Sold Out for Righteousness

When I think of Grace, what comes to my mind is something pleasing and movement. I also think of the prayer you say before eating.  The Grace I think of God is that abounding love and mercy, forgiving, showing underserved kindness.  I know that grace is why we are saved.  We have the favour of God directed towards us. God is full of grace.  Effort on the other hand is pretty much directing our time and energy to accomplishing something.  You sacrifice time to build on a goal or to get ahead.  I put a lot of effort in reading his word and studying.  I put a lot of effort in memorizing scripture.  Prayer as well. I should put more effort in trying to listening to him.  I am guilty of trying to do something on myself on my own power, instead of relying on God to work through me. I really have to submit myself to him in every part of my life. I am really trying to grow intimate with him so that I know that his grace is sufficient, and that nothing I do on my own will suffice.  I know that his grace is a gift and I cannot work for it even though my efforts can cause friction with his grace. I also feel that I have to do certain things and act certain ways just to get God’s attention and that will not keep me saved or my ticket to heaven. So whatever I do I have to know that whatever I do whether it be reading His word or praying or witnessing or just trying to be a christian that we are saved by grace through faith and that it is a gift from God and it is nothing we earn or do but because of his love and favor that He gave me.  I have to allow him to work in me in everything I do so I can grow in his Amazing grace.

Well,  My spiritual disciplines are what I try to maintain on a daily basis.  It involves me giving  God the glory and honor and praise when I wake up.  Then I pray, I just need God to hear me when I wake up to get started. I need his guidance for this walk, and to just get to know him more.  Then I read his word and meditate on what I read and just ask God to help me with what I read and for Him to speak to me through His word.  I desire to become more like Him. There are still some things that I need to know, and be consistent on. I love reading the word and have made it my business to read before I eat.  I pray all the time, and I have to give God that time to respond back. I have to do this now, whether I want to or not. At one time I let God down and I know that he forgives me and I have to know that. But since then I do not want to let him down no more. I know I am human and are prone to mistakes, but as long as I have strength from Him and His spirit He will help me.  So want use to be trying I have now turned to training to be the soldier of God he wants me to be. No matter how hard it is or how it seems I have to put my trust and faith in him and believe that this training will pay off. Praise God!