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There are days that I want Him to stop asking me to give grace, I want there to be an end to it. There are days when the grace that He asks me to give brings pain, not joy. There are days that grace seems far removed from my life and something that only fairy tales are made of. These are the days of the dry, dusty road when despair overtakes all that I know to be true. Grace is to be loved, to be favored, to be chosen, to be forgiven, to be set apart, to be special, to be known and treasured above all the rest. Grace is not earned. Grace is not for sale. Grace is given freely not because of who you are but because of Who's you are. To give grace is to have it flow through your inmost parts and out to another. Grace is big and whole and messy and it's velocity cannot be measured. Grace washes over and never ever hits it's intended target without splashing onto everything else around it. The vessel itself included. Thankful.
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Hi Kim. I especially like how you put it: Grace is big and whole and messy and it's velocity cannot be measured. Grace washes over and never ever hits it's intended target without splashing onto everything else around it.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful truth. Thank you.
Thank you so much :)
DeleteI love grace until I have to extend it, sacrificially. Splash some my way!
ReplyDeleteI understand that completely Jessica! I need it splashed on me liberally :)
Delete"the grace that He asks me to give brings pain, not joy" - oh, I know that. I feel that. Sometimes it seems like we only receive that kind of Grace from Him - and how I wish someone down here would give me that grace. I've thought about it a lot recently - and maybe the imperfection, the one-sidedness allows us to learn more about loving his kind of way! Wishing you much grace and blessing this weekend:)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. Yes it is so easy to get weary. Yet He always reveals His truths and even if it takes a long time, we will see the grace we have given.
DeleteWe all need this kind of grace, Kim. I love it! Thanks for allowing God to use you to show us that we can receive His grace.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kimberly for your sweet words :) They blessed me today.
DeleteIt's definitely not easy to feel like you're always being the grace-giver...but He's good and He will bless you for it. :) Love these words and your heart, sweet friend!
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