tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post2783336963270172621..comments2023-10-09T13:00:09.085-04:00Comments on The Peculiar Treasure: Free to Be Me (Mug-spiration Monday)The Peculiar Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994903702965040068noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-83211514874796971662017-02-04T05:38:25.003-05:002017-02-04T05:38:25.003-05:00"Being free in Christ means that we recognize..."Being free in Christ means that we recognize that there IS something bigger than ourselves to live for, and realizing that living in true freedom means not being so inward focused" Love this!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084640777208246230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-37580450653639912072017-01-29T16:38:26.472-05:002017-01-29T16:38:26.472-05:00I'm with you! What an inspiring post!I'm with you! What an inspiring post!JLynnCorterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783644162317349748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-11837762337533301672017-01-26T07:55:35.076-05:002017-01-26T07:55:35.076-05:00I love the idea of being free to not live for your...I love the idea of being free to not live for yourself, being yourself but living to lift others up. <br /><br />Being yourself is HARD, but we should never forget we have that freedom and always fight to enjoy that right.Laura Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991797343951978197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-12556392370501125322017-01-25T13:50:22.454-05:002017-01-25T13:50:22.454-05:00I love this! I feel like so many people get held u...I love this! I feel like so many people get held up in the "free to be me" part of life. We are so driven to fit in when a lot of times we are so much better standing out. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158934179193286732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-31814259900032547962017-01-25T09:34:16.780-05:002017-01-25T09:34:16.780-05:00Such great advice!!! Always be yourself.
Cristy ...Such great advice!!! Always be yourself. <br /><br />Cristy <br />www.happyfamilyblog.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724602043585166223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-50466706956476961152017-01-25T09:19:12.394-05:002017-01-25T09:19:12.394-05:00Yes, we have the freedom to be ourselves. We have ...Yes, we have the freedom to be ourselves. We have the freedom to believe what we want to believe. We have the freedom to act how we want to act. And should the person we are dating or the person we are interviewing with not mesh well, then it wasnt meant to be. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-4848545334043136142017-01-25T08:11:23.441-05:002017-01-25T08:11:23.441-05:00Thank you for this great reminder to be who we are...Thank you for this great reminder to be who we are in Christ! You reminded me of Paul's saying that everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial. What's the point of freedom to the point of doing whatever we want if it doesn't advance God's Kingdom?Mrs. Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399758884961224431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-80075371745883806992017-01-24T10:57:08.818-05:002017-01-24T10:57:08.818-05:00This is so beautiful and I definitely resonate wit...This is so beautiful and I definitely resonate with this. I am only just now learning how how to be "free". Love it!AlexisCarolynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426840120686671431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-61947539041447257282017-01-24T10:52:03.536-05:002017-01-24T10:52:03.536-05:00With all the mistakes and wrong choices I make I a...With all the mistakes and wrong choices I make I am glad I am NOT free to live myself and instead have God's help!Sarah Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801821039678462552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-32286720624381516912017-01-24T10:19:23.143-05:002017-01-24T10:19:23.143-05:00This is such a well written and inspiring post. D...This is such a well written and inspiring post. Definitely one to come back to!EmilyBendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870371052881231837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-66081093352433039812017-01-24T09:48:27.657-05:002017-01-24T09:48:27.657-05:00Love this post! You bring out some excellent point...Love this post! You bring out some excellent points throughout this post that really resonate with me. Breakfast at Lillyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925645673720403795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-32388332956888609052017-01-24T08:07:35.679-05:002017-01-24T08:07:35.679-05:00This is such a beautiful post. Thank you.This is such a beautiful post. Thank you.Simihttp://www.portland-grace.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-78320770121523581732017-01-23T23:24:25.886-05:002017-01-23T23:24:25.886-05:00The best thing we can do for ourselves is to be ou...The best thing we can do for ourselves is to be ourselves without exemption. Love who you are regardless of what others think and don;t feel ashamed or bad about it. JNoteMusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16761620266071449646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-48495493484900047342017-01-23T15:29:48.246-05:002017-01-23T15:29:48.246-05:00What an amazing, beautiful and peaceful blog post!...What an amazing, beautiful and peaceful blog post! <3Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07688258035700540635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-41708718523867251792017-01-23T13:30:49.030-05:002017-01-23T13:30:49.030-05:00Wonderfully said. Thank you for posting such inspi...Wonderfully said. Thank you for posting such inspirational words! :)Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059323258691610807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-75674307472755232612017-01-23T13:02:38.099-05:002017-01-23T13:02:38.099-05:00Really well written! I think it takes a lot of co...Really well written! I think it takes a lot of courage to have this kind of freedom, even if it's not what people typically think of when I think of being "free."Becky @ Disney in your Dayhttp://www.disneyinyourday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-76331202526096063862017-01-23T10:11:18.987-05:002017-01-23T10:11:18.987-05:00I have seen so many people think that freedom seem...I have seen so many people think that freedom seems to be yelling, screaming, crying and having a melt down. Using threats all because I may not agree with the way they think or feel. Plus tired of being attached for be a christian. candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05082238123921950824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-80640657308498390962017-01-23T10:05:07.665-05:002017-01-23T10:05:07.665-05:00Great post. I am all about being myself lately and...Great post. I am all about being myself lately and you are right sometimes it is not easy. I feel like I don't want to offend or hurt anyone by doing what I want or saying whats on my mind but at the end I feel like if it's pleasing to Jesus I shouldn't really worry too much about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-9329466636876580552017-01-23T09:51:53.708-05:002017-01-23T09:51:53.708-05:00It's a challenge, this being me thing - but it...It's a challenge, this being me thing - but it's so worth it! Thank you for the reminder. Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836185261900252307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-28497606027111019672017-01-23T09:45:03.783-05:002017-01-23T09:45:03.783-05:00Kristin!!! I love that you said "we are free ...Kristin!!! I love that you said "we are free to not make sense to the world". This is the freedom I love in, and that I love. I know living for Christ does not always look "right" to the outside world, but let me tell you, when I look at what they call freedom...well, they can keep it! I really love this post. Thank you for sharing, really enjoyed reading this. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101932686519140574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-10130550482965105732017-01-23T09:12:42.726-05:002017-01-23T09:12:42.726-05:00I love that you point out the difficulty of gettin...I love that you point out the difficulty of getting to that point of freedom! So many think that salvation=freedom and that is so far from the truth! Freedom takes work, trust and transformation. But it is SO worth the effort. Thank you for sharing this!Nicole Kauffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462657307174467538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587170240696647383.post-24528947783696997642017-01-23T08:13:43.454-05:002017-01-23T08:13:43.454-05:00This reminds me of the expression "freedom is...This reminds me of the expression "freedom is not free". I think when we do things like self-care, the intention should be to make ourselves balanced enough to give of ourselves to others. Beautiful message in this post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099692775699851915noreply@blogger.com