Will we love the way we have been loved?

Galatians 3:3 (New International Reader's Version) "3 Are you so foolish? You began with the Holy Spirit. Are you now trying to complete God's work in you by your own strength? "

I think if Paul were here now he could say the same to "us homeschoolers".

Oh you foolish homeschoolers, are you now trying to finish in the flesh that which was begun by the Spirit?

How many of us have bought in to the lie that we can "do it better", or that we are "doing it better" and then looked down our noses at those who are not "doing it good enough" whatever it might be. This greaves my heart.... HAVE WE FORGOT!?!?!?!?! We were once sinners, and Christ redeemed us!!!! WE CAN NOT ADD TO OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS!!!! That means... if a girl loves God and feels lead to go to collage and pursue a career she can and is no less right standing be for God then a girl who chooses to stay home. It also means that a family who loves God and sends their kids to school outside of the home is no less right before God then a family who homeschools. Also it means that a church that loves God and wants to serve Him who has woman in some leadership roles in no less right before God then a church with all men leadership.

We have to keep in mind what our priorities are... We first and foremost HAVE to love our God with all that we are. That means we have to look inward and be brutally honest and if we are not loving Him with all that we are then we need to drop everything else until we get that one right. When our hearts are fully given to Him, HE will turn our hearts to loving our neighbor and will enable us to first show them God's love, wherever they are at at that time regardless of us agreeing with them or not. Love does not have to be right. Jesus was right but laid it down for our sake because He loved us. We are called to the same kind of love. We will fail miserably if we try on our own. It must come out of our love for Him.

He has freely given us fierce mercy, will we not give the same to our brothers and sisters who are broken humans right along next to us?