1 Cor. 15:10
In regard to grace...
He paid a debt that I could not.
He made a way where there was not.
I have always been keenly aware of my inability to do many things. Yet I have done many things. There are many things left to do. I read this verse earlier today and it has been floating in my thoughts all day. I am what I am, not by my doing. I get that. God's grace has undone my past. Who I used to be, how I used to be and what I used to be is no longer me. It was not an evolution or point of maturity. It was a marked moment in my life when I became more than just aware that God did exist in a present state. I began to understand that He was precisely aware of my life and actually concerned with me knowing Him. The past became the past and it no longer affected my decisions and actions. It was done.
But there is far more about grace than often thought about. Many think of grace in terms of something that only affects our past. Grace is also active in our present and future. Like the apostle Paul, we need to approach each day with the understanding that not only are we not operating and living tied to the past (mistakes, fears, failures, etc.), but we now have a different source to 'tap' into...a different strength to run with...a different wisdom to depend on.
Live in the grace of God today...and tomorrow.
By the grace of God, I am what I am...(and I will be who He intends me to be)
one love...one life...
Guy
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