No Excuse

Ok - well maybe I have an excuse. I've been at the beach but still I could have found time to post something! I've had the words "His Grace is Sufficient" on my brain lately. I heard a sermon from Charles Stanley on it last week. What a concept! We think we have to know the answers, when something will happen, when it will change, when all along God is saying, "My grace is sufficient." I don't think anyone can really understand that unless they go through something that depends on this statement being true. It's easy for me to say it all day long, but until I have to depend on it, I don't think I know what it means! I have a lot of studying to do on that. I have experienced it a time or two in my life. It's hard to explain in words, but when you feel like all hope is gone and you'd rather just die and go to heaven, His presence is there - and there it is, his wonderful GRACE. If He says it's sufficient, then it is. That's the awesome thing about God, if He says it, it is true. We may not understand it or even make sense of it, but if He says it, it's true. I actually like not trying to figure everything out. I like putting all my trust in Him. What a burden it takes off of me! I've realized that when I do put all my trust in Him, I am never disappointed.

Update on Becoming a Stronger Christian: I can honestly say I haven't done much other than read more scripture than I used to, stay away from things that pull me away from Him, and starting to sacrifice more time for other people. Okay, well, that's not so bad now that I wrote it down. I heard someone say today, we are on the Christian walk. How true that is. It is a daily walk. We don't just stop and say okay, I'm done. I'm saved, I'm going to heaven, and the journey is over! True, I am saved and I am going to heaven, but the journey isn't over until I get there. Being a Christian isn't easy, if anything, it takes dedication and commitment. Thank God, he forgives us when we don't stay dedicated, but the goal is there. I look in front of me and I don't see this long path full of palm trees and birds singing that goes on and on until I reach paradise. I see one step in front of me. I trust God to help me with the next step. It still leads me to paradise, but I just don't see it all yet laid out right in front of me. Sure, I have ideas, hopes and dreams. The Lord knows the desires of our hearts. I trust Him to lead me where He wants me to be. I'm not thankful I don't have to depend on me - I'd really be in trouble!!!!

Until next time...