The Morning Muse

Issue No. 21 | May 11, 2021 | Give + Receive Grace

Author's Note:

Giving grace is something I used to think came to me effortlessly. It's also something I used to think I received effortlessly, like it was an inherent thing that was so easy to recognize, an ebb and flow in my day to day. But WOW was I seriously mistaken. Saying "it's okay" to people who have wronged or hurt you is not giving grace because deep inside you're still clinging to that pain. You could say grace and forgiveness go hand in hand and in that order. You need grace to forgive. Just recently have I realized that for so long I have been withholding grace from so many people. Since that's that case, that means I have been withholding unforgiveness as well - something I am not proud of. I don't hold unforgiveness in the category of strength like the world would want me to do. Grudge-holding is very IN right now but I'm not about that life, nor am I about the world. 

 

As we try every day to live like Christ let us remember that we are saved by GRACE through FAITH (Ephesians 2:8-9). Since we are saved by grace, we should want to give grace to others as Christ gave and still gives us grace consistently. That's one way we can be a witness to those who, these days, experience SO little of it. 

 

And remember to receive grace, too. It can be hard when we know we don't deserve it, but that's the point, right? We don't deserve grace but God gives it to us anyway. We should do the same to others and should receive it just the same. No pity parties. Give, receive, move on. 

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Current Faves:

+ The World's First Podcast with Sara + Erin Foster - definitely not a Christian podcast (lots of cursing), but if you're into tough love and business motivation, these are the girls to listen to. I stumbled on it recently and love their no nonsense approach to life. If only they were following Jesus! 

+ My new Daily Grace Co. devotional, "Grace in The Wilderness | 1 Peter Study"! What an encouraging, truth-filled study that points you straight to one of God's greatest promises: Grace (inspo for today's Author's Note). It's beautiful and almost always on sale (it's on sale right now!).

+ The Vitamasques Lip Mask and Repair! This is truly the only lip mask that has ever made my lips look plumper + more hydrated. What I do is dry my lips, do an intense lip scrub, then put this only for like 15 minutes, then apply chapstick right after. It's truly magical! 

Meditate on These Things:

"We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;"

                       - 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 KJV

 What's Next:

New blog post coming at you this Friday (I promise)! 

I will be talking about how to get closer to the Lord and stay there. It is by no means an easy feat if your flesh is stronger than your spirit. That reason alone is why you should run to the Lord, humble yourself, and start putting in the effort to get closer to Him + stay!

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