Grace is such a beautiful action given but hard to muster when we feel we have been wronged.
We can go through the motions, trying to let it go, even praying for the person or situation. Still at the core of the hearts knowing the sting surges through our senses, leaving the truth hard to deny. We all know loss and hurt, no one is immune. We all share this component of humanity.
What do we do then, how do we navigate our faith to action so that we can rise above the aches and pains, letting go? The answer is not by merely denying the weaknesses but in glorifying the One who is so much bigger than any suffering.
I often revisit grace. I think it is God's way of reminding me to pay forward the ultimate price He paid. He doesn't just want us to extend mercy, but to love it, to live its value. Our Savior was on the receiving end of torture, and I mean emotional, physical, and any other kind of way you can fathom. He experienced it all, willingly. Yet, no words of pity, no regretting His lot, just the awareness that the answer was and always will be Grace...His Amazing Grace.
We are called to rejoice in Him always, to sing His praises, to never stop doing so. How can we do this if we are so consumed in the darkness of anything? I think the fallen state of this world needs our prayers, needs our mercy, needs our peace, needs our hope, needs our joy, all of which require our sacrifice of thanksgiving in the moments of stumble. Ultimately, what we all need more of is Jesus. So may we bow at His feet, focusing on Him alone, rather than at the mercy of our own sufferings. He is so good!!! His word even has become the joy and rejoicing of our hearts, if we only submit and trust Him, regardless of what's going on in our lives.
I know some are in the midst of deep agony, and for you I pray. For you, I do NOT belittle your experience. I love you and pray that you can find comfort in His healing arms. He is our Refuge!! He is our Rock!! He can soothe the troubled waters, because only He is sufficient.
May we all remember Him more than anything, anything at all!!!
We can go through the motions, trying to let it go, even praying for the person or situation. Still at the core of the hearts knowing the sting surges through our senses, leaving the truth hard to deny. We all know loss and hurt, no one is immune. We all share this component of humanity.
What do we do then, how do we navigate our faith to action so that we can rise above the aches and pains, letting go? The answer is not by merely denying the weaknesses but in glorifying the One who is so much bigger than any suffering.
I often revisit grace. I think it is God's way of reminding me to pay forward the ultimate price He paid. He doesn't just want us to extend mercy, but to love it, to live its value. Our Savior was on the receiving end of torture, and I mean emotional, physical, and any other kind of way you can fathom. He experienced it all, willingly. Yet, no words of pity, no regretting His lot, just the awareness that the answer was and always will be Grace...His Amazing Grace.
We are called to rejoice in Him always, to sing His praises, to never stop doing so. How can we do this if we are so consumed in the darkness of anything? I think the fallen state of this world needs our prayers, needs our mercy, needs our peace, needs our hope, needs our joy, all of which require our sacrifice of thanksgiving in the moments of stumble. Ultimately, what we all need more of is Jesus. So may we bow at His feet, focusing on Him alone, rather than at the mercy of our own sufferings. He is so good!!! His word even has become the joy and rejoicing of our hearts, if we only submit and trust Him, regardless of what's going on in our lives.
I know some are in the midst of deep agony, and for you I pray. For you, I do NOT belittle your experience. I love you and pray that you can find comfort in His healing arms. He is our Refuge!! He is our Rock!! He can soothe the troubled waters, because only He is sufficient.
May we all remember Him more than anything, anything at all!!!
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