Oh how I appreciate how His grace has filled my heart to fullness, where I no longer walk in the shadows of guilt, shame and rejection. I may have a weak moment or two, but less and less, because of Him and His Grace. My heart is walking on His Sonshine and I am so grateful.
I want to share some of this author, Lysa Terkeurst. She really delivers a potent punch with her eloquently expressed words...
Anything that infuses us with humility is good. Even if it feels a bit like humiliation in the moment, the workings of humility within are a gift. The tweaking of us by God in the quiet is the saving of us in public. The only difference between humility and humiliation is that one chose to bow low while the other tripped and fell there. Either way, the sweetest grace lifted my face, and I saw that on the other side of the stripping of pride are some of the best gifts God gives us.
To love God is to cooperate with His grace. And since I’m so very aware of my own need for grace, I must be willing to freely give it away. Each hole left from rejection must become an opportunity to create more and more space for grace in my heart.
if we will step over the hurt feelings and turn from the box of bitter rot, we are then free to pick up the box of sweet, pure lilies. We can form bouquets to give away. We will linger with the smell of one who spends time with her fingers working through grace.
Instead of filling up this rejected space with insecurity, she found stability by filling it with grace. The more she hurt, the more she learned how to help others who were hurt.
Good huh?
Thank you Lord for authors like these that point to Your healing grace.
I want to share some of this author, Lysa Terkeurst. She really delivers a potent punch with her eloquently expressed words...
Anything that infuses us with humility is good. Even if it feels a bit like humiliation in the moment, the workings of humility within are a gift. The tweaking of us by God in the quiet is the saving of us in public. The only difference between humility and humiliation is that one chose to bow low while the other tripped and fell there. Either way, the sweetest grace lifted my face, and I saw that on the other side of the stripping of pride are some of the best gifts God gives us.
To love God is to cooperate with His grace. And since I’m so very aware of my own need for grace, I must be willing to freely give it away. Each hole left from rejection must become an opportunity to create more and more space for grace in my heart.
if we will step over the hurt feelings and turn from the box of bitter rot, we are then free to pick up the box of sweet, pure lilies. We can form bouquets to give away. We will linger with the smell of one who spends time with her fingers working through grace.
Instead of filling up this rejected space with insecurity, she found stability by filling it with grace. The more she hurt, the more she learned how to help others who were hurt.
Good huh?
Thank you Lord for authors like these that point to Your healing grace.
