God has a "bubble" of grace that He graciously envelopes you in. It's the grace you need to go through His will. Grace for trials and heartache. Grace for blessings. Grace for enduring hardships and prickly friendship moments. His "bubble" is just enough. It's not too much grace and it's certainly not lacking.
When I stop trying to do this thing called "life" on my own...and acknowledge that His grace is there (and it's been there), I find I am able to rejoice in hope, as Paul penned in Romans 5:2.
I find the first 5 verses of Romans 5 comforting...
At Salvation - we have peace with God...by whom (GOD!) we have access into His grace wherein we stand... We have to stand IN His grace. What a beautiful reminder...Wherein we stand...and rejoice in hope...and glory in tribulations realizing these work patience...and patience gives us experience...and experience brings us hope. Hope...hope in that Christ will not leave us without His grace to endure whatever tribulation He has for us. And we know that it will work patience.
1 Therefore being
justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
2 By whom also we have access by faith into
this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3 And not only so,
but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4 And patience,
experience; and experience, hope:
5 And hope maketh
not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy
Ghost which is given unto us.
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