, I am so sorry that happened to your son, a...

2012-01-27T17:21:26.651-05:00

Carmen, I am so sorry that happened to your son, and yes, so thankful he has thick skin! Grace is a vanishing quality, I'm thankful that God never runs out of His!

Bless you Kelly! Your words are wise. Your descr...

2012-01-27T15:50:09.137-05:00

Bless you Kelly! Your words are wise. Your description of social media is accurate and it is true that people feel a sense of freedom in their anonimity. It saddens me because just as what rolls off the tongue is a condition of the heart, so too is what strikes the keyboard and flies into the internet. There are real people on the receiving end...real people with real feelings and real lives....lives which we don't know anything about. Just as you said, this person doesn't know you and you have a story which she has never heard.

It seems I'm much more aware of when grace is given these days...I wonder if that is because it is given so rarely. Thank God that His grace continues on. May we all be vessels used to give grace and to shine for Him.

Keep shining Kelly!

May your story continue to unfold in marvelous ways as the hand of God remains upon you and your steps are guided by His spirit.

Hi Kelly, I found your blog by reading your comme...

2012-01-27T14:42:05.445-05:00

Hi Kelly,
I found your blog by reading your comment today on Michael Hyatt's page about ways to find a mentor. Then I had an opportunity to read your post, "Giving the Gift of Grace." My father-in-law was helping cut branches off a tree for a friend and fell about 8ft to the ground. He is now a quadriplegic and in a wheel chair for the rest of his life. Sadly, there were a few people who mentioned to him that there may be sin in his life that caused this horrible accident to happen. It deeply hurt my father-in-law, but the Lord has helped him forgive these people for their insensitive words.

"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God..." (I John 4:7-12).

"Do not judge or you will be judged" (Matthew 7:1).

Great blog Kelly.

2012-01-27T10:48:42.003-05:00

Great blog Kelly.

So true Kelly, and so well written. Grace seems to...

2012-01-27T10:45:46.589-05:00

So true Kelly, and so well written. Grace seems to be a vanishing quality. We don't have the right to speak into peoples lives unless it is asked for, and then seasoned with love and grace. My son recently went through a situation where people assumed things and started giving unwanted advice (texts, messages, etc.) while not even having the slightest clue about what was really happening. I was never more embarrassed for these people...they had it all wrong! Luckily my son has thick skin!!

Agreed. And to what end? Judgment of those we don&...

2012-01-27T09:23:39.454-05:00

Agreed. And to what end? Judgment of those we don't even know. I am going to start looking at myself first.

Amen, Jill. "I am sorry for your loss" ...

2012-01-27T09:22:16.944-05:00

Amen, Jill. "I am sorry for your loss" is the best thing we could have heard. Thank you for commenting today!

I agree with Jill. Social media, texting, tweeting...

2012-01-27T08:43:17.895-05:00

I agree with Jill. Social media, texting, tweeting, etc, encourages us to type things that we would never say in person. It has helped make us meaner, hiding behind our computer monitors and smart phones.

I agree with you and I think the anonymity of the ...

2012-01-27T08:32:16.891-05:00

I agree with you and I think the anonymity of the world we live in allows some people to say things they would never say in person. A good rule of thumb is to keep our mouth shut about a tragedy and, if we say anything to the people involved, let it be the words, "I am so sorry for your loss."

Jill Farris
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