An update on God's Grace

I feel like it has been a life time since I have sat down to reflect and realize all the things that have happened over the past 3 months. What a difficult, trying, refining, and blessed time it has been. I would say when this journey began in October my true feelings were "Great, here we go again, Leah when will you get this right!?"... So to say I entered with a submissive grateful heart would be a fluffy false truth, better known as a lie. I truly felt like I missed something huge in the purpose God had for our life but for the life of me I could not figure out what it was. So out of udder defeat I surrendered. And it was in the surrender I found the truth and peace God had been trying to offer but I was to busy and "focused" to see it.

I have spent the last few months really just embracing what I knew and had instead of trying to find the perfect meaning and change. It was in this I am encouraged to share what I have learned is the grace and peace that comes with complete surrender. I have been filled by the promises of the Lord and encouraged by those who he has used as vessel. Many know that my husband and I have a home business where we are able to work with others in a team setting. The joy and heart ache that comes with a team is the exciting victories and the disappointing circumstances that force others to be defeated by things of the world. It is in the times of defeat that my heart breaks and I feel failure. It is in this feeling of failure that the Lord has asked "Do you not believe what I have shown you?" "Do you not see what I have done already?" "Do not be defeated by the world but confident in the peace and joy I bring." "I have a plan for you a plan to prosper you..."

Wow. What an undeserved gift. God's grace is still very real. But in the grace comes great responsibility. What will we do with it? As we prosper will we help others prosper? Will we give back to the Lord? Why us? Why would the Lord choose us? "Because my dear child if you wish to live an extraordinary life you must allow me to do extraordinary things through you." What a thought. Chris and I have realized the gift of grace is to be passed on in all we do. For some this concept may seems simple, but the real truth remains that when given the chance to give grace, it is in times that it is not easy to give grace. We remember this gift is free given to us by a loving Father but it comes with great responsibility. As a response to this responsibility it is our desire to be faithful in what we receive, we give...Grace must be passed for the simple truth that is grace is not to be given, what is the point of having it?