It's Grace.

I wish that I knew each of you in real life. I wish on Monday nights you could come to Java after Jammies at Panera to get coffee with me & some of my friends. We could talk about what your week is like, what is going on in your life, and what the Lord is speaking to your heart.

The last two weeks the Lord has been doing a work in my heart. He has been showing me something I didn't even know I needed to work on. Don't you love that!? On Monday night at Panera I was sharing with friends how I'm kinda going through a little something right now. They were kind enough to let me ramble on a bit (as I often do) & listen. Before going home my friend Debbie, who is so great that I want y'all to know her too, prayed with me. Something she prayed was, "Lord, show her how to give grace in new ways". Y'all that has shaken me so hard. I've desperately been trying to pin-point exactly what the Lord is trying to teach me through three difficult situations in our lives right now but could not put my finger on it. The Lord can use every difficult situation in life to teach us, but we have to be teachable. 

It's, Grace.

Earlier in the day on Monday as I went for a little drive and had this song on repeat & was talking with the Lord, I asked him if I needed to make more of an effort to show grace. Honestly, I didn't really give the Lord time to answer because I didn't feel like dealing with it then. Thankfully, God spoke to me again, but through Debbie as she prayed. Friends, He doesn't give up on us. Even if we don't listen the 1st time.

My thoughts on Grace.

Graciously Jesus died for my sins.

Graciously he loves me when I'm unlovable.

Graciously the Lord works through me. 

Graciously he sees me.

He knows me

He calls me by my name.

He knows my heart.

He knows every secret in my heart.

So, of course. Of course I must show grace to others because of all the grace he pours out on me. These two scriptures have been on my heart the last month. Today I understand why I've been sketching this picture for the last few weeks in my journal. 

For me, I know gaining a deeper understanding of God's grace is the only way to truly pour it out from within me to others. I'm grateful for a God who is patient & loving enough to work in me as I learn a deeper & truer understanding of his grace.

"God would surely have known it, for he knows the secrets of every heart." {Psalm 44:21}

"I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine." {Isaiah 43:1}

It is always a good idea to ask the Lord to reveal things in our hearts. He already knows all of our secrets. We can't keep them from him. Instead lets ask him to work through us as he reveals the areas we need some work on. Lets make a commitment to grow spiritually. Instead of getting outraged at the situations lets learn the lesson the 1st time around instead of having the problem re-surface over & over. Although we may not be the one at fault, perhaps the Lord is bringing us in the picture to reveal things in our hearts we can work on.

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Happy Wednesday Friends!

~Brit

*both verses are from NLT*

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