Comments on: Virtue: a habit, and more http://www.virtue-quest.com/2009/11/virtue-a-habit-and-more/ A practical approach to the classical virtues Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:16:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert http://www.virtue-quest.com/2009/11/virtue-a-habit-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Robert Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:48:27 +0000 http://www.virtue-quest.com/?p=133#comment-14 Thanks, Heidi! I'm sure that however God defines virtue - if God needs definitions at all! - is far beyond what I'm capable of understanding. I figure I'll trust God to meet me where I am, and then lead me further. Thanks, Heidi!

I’m sure that however God defines virtue – if God needs definitions at all! – is far beyond what I’m capable of understanding. I figure I’ll trust God to meet me where I am, and then lead me further.

]]> By: Heidi http://www.virtue-quest.com/2009/11/virtue-a-habit-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Heidi Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:54:55 +0000 http://www.virtue-quest.com/?p=133#comment-13 Robert, I haven't read everything yet, but there's some good stuff here. I think I'm like Sarah...maybe I tend to put "good habits" (flossing, exercise, tickling my kids) on the same checklist with "Spirit-led living" (acting in love, reacting with patience, spending time in prayer). I ride on your same pendulum between patting myself on the back or beating myself up for falling short in both arenas. I think the question should be: How does God define virtue and what is His expectation of me? A partial answer to that one is "He has chosen the weak, the foolish, the ignoble, the have-nots, and the don't-have-it-togethers to shame those who are "all that." I should stop trying to be all that, and accept myself as He does. At the same time He calls us to live a life worthy of the calling and try to get the prize and all that, so I guess what you have said about our virtue being a choice and a gift back, a way of honoring others and God is right on track. So good blog, Robert. Robert, I haven’t read everything yet, but there’s some good stuff here. I think I’m like Sarah…maybe I tend to put “good habits” (flossing, exercise, tickling my kids) on the same checklist with “Spirit-led living” (acting in love, reacting with patience, spending time in prayer). I ride on your same pendulum between patting myself on the back or beating myself up for falling short in both arenas.

I think the question should be: How does God define virtue and what is His expectation of me? A partial answer to that one is “He has chosen the weak, the foolish, the ignoble, the have-nots, and the don’t-have-it-togethers to shame those who are “all that.” I should stop trying to be all that, and accept myself as He does. At the same time He calls us to live a life worthy of the calling and try to get the prize and all that, so I guess what you have said about our virtue being a choice and a gift back, a way of honoring others and God is right on track. So good blog, Robert.

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