Thinking about Grace

I was talking to some friends yesterday about questions that bug me (in a good way) ... here are some more I found on the subject of Grace ... this came from another blog who's author is a fellow Pastor

He writes ....

In the church we like to talk about and sing about grace. But do we really believe in grace?

If we really believed in grace, we would quit acting as if everything depended upon our performance.

If we really believed in grace, we wouldn't hold people's past sins against them once they had repented.

If we really believed in grace, we wouldn't write people off as beyond redemption.

If we really believed in grace, we wouldn't be filled with pride that we are not like "them."

If we really believed in grace, we wouldn't be too proud to admit our shortcomings and struggles.

If we really believed in grace, we wouldn't be putting our trust in money, fame and power.

If we really believed in grace, we wouldn't be so consumed with anxiety and fear.

If we really believed in grace, we would be looking for the ways that God is already working among us instead of begging him to bless our grand strategies.

If we really believed in grace, other people would be able to tell by the way we live.

If we really believed in grace, we would be living lives of love, joy and peace.

If we really believed in grace, we would value people more than our theological system.

If we really believed in grace, we would be grateful for the abundant goodness that God showers upon us.

I think I believe in grace. I want to believe in grace. I need to believe in grace.

Think about it ...

Have a good day

David