Comments on: Sink or swim http://hewhohaseyes.com/2008/12/17/sink-or-swim/ "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does." -- John 5:19 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:46:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kristin Schaaf http://hewhohaseyes.com/2008/12/17/sink-or-swim/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Kristin Schaaf Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:37:19 +0000 http://hewhohaseyes.com/?p=60#comment-101 - So, when it gets down to it, everything that is worth having in life takes hard work. - With Jesus being the ultimate relationship worth having in our lives, I find myself pondering if our relationship with him takes harder work than we think. This relationship wasn't handed to us because of how good we are (like you stated) but by grace. Yet it is up to us to respond. To embrace this relationship. To follow and obey. "Faith without deeds is dead." (James 2, I think) Something to think about. Because the most rewarding relationships are hard and require sacrifice. Our relationship with Christ is no different. - So, when it gets down to it, everything that is worth having in life takes hard work. -

With Jesus being the ultimate relationship worth having in our lives, I find myself pondering if our relationship with him takes harder work than we think. This relationship wasn’t handed to us because of how good we are (like you stated) but by grace. Yet it is up to us to respond. To embrace this relationship. To follow and obey. “Faith without deeds is dead.” (James 2, I think) Something to think about. Because the most rewarding relationships are hard and require sacrifice. Our relationship with Christ is no different.

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