My mother showed that same consistant love to my father and he became a believer as well. I am so glad that my mom did that. I would not be who am today if she hadn't.
Praise God for your wife!!!! I am glad she did not give up on you and your relationship with the Lord. And thank God for softening your heart. I'm rejoicing with you. As for getting burned, I try very hard to heal from the wounds and not let it affect the way I relate with the next person. And I am looking forward to eternity. Suzy --- Terry Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Susan Petersen wrote: > > >I think that there has to be some sort of intimacy > so > >that the unbeliever does not get the impression > that > >the love you are showing is fake. But, I can > >understand that there seems to be a limit to that > >love. I have felt it too. > > > >When I was younger (high school age) I used to > think > >that everyone was essentially good. I loved people > >right from the start. I got burned often. Now I am > a > >little more cautious. Although, I still get burned. > > > >Suzy > > > > > ==================================================== > Mornin' Suzy. Just a note to say that I agree with > you. There is an > old saying that "People don't care how much you > know, until they know > how much you care." People have come to Christ > because of some street > preacher screaming at them, and others have bowed to > Him when faced with > a serious illness or an emergency. God can reach > out in any manner He > wants to in order to draw a sinner to Himself, but > for me, it took the > godly example of my wife over many years. I am sure > that I "burned" her > many times during that period, but her consistant > love and example > finally softened my hard old heart, and now I am a > blood bought, sold > out follower of my Lord Jesus. If you ask her if it > was worth it to be > burned somewhat regularly while serving her Lord, > she will be glad to > tell you of His mercy and His love, not of her pain. > If you follow Christ, you will get burned. Expect > it. Expect lost > people to act like lost people, and know that the > Lord is writing it all > down. When the final accounting comes, you will > have many crowns to > cast at His feet. > That ain't such a bad trade, huh? > Terry > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with > salt, that you may know how you ought to answer > every man." (Colossians 4:6) > http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, > send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you > will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who > wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be > subscribed. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
