Gotta Have Faith and Grace!

“The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.” 1Ti 1:14

Faith is a funny thing. For me, it’s easy to have faith. To believe in a supreme God, a loving God who sent his son Jesus to die for me. Yet it’s often times hard to live out my faith.

I claim to be a follower of Christ but sometimes there’s no evidence of my faith, especially in regards to my family. More often I am short tempered, impatient and unforgiving (in the moment.) More often my sin is so obvious and my faith so invisible. More often I go through the motions of life, talking with my God and Savior on a daily basis, but rarely letting their influence rub off on my life. Why is that? Am I so thick headed that it’ll take another forty years for me to get through the desert.

I hope not.

Thankfully, God is forgiving and full of Grace. (Unlike people and family at times,) he meets me where I’m at, and all I can do is repent, move on and pray I’ll do better the next time!

Jesus, help us walk out our faith today, focus our hearts and minds on you so that others will see our faith in you is real and life changing and be changed themselves. And when we fail, help us quickly to our feet so we can walk in your Grace once again. Amen!