These are some grace thoughts I had posted on my Under the Waterfall of Grace facebook page. I wanted to share them here, too:
With law, our blessings change depending on our performance..it is all up to us and our faith, love and devotion to Him!
With grace, our blessings never change no matter what our performance...it is all up to Him and His faith, love and devotion to us!
Law tells you, you 'should' be this, you 'ought' to do that, you 'must' become this, you 'have to' improve that..
But with Grace, there is no should, ought, must or have to!
Grace says you don't need to become, you already are!
Grace says you aren't required to do anything, you are free!
Grace says you don't need to improve, you are already fine!
Grace says you have no pressure on you to change, become, improve, or be better..
Grace says you are fine just as you are, accepted just as you are, blessed just as you are, beloved just as you are!
But with Grace, there is no should, ought, must or have to!
Grace says you don't need to become, you already are!
Grace says you aren't required to do anything, you are free!
Grace says you don't need to improve, you are already fine!
Grace says you have no pressure on you to change, become, improve, or be better..
Grace says you are fine just as you are, accepted just as you are, blessed just as you are, beloved just as you are!
We do not have to worry about being apart from God, rejected, cast out, falling away, or losing our salvation..because "HE Himself has said, 'I will never leave you or forsake you'" (Heb. 13:5).
That means that even if we doubted, got confused, decided to leave, rebelled, or wandered off, He would still be with us! For He truly promised never to leave!
Even if we leave Him, He comes with us! He never leaves us!
So there is no way for us to ever come to a place of being apart from Him, away from Him, lost from Him, ever! Thank You, Jesus, for Your wonderful grace that says, "Surely I am with you ALWAYS!" (Mt. 28:20)
That means that even if we doubted, got confused, decided to leave, rebelled, or wandered off, He would still be with us! For He truly promised never to leave!
Even if we leave Him, He comes with us! He never leaves us!
So there is no way for us to ever come to a place of being apart from Him, away from Him, lost from Him, ever! Thank You, Jesus, for Your wonderful grace that says, "Surely I am with you ALWAYS!" (Mt. 28:20)
At the deepest level of our being, we have a constant communion and fellowship with the Best Friend and Companion we could ever have!
If you are one with Someone Infinite, that means you have an infinite supply of all you need! The One who is Infinite love, peace, wholeness, well-being, joy and freedom is in you! So you have an infinity of all those things in you, you are infinitely free, full, whole, peaceful, joyful and well! And most of all, infinitely LOVED!
Nothing can separate us from Him or His love, one with us, deep within or own heart!
At the center of our lives, we are one spirit with God's Spirit. In that place everything is okay, all is well, everything is peaceful and whole, right and good. In that place all is safe, all is calm, all is complete. Nothing can disturb that union we have with Him, that safe place we are in with Him, that communion we have with Him deep in our heart!
God says, You were never an orphan; you were always mine!
You have a place of belonging - it's in God..
Home is where you belong, you are wanted, you are cared for, you are part of the family circle..
God is your home, you belong!
Home is where you belong, you are wanted, you are cared for, you are part of the family circle..
God is your home, you belong!
"When you're loved outside the lines, you start coloring outside the lines." Mike Yaconelli We can jump out of any boxes and feel free to be ourselves, because we are loved unconditionally, no matter what....accepted wholly, without hesitation....understood completely, in every part!
God is the pure light of perfect, unconditional, nonjudgmental, all-embracing LOVE! God is pure love without a bit of meanness, unkindness, condemnation, punishment or harshness! God is 100% pure light all the way through, the light of love and grace and kindness! God doesn't have a 'dark side' - hallelujah!
Have you been afraid of God, afraid He is made at you or will punish you, afraid He is standing over you judging you, and may not 'let you in heaven' if you step out of line somehow? This is not Papa, this is a terrible caricature that religion has of God! Relax, rest, everything is okay. He is not going to hurt you, Daddy's got you in His arms and won't ever let you go, just like any good father would do! You've always been safe with Him, always will be..He will gently bathe you with His love and tenderness till you know how safe He is, and how safe you are with Him! He is so in love with you that He couldn't bear to be without you, so He won't ever let you go! He is pure love without a 'dark, mean, punishing side!' I know that His beautiful love will cast out all those fears, just like He is doing with me!
You matter! You are worth it! Jesus thinks you're 'to die for!'
You can never put down or belittle the one He thinks so highly of that He'd give His own life to save..
You can never put down or belittle the one He sees as such a treasure that He'd even die to rescue..
You can never put down or belittle the one He loved to the end, the one He loved with His own life - YOU!
You can never put down or belittle the one He thinks so highly of that He'd give His own life to save..
You can never put down or belittle the one He sees as such a treasure that He'd even die to rescue..
You can never put down or belittle the one He loved to the end, the one He loved with His own life - YOU!