Cami40 - Welcome to "CC" my friend. When I was a younger boy I was surrounded with people of faith. I used to think it was my DNA that was propelling me into doing things for God. But as my life continued into harsh circumstances that foundation crumbled flat onto the ground. I thought God had abandoned me. But now I see He was simply exercising His right to parent me with His ever-exceeding love. But there were times I wanted to say, "Ok, Lord, enough love already!" You see, I now understand it was not despite those circumstances that I am now left humbled, it is because He allowed them and yet never allowed me to fall.
Hence, I am but a sinner saved by grace, who now lives to love and live as Jesus lived - God's way as He guides me thru the Holy Spirit. I am without need to correct you in any disputable matters. To me, in Christ, you are but a wonderful child of God - period. His grace walked ahead on my behalf, how is it I should shed anything less for anyone coming into this place in my heart or mind?
But I am not suggesting love is blind for mercy sake, but rather that Love is not blind; love sees a great deal more than the actual; it sees the ideal in the actual, consequently the actual is transfigured by the ideal. That is a different thing from "Saint-whipping," which means you have your own idea about other people and expect them to live up to it, and then when they don't, you blame them.
My heart is filled with joy to welcome you in the love of Christ. May God richly bless you and all those who come from death to life as God loves us all with His exceedingly Great Love. My name is Dan. I sent you a friends invite. I hope we can become friends if you like.