Have you ever felt a friend drifting away from you and then thought to yourself, "If they are not making an effort to see me, then why should I make an effort to see them? They must not want to see me very much anyways!"? Let's just say I've been around too many girls to think that I'm the only one who's had this thought cross her mind!
It's probably a good thing that Christ was a male and not a female... because heavens, can us gals hold some grudges!
Tonight, I'm at a place where I'm just amazed. Amazed at God's grace.
I'm amazed that I can live selfishly as I often do, and that God still takes me when I seek Him. The fact that God still desires me even when I'm not always making an effort is beyond incredible to me. How powerful and yet merciful He must be to take me even when I'm selfish beyond measure.
I'm reminded of Paul's words to the Corinthians:
"For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect."
~ 1 Corinthians 15: 9-10 ~
That is perhaps one of my favorite scriptures, if not my absolute favorite scripture. My favorite part is, "and his grace to me was not without effect."
Because God's grace has HUGE effect on me... it changes me, it motivates me, it humbles me, it encourages me, it amazes me.
To be able to be reminded of God's grace is a blessing. When I sit and meditate on it, I'm brought to tears almost every time.
When I first began this post, I had the intentions of sharing the lyrics to one of my favorite songs, "Mighty to Save". But another song has been brought to my heart tonight. It's an old song, but the message rings clear: Oh how marvelous is my Savior's love for me.
I absolutely love Christ Tomlin's arraignment of this song. It's slow and really allows you to reflect on the power of the words being sung. I hope you'll take 7 minutes to watch the video and hear this song. Please, take this sort time to reflect and meditate on God's amazing grace that flows from his amazing love.
Remind yourself often of his love so that his grace is not without effect!
Many blessings your way!
~Kristin Marie
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