What did you think – when you read today’s study? Me – well, I’m always amazed that the creator of the whole universe and everything in it – even loves you and me!
Selwyn talks about how God’s grace works through His Spirit especially when we need comfort and consolation.
He writes: ” … But how does grace work? Like this: you find yourself undergoing a period of testing and your heart becomes heavy. You lose your appetite, struggle with insomnia and become increasingly irritated. Then you go to prayer (on your knees, is when you’re really serious). As you pray the heaviness in your spirit continues, but then suddenly, it is as if a weight is lifted from you. You breathe more easily and your spirit feels a little lighter. What has happened? Some might call it ‘a spontaneous sense of relief’. Those who know call it grace.”
It’s my experience that – this sense of God’s hand lifting the weight off my shoulders, comes after I’ve accepted the situation and stop complaining about the effects of the problem – like Paul, with his thorn. It’s after accepting that I’ve a thorn in my side; and, reached the conclusion that I should get use to it – that sometimes, it is totally removed – an act of our loving God. I feel, it’s a lesson in humility – more often than not.
What’s your view on this?
Grace – simply amazing
What did you think – when you read today’s study? Me – well, I’m always amazed that the creator of the whole universe and everything in it – even loves you and me!
Selwyn talks about how God’s grace works through His Spirit especially when we need comfort and consolation.
He writes: ” … But how does grace work? Like this: you find yourself undergoing a period of testing and your heart becomes heavy. You lose your appetite, struggle with insomnia and become increasingly irritated. Then you go to prayer (on your knees, is when you’re really serious). As you pray the heaviness in your spirit continues, but then suddenly, it is as if a weight is lifted from you. You breathe more easily and your spirit feels a little lighter. What has happened? Some might call it ‘a spontaneous sense of relief’. Those who know call it grace.”
It’s my experience that – this sense of God’s hand lifting the weight off my shoulders, comes after I’ve accepted the situation and stop complaining about the effects of the problem – like Paul, with his thorn. It’s after accepting that I’ve a thorn in my side; and, reached the conclusion that I should get use to it – that sometimes, it is totally removed – an act of our loving God. I feel, it’s a lesson in humility – more often than not.
What’s your view on this?