In the journey of faith, one of the greatest battles believers face is the silent war of discouragement.
Many people measure themselves by their weaknesses, their past failures, their spiritual inconsistencies, and the areas of life where they feel they are falling short. When the eyes remain fixed on personal inadequacies, the heart easily becomes weary and condemned.
But there is a force that breaks the back of that condemnation. It is not a force you muster; it is a person you embrace. It is Grace!
Grace is not a license to sin; it is the liberty to stand before a holy God without the paralyzing fear of rejection. Grace is God’s ability working in man enabling him to do what he doesn’t have the ability to do. Your destiny is not held together by the fragile thread of your performance, but by the unbreakable cable of divine power.
If you have been feeling small because of your flaws, let these spiritual truths wash over your heart and remind you that you are carried by a love stronger than any failure.
~~~~~~~SPIRITUAL TRUTHS ABOUT GRACE~~~~~~
#1: Grace Is Not God Ignoring Your Sin; It Is God Loving You In Spite
Of it!
#2: Your Weakness Is Not A Barrier To God’s Love; It Is The Very Platform
Upon Which His Power Is Displayed!
#3: You Don’t Clean Up To Come To God; You Come To God To Be Cleaned
Up!
#4: Grace Means That While You Were Still Struggling, Still Failing, Still
Falling—God Had Already Made A Way For Your Return!
#5: God’s Memory Of Your Past Is Not As Sharp As Your Own. When He
Forgives, He Forgets!
#6: You Are Not Who Your Mistakes Say You Are; You Are Who God Says
You Are: His Beloved Child!
#7: Grace Is Not A Reward For The Successful Saint; It Is A Rescue Mission
For The Struggling Sinner!
#8: Your Performance Today Does Not Shock God, Nor Does It Alter His
Covenant Of Peace With You!
#9: God’s Love Is Not A Fragile Flower That Withers When You Stumble; It
Is An Ancient Oak That Shelters You When You Fall!
#10: The Goal Of Grace Is Not To Make You Feel Better About Your Sin,
But To Empower You To Walk Away From It!
~~~~~~As you meditate on these truths, let the living Word of God be the
final authority that settles the matter in your heart!