Grow In Grace

To grow in grace may be a challenge at times.

 

What does living from a place of grace look like?

It is a word that is spoken about a lot, especially in church and among Christian friends.  Only what is it?  What does it mean?

 

Because I’ve had a struggle lately giving grace to a certain person, I wanted to share about it again.

It’s time for each of us to live in grace or to grow in grace, as much as you can.

 

By the simplest definition grace is “unmerited favor” or “unconditional love.” It’s the exercise of love and kindness to benefit or serve another. To grow in grace.

 

For instance, it’s a disposition of kindness, thankfulness and compassion.

Giving or saying grace before a meal. Giving thanks.

 

As a result of beginning my research about the meaning of this important word, I became very intrigued. There is more than one way you can interpret it.

Above all, as I live in our world today, I am aware of the importance of this more than ever.

 

We, as aware, thoughtful people, want to see our world and country succeed. Therefore, we know it’s time for us to take a deep look at grace and begin living from it.

You can take responsibility for yourself and how you’re showing up in the world every minute of the day.

 

Consequently, this article can help you and I, look within and make some changes toward the awareness of the importance of grace.

 

Hence living within grace more often.

 

As an example, here’s a helpful definition from Paul Zahl I found:

“Grace is love that seeks you out when you have nothing to give in return. It is love coming at you that has nothing to do with you. And it’s being loved when you are unlovable…. The cliché definition of grace is “unconditional love.” 

Let’s go a little further, though. It’s a love that has nothing to do with you.  It has everything and only to do with the giver. Grace is irrational in the sense that it has nothing to do with weights and measures. It has nothing to do with your intrinsic qualities or so-called “gifts” (whatever they may be). Grace reflects a decision on the part of the giver, the one who loves, in relation to the receiver, the one who is loved, that negates any qualifications the receiver may personally hold…. it is one-way love.”

 

“Grace is being loved when you are unlovable.”

 

However, the things Paul mentioned above, may not be easy. Are you exhibiting being “the giver”?

I’m working on it with this particular person, who portrays so many things I don’t like.

 

As I continued my research, I found so many rich meanings of this beautiful word.

Grace is the spiritual freedom that arises when you realize that life is a gift. From this awareness you seek to live in harmony with the power that created us. God. 

From this relationship, arises a profound feeling of happiness as well as spiritual, emotional and mental freedom.

Many people have experienced “grace moments.” Intuitively, they know what it is, but trying to express this idea can be challenging.

Here are ideas of what it produces inside of you:

 

• Alignment with God
• Awakening
• Authenticity
• Balance 
• Bliss
• Clarity
• Connection
• Courage
• Divine Love
• Effortlessness
• Leads to Faith
• Flexibility
• Flow 
• Flows from God
• Flows Toward God
• Freedom
• Gratitude 
• Gentleness
• Beyond Happiness
• Harmony with the Whole 
• Interdependence
• Sense of Oneness
• Patience 
• Peace
• Power
• The Precious Present
• Strength
• Transformation

As you search your heart about your thoughts of what this powerful word means to you, I hope you will find many of the things listed here, as a way you choose to live.

 

Finally, as a result of living in this time in our lives, I hope you stop often to remember this word.

Above all, live to the best of your ability keeping the importance of all of this, at the forefront of your heart and mind.

 

As a result of finding ways to grow in grace, it will help you navigate your world.

 

Furthermore, I will continue to work on being the giver to this challenging person, as I grow in grace.

 

Finally, I’m here for you. Please let me know if you’d like to talk.

Many blessings,
Connie

Here’s an inspiring article about the importance of this topic:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/importance-grace-our-lives-jen-e-miller/