God's grace makes me smile
Grace....that word makes me smile every time. I can't even explain how great God's grace is. We are nothing without God's grace. We can do nothing without God's grace. We need God's grace and He so lovingly gives it too us as a free gift. We don't deserve it and there's nothing we can do to earn it.
The further I come in my walk with God, the more I realize just how amazing God's grace is. But the thing is, my walk with God has just begun. I can't even imagine how wonderful His grace will feel years from now, let alone how much in awe I will be of it in eternity. The more I learn about God and His grace, the more I am aware of His Holiness (which my earthly mind can't even comprehend how Holy He really is) and how broken and dirty we are and how much we desperately need His grace.
Lately I had forgotten a lesson that I learned about God's grace when He saved me. But by His loving mercy, He is teaching me again. God had to humble me again. I had become prideful about my relationship with God and I had hardened my heart. I lost touch with Him and I tried to get my relationship back by doing works, but a lot of my works were works done in vain. The more I tried to please Him by my works, the more frustrated I became and the less peace and joy I had. I didn't understand it. I'm tried so hard to be this perfect Christian so I could please Him and make Him happy, but that whole time, He was pleased with me. What I needed was His grace and He wanted to give me grace but I wasn't receiving it.
There is nothing that I did to earn God's grace. He so freely gave it to me. I don't know why He gives me favor. There is nothing about me that makes me better than anybody else in this world. I'm a sinner like everybody else. I'm not perfect and I screw up all the time. But that is what makes His grace so amazing.
I just love how God puts what we need in our paths. The past couple of weeks the message that God has been speaking to me was about grace. Last week's topic on Joyce Meyer's broadcast was about grace. Plus today, the evening sermon at church ministered so much to my heart. It was about the story of Ruth and Boaz and He used that story to portray how our relationship is with God and how much favor He has for us. The whole time He was speaking and praying, I couldn't help but smile. I knew that before I went to church tonight, that the sermon would be awesome by the way my feelings were telling me not to go. I was tired from work, I didn't want to drive 30 minutes away to go to church, there is things I need to do at home, I feel fat, etc, etc, etc.... Plus, my friend said that she wasn't going to go with me but it's a good thing that I made up my mind before she called deciding that whether or not she goes, I'm still going no matter what. The devil obviously wanted to stop me from going. Good thing I choose not to walk by the flesh.
The further I come in my walk with God, the more I realize just how amazing God's grace is. But the thing is, my walk with God has just begun. I can't even imagine how wonderful His grace will feel years from now, let alone how much in awe I will be of it in eternity. The more I learn about God and His grace, the more I am aware of His Holiness (which my earthly mind can't even comprehend how Holy He really is) and how broken and dirty we are and how much we desperately need His grace.
Lately I had forgotten a lesson that I learned about God's grace when He saved me. But by His loving mercy, He is teaching me again. God had to humble me again. I had become prideful about my relationship with God and I had hardened my heart. I lost touch with Him and I tried to get my relationship back by doing works, but a lot of my works were works done in vain. The more I tried to please Him by my works, the more frustrated I became and the less peace and joy I had. I didn't understand it. I'm tried so hard to be this perfect Christian so I could please Him and make Him happy, but that whole time, He was pleased with me. What I needed was His grace and He wanted to give me grace but I wasn't receiving it.
There is nothing that I did to earn God's grace. He so freely gave it to me. I don't know why He gives me favor. There is nothing about me that makes me better than anybody else in this world. I'm a sinner like everybody else. I'm not perfect and I screw up all the time. But that is what makes His grace so amazing.
I just love how God puts what we need in our paths. The past couple of weeks the message that God has been speaking to me was about grace. Last week's topic on Joyce Meyer's broadcast was about grace. Plus today, the evening sermon at church ministered so much to my heart. It was about the story of Ruth and Boaz and He used that story to portray how our relationship is with God and how much favor He has for us. The whole time He was speaking and praying, I couldn't help but smile. I knew that before I went to church tonight, that the sermon would be awesome by the way my feelings were telling me not to go. I was tired from work, I didn't want to drive 30 minutes away to go to church, there is things I need to do at home, I feel fat, etc, etc, etc.... Plus, my friend said that she wasn't going to go with me but it's a good thing that I made up my mind before she called deciding that whether or not she goes, I'm still going no matter what. The devil obviously wanted to stop me from going. Good thing I choose not to walk by the flesh.
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