{"id":1557,"date":"2023-08-04T12:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T16:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1557"},"modified":"2023-08-04T12:59:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T16:59:17","slug":"patience-grace-acceptance-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1557","title":{"rendered":"Patience, Grace, Acceptance ::  RELATIONSHIPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 7\/30\/23 by Pastor Steve Shields.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Somewhere along the way, most of us learn that <strong>the most rewarding part of living is found in relationships. <\/strong> And somewhere along the way, most of us learn that <strong>the most difficult part of living is found in relationships. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Patience.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Patience.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Patience-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Patience-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>People are in progress; so, be patient. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God places the responsibility upon the shoulders of the strong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bearing the failings of the weak requires sacrifice.  A sacrifice of patience, repentance, requesting forgiveness, granting forgiveness, of moving on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>People are fragile; so, be gracious.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we are ungracious, we damage people.  Build people up, don&#8217;t tear them down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>People are difficult; so, be accepting.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accepting isn&#8217;t receiving with resignation.  Instead, accepting is receiving with hope. <\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1450\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1557-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2023\/20230730PatienceGraceAcceptanceRELATIONSHIPS.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2023\/20230730PatienceGraceAcceptanceRELATIONSHIPS.mp3\">https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2023\/20230730PatienceGraceAcceptanceRELATIONSHIPS.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2023\/20230730PatienceGraceAcceptanceRELATIONSHIPS.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=1557-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2023\/20230730PatienceGraceAcceptanceRELATIONSHIPS.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20230730PatienceGraceAcceptanceRELATIONSHIPS.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 7\/30\/23 by Pastor Steve Shields. 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