This Side of Grace
II Corinthians 12:9, “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
Morning! Thankful for another day. We are looking to find peace and tranquility even in the storms. There will always be times to need understanding into the meaning of what the events happening in our lives are truly leading up to. Even in the good times, there was always something negative or positive that was leading up to those moments. Our relief comes when we realize God has a plan all along. He wants us to celebrate the successes, but not let those accomplishments change our perspective on how life will go on now! If we still have the misconception that everything will be better now that we have overcome an adversity in our journey, we lose track of how to deal with future obstacles. You have to have two mountains to form a valley. One mountain is where you’ve come from; then the valley is everything leading to the next mountain on which you are headed to. We cannot climb the first mountain without difficulty; to achieve that we need God’s grace. Then when we’ve made that initial mountain, we then come to the valley; again, relying on God for help and guidance to forge that valley in route to the next mountain. Bearing in mind that nothing comes easy, but finding grace in the battles with God’s help, leads to victories over every obstacle! If you find yourself being overconfident and thinking you’ve made it; you will then get the mindset of not needing God. The mindset of achieving is okay except when we forget who makes the ways possible. This side of grace allows you to be in celebration of the good things but also celebrate the bad things. Every adversity has an accomplishment, every accomplishment has a destination and every destination has an arrival time. Today be open to getting the negative turned around to the positive. Pushing the positive to grow within and without, will keep providing room for the grace of God to show up just in time. Start today celebrating this side of grace, acknowledging grace is why you keep “making it”!
Scriptures:
Read: Ephesians 2:8-9, James 4:6-7, Hebrews 4:16, I Corinthians 15:9-10, John 1:16-17, Titus 2:11-14, II Corinthians 9:7-9, II Peter 3:9, Isaiah 40:31, I Peter 5:9-11, Acts 20:24, Ephesians 2:5-8, Romans 5:20-21, Romans 3:22-24
Prayer:
Precious Lord, thank you for your grace in times of troubles and adversities. Thank you for allowing us to grow through the journey by accepting your grace. Thank you for being our everlasting help in times of good and bad. Thank you for keeping the promises you gave so many years ago. Continue to be present daily in our lives allowing us to understand how much we need to be humble in all things. Continue to show us the difference between this side of grace and the other side. Amen.