Comments on: Sweet Release http://nolongerdriven.com/2010/01/31/sweet-release/ Finding Still Waters Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:33:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Anthony Stauffer http://nolongerdriven.com/2010/01/31/sweet-release/#comment-74 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 03:32:52 +0000 http://www.nolongerdriven.com/?p=117#comment-74 Thanks Jeff. I appreciated your comment.

]]> By: pastorjeffrey http://nolongerdriven.com/2010/01/31/sweet-release/#comment-72 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:17:00 +0000 http://www.nolongerdriven.com/?p=117#comment-72 Anthony, I hope you get to read this response. It has been some time since you wrote it. We actually seem to have a good bit in common. I’m a Christian (actually, a pastor), 13 years interracially married, 4 kids and a love for blues guitar. I’ve played for over 22 years, though for much of that time, I never really took it too seriously (unfortunately, that shows, as I am far below where I should be, though I’ve made great strides in the past few years). Your lessons have been a blessing to me.

But, this song by MercyMe is one of my favorites. Really, we often think of grace as something that really is for sinners needing salvation, But God’s grace goes so much deeper than just that. It’s by grace that we live. Life’s burdens are simply too heavy for us to shoulder, and in vain we try. It really is a form of bondage that we try to hold on and maintain control we never even really had. I like what Peter said, “…casting your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7

Thanks for sharing this, brother. God bless.

Jeffrey Richard

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