tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560213678362452418.post3608505674483619067..comments2024-03-26T08:21:58.143-07:00Comments on Bare Tribe: That Time I Smoked Weedbritneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14476267664246267497noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560213678362452418.post-87741027626285183152012-06-27T06:58:33.276-07:002012-06-27T06:58:33.276-07:00Ha, I was kidding, but I'm glad you have lots ...Ha, I was kidding, but I'm glad you have lots of free time for reading! I thought with an energetic youngin' that might not be the case, but I'm glad it is:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560213678362452418.post-6623721952563555202012-06-26T19:55:17.828-07:002012-06-26T19:55:17.828-07:00Myra, I love your comments! I don't know if y...Myra, I love your comments! I don't know if you were kidding about "all your free time" but I certainly have it these days. And I'm always looking for something fruitful to do in the times when Annika is napping and I'm stuck inside. So, thank you for the link!<br /><br />And I'm so glad this resonated with what you're learning these days. I think we are a lot a like in being a rebellious rule-breaker wrapped up inside a cautious rule-follower, lol. You're so right about how the rules are set so that we can be free to live life to the fullness!britneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476267664246267497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560213678362452418.post-29108782045077872302012-06-26T18:53:26.729-07:002012-06-26T18:53:26.729-07:00I know, I'm quickly becoming the comment troll...I know, I'm quickly becoming the comment troll, but this resonated with me too! We recently had a sermon on this topic (which you can read here in all your free time:) http://www.calvarydc.org/2012/03/promises-promises-i-will-be-your-god-2/<br /><br />I liked it--and this post--because I think that had been on my mind a lot. I'm a rule follower mostly 'cause I'm a coward and worried about being "bad." But lately I often feel so tempted to just be like "screw it all, I want to be free." Something about getting older makes me see through some of the shallow reasons we give for obeying these rules and just want to break them. What I realize, though, in watching friends who don't follow the same teachings of Christ and wind up hurt as a result of unwise choices, is exactly what you're saying--rules aren't meant to arbitrarily restrict or bind us, but to set us free from the negative consequences and let us live in peace. That seems to make more sense and take on a deeper meaning as I get older (oh-so-older in the late 20s, ha!), but certainly wasn't something I knew as a kid and something that I'm just now starting to look at in a new perspective. The challenge now is being able to articulate that, which you've done so well here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560213678362452418.post-78167661270390451692012-06-26T09:36:56.692-07:002012-06-26T09:36:56.692-07:00Aubry, a large glass of wine would do it for me, t...Aubry, a large glass of wine would do it for me, too! Haha.britneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476267664246267497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560213678362452418.post-3541346397441664812012-06-25T22:43:49.126-07:002012-06-25T22:43:49.126-07:00The bravest people wear their hearts on their slee...The bravest people wear their hearts on their sleeve,<br />erin de jamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560213678362452418.post-64331029100305018772012-06-25T17:50:24.928-07:002012-06-25T17:50:24.928-07:00What a brave piece! God is gracious to teach us im...What a brave piece! God is gracious to teach us important wisdom in the midst of our folly. :) I had a large glass of wine once (and apparently I'm a total lightweight), and I only got a little buzzed, but I HATED every second of it because I didn't feel in full control. Sobriety is definitely a gift - I don't know how people can stand to get drunk (or high...)Aubry Smithhttp://aubrysmith.comnoreply@blogger.com