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04/29/2019

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Grace Is Enough

I've always somewhat struggled to 'fit' into many varying types of Christian communities. My past reflects that of a large checkerboard, and with more black spaces than red. I tend to often feel out of place, and while I don't want to give satan too much credit for possibly having a hand in that under a warped perception, I know that not all of what I have often felt is simply an attack of the spiritual kind.

I find myself wondering if the people I am most drawn to, the people that time and time again God places before me in ministry, they are the very people who society often looks at, and deems unworthy. Because, in many of ways, they....they were me. My past me.

The homeless. The addicts. The abused. The forgotten....

You see, the Bible says a lot of things about a lot of things. Yet, if you are only focused on what God says, you inevitably miss out on WHO He is.

Many of times, I'm at a crossroads, asking God if I'm simply an outsider? Maybe I don't 'fit' because I was never meant to. Have you felt this way, before too?

God spoke Hebrews 4:16 to me many years ago, and it's one of those verses that rocked my world. Do you know, that the transliterated word in this verse, (grace).....it means "the state of kindness and favor toward someone, often with a focus on a benefit to the object; by extension: a gift."

I'm convinced, that sometimes our fellow Christians....if they haven't experienced what this kind of grace is....it's really not something you can teach, as it is something that is meant to be given away. And, until you find yourself outside of the box, your preview is only limited to what you can see, inside.

Oh sweet friends,

The grace found in and by Jesus is a gift. Once felt, you really can't help but to be changed. And, if you're anything like me, where past life decisions have left you deeper than rock bottom, the grace extended by Jesus in our depths, digs out this new creation in you. A creation set apart by the fact, that our God is gracious.

To His core.

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Grace Is Enough

I've always somewhat struggled to 'fit' into many varying types of Christian communities. My past reflects that of a large checkerboard, and with more black spaces than red. I tend to often feel out of place, and while I don't want to give satan too much credit for possibly having a hand in that under a warped perception, I know that not all of what I have often felt is simply an attack of the spiritual kind.

I find myself wondering if the people I am most drawn to, the people that time and time again God places before me in ministry, they are the very people who society often looks at, and deems unworthy. Because, in many of ways, they....they were me. My past me.

The homeless. The addicts. The abused. The forgotten....

You see, the Bible says a lot of things about a lot of things. Yet, if you are only focused on what God says, you inevitably miss out on WHO He is.

Many of times, I'm at a crossroads, asking God if I'm simply an outsider? Maybe I don't 'fit' because I was never meant to. Have you felt this way, before too?

God spoke Hebrews 4:16 to me many years ago, and it's one of those verses that rocked my world. Do you know, that the transliterated word in this verse, (grace).....it means "the state of kindness and favor toward someone, often with a focus on a benefit to the object; by extension: a gift."

I'm convinced, that sometimes our fellow Christians....if they haven't experienced what this kind of grace is....it's really not something you can teach, as it is something that is meant to be given away. And, until you find yourself outside of the box, your preview is only limited to what you can see, inside.

Oh sweet friends,

The grace found in and by Jesus is a gift. Once felt, you really can't help but to be changed. And, if you're anything like me, where past life decisions have left you deeper than rock bottom, the grace extended by Jesus in our depths, digs out this new creation in you. A creation set apart by the fact, that our God is gracious.

To His core.

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Bob

Hi Sandy, Thank you for your comment. I know it take a lot of courage to Post thoughts on Blogs and website.
I hope you will come back to the site and continue to participate.
We love hearing everyone's thoughts.
I have also been there, wondering were this "Good Jesus" was? I would rub my Jesus Genie bottle so He could fix my screw up and nothing! Or at least I didn't THINK He heard my prayer because things weren't fixed at my time and in my way. I was playing God and then blaming God for not playing along.
As we mature as Believers, my prayer is that we understand how God works, what God excepts from us, and how we can walk in sync with Him. It make the walk much smoother.

Thank you again for taking the time to sent us your comments.

Sandy

So well put! I too have been at the very bottom wondering where God was in it all. I have felt His Grace and it truly is a gift. I was not able to move forward until I could start to comprehend His huge love for me. I pray every day to be able to give it away as freely as it was given. God bless you. Thank you for what you are doing in His strength. Shalom.