It’s my birth month and I’ve been blessed with more than my share of gifts over the last few days. Friends and family have made me feel very special by selecting gifts they feel would be “just right.”
I’ve noticed gifts are usually in one of three categories: something I need, something I want, or something that will be good for me. The gifts are as diverse as the people giving them and the ones I have loved most are the gifts I didn’t know to ask for.
As grateful as I am for each gift I’ve received, I am fully aware that the best gifts come from Father God. As it turns out, He gives us all something we need, something we want, and something that is good for us – the gift of grace. We can never deserve the gift of His grace, and yet He lavishes it upon us!
We feel God’s grace not only in the salvation through His Son, but in the moments when we realize we are not enough on our own. He pours out His grace when our hearts hurt, when life disappoints us, and when we’ve fallen into the same stronghold of sin … again. God’s grace appears when we start believing all the lies the world tells us and He reminds us of who HE says we are. He provides the perfect gift of grace even when we don’t know what to ask for.
The most amazing thing about grace is that we can never earn it. His grace appears when we realize how much we need Him, and sometimes, even when we don’t. He generously pours it out again and again, giving us what we need, what we want, and what is good for us. Thankfully, His supply is unending!
Be blessed,
Jennifer
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9