Recently I've been doing a self-reflection before bed. I think about what I did during the day and how I spent my time, seeing what I can do better the next day (i.e. fitting time in for studying, exercising, prayer, bible reading, etc.). In these times, I see my struggle with sin the most. In recognizing my sin, I'm reminded that I don't deserve the grace the God gives, as I have sinned countless times, sometimes I feel like I crossed the bar for the max limit of "times sinned." Honestly, sometimes I feel like recognizing my sin doesn't deepen my appreciation for God's grace, but pushes me away from it. What I mean by that is every time…
Spending more intentional time in God's Word and seeking Him helps me gain glimpses of who He is, which I find myself being left in awe of His grace. Knowing that He is perfect, holy, and righteous, and that despite it He went ahead and pursued the lives that were deserving of death by sacrificing His perfect Son. To acknowledge that my place should've been where Christ was sacrificed is extremely humbling, and I am reminded of His gift that I never deserved, yet was given.
Question 1. First, understanding that there is really nothing I’m entitled to. Though God gracioudly may give certain promises to believers as noted in the Bible that we can find hope in, these are all acts of his grace and nothing that I earned or deserve. Knowing that, can help me be more thankful for the small things in my life. Also, it can help me take responsibilities more seriously related to leading, realizing that many responsibilities were given to me out of grace.
Recognizing my own sinfulness allows me to see how unworthy I am. And although I am unworthy, God still gives unto us His grace. This grace that I do not deserve is not given because I have earned it, bur rather, His gift to us. Our Father is just and understanding that He is righteous in all ways, I need to show gratitude by truly worshipping and glorifying God from the bottom of my heart.
I use the story of the special education child who stole from my mom’s workplace and his father reprimanding him but still going out of the way to buying the item the child stole as a powerful reminder and analogy that brings parallelism to God’s Grace that he has for me. I know that I am aware of the things that I may do at times that are sinful, yet God still gives me grace knowing that I did wrong to him. It’s not that I don’t know I do wrong to him, so I get some sort of pass. But I consciously know that I do, yet he still forgives. And that is very sobering, because it doe…
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Recently I've been doing a self-reflection before bed. I think about what I did during the day and how I spent my time, seeing what I can do better the next day (i.e. fitting time in for studying, exercising, prayer, bible reading, etc.). In these times, I see my struggle with sin the most. In recognizing my sin, I'm reminded that I don't deserve the grace the God gives, as I have sinned countless times, sometimes I feel like I crossed the bar for the max limit of "times sinned." Honestly, sometimes I feel like recognizing my sin doesn't deepen my appreciation for God's grace, but pushes me away from it. What I mean by that is every time…
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Spending more intentional time in God's Word and seeking Him helps me gain glimpses of who He is, which I find myself being left in awe of His grace. Knowing that He is perfect, holy, and righteous, and that despite it He went ahead and pursued the lives that were deserving of death by sacrificing His perfect Son. To acknowledge that my place should've been where Christ was sacrificed is extremely humbling, and I am reminded of His gift that I never deserved, yet was given.
Question 1. First, understanding that there is really nothing I’m entitled to. Though God gracioudly may give certain promises to believers as noted in the Bible that we can find hope in, these are all acts of his grace and nothing that I earned or deserve. Knowing that, can help me be more thankful for the small things in my life. Also, it can help me take responsibilities more seriously related to leading, realizing that many responsibilities were given to me out of grace.
Question 2
Recognizing my own sinfulness allows me to see how unworthy I am. And although I am unworthy, God still gives unto us His grace. This grace that I do not deserve is not given because I have earned it, bur rather, His gift to us. Our Father is just and understanding that He is righteous in all ways, I need to show gratitude by truly worshipping and glorifying God from the bottom of my heart.
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I use the story of the special education child who stole from my mom’s workplace and his father reprimanding him but still going out of the way to buying the item the child stole as a powerful reminder and analogy that brings parallelism to God’s Grace that he has for me. I know that I am aware of the things that I may do at times that are sinful, yet God still gives me grace knowing that I did wrong to him. It’s not that I don’t know I do wrong to him, so I get some sort of pass. But I consciously know that I do, yet he still forgives. And that is very sobering, because it doe…