Amazing grace how sweet the sound... that's the song I hear every time my cell phone rings. And wow have I been challenged in this area in the past several months. I feel like I've been getting tested on what my reaction will be to others in their difficult situations. Do I choose to show grace or judgment? As I write this and see it in black and white it's obvious grace would be the right choice. But in the midst of complicated situations what my heart feels and goes through is really the test. One thing I always try to remember when someone shares with me a dark hidden sin or some really big sin (is there such a thing?) is that I'm only a choice away from committing that same sin. Praise God for His amazing grace that saved a wretch like me. We once were lost but now were found.
"We need a coat with two pockets. In one pocket there is dust,
and in the other pocket there is gold. We need a coat with two
pockets to remind us of who we are."
Hasidic Tale
Amazing Grace was the first song I heard tonight when I turned on KTIS while I worked. It took for me away from work for a moment to refect on an Equine/Christian Faith Study I am leading next week that touches on Grace. Some words God once gave me were - It doesn't matter how great the sin, it doesn't matter how long it's been, Jesus is standing, Jesus is waiting, Waiting for me to come back to him.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorie - these words were perfect for me tonight.