Amazingish Grace

I'm so quick to extend the grace of God to everyone.

Except myself that is.

Am I alone on this?

I've known Jesus since I was 12 years old. My journey with Him has certainly had moments of acceleration, and there comes a time that you may begin to feel fairly mature in your faith. You know what to do, and even why. 

But there are moments you know you're falling short of all God is offering.

Most often for me, it's a feeling of disconnection in my prayer life. I truly love talking to God, but sometimes I become so overwhelmed with the needs around me, as well as in my own life, I feel my conversations with God can turn to a rambling mess.

And then I remember, God has already cleaned up my messes.

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1

You may have seen the heartbreak of Wilhem Belocian, the french hurdler who was disqualified for one false start in the Rio Olympics. A lifetime of work for naught due to a momentary mistake. For him, there was no grace.

God has extended an amazing grace to Christians. He knows who we are, loves us anyway, and always allows us to start again. And I've told that to countless people, encouraging them to accept the grace that God gives so freely.

And yet, I treat it as amazingish grace with my own failures.
"I should know better." 
"Why did I endure this failure yet again?"

And so instead of resting in the amazing grace of God, I find myself tempted toward self-repair. There is no doubt God is always calling us to better efforts, but not in order to win His favor. In Christ, we already have His acceptance. That's why He allows us to try again.

Christian, don't just be quick to share the grace of God with others, but accept it for yourself as well. There is one moment in time that condemnation is unable to find the Christian. That time is "now", and praise Jesus, it's always now!