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Wendy, what a beautiful testimony of God’s work of Grace! Your words echo my past. I too uttered the same words as you, ” I cannot do this.” Praising God with you today for His grace, mercy, peace and REST!
Lisa, we serve such a good God! I am grateful that He is patient and loving towards me even when I am led astray in thinking that I can do anything apart from Him. Thank-you for rejoicing with me… blessings!
Thank you! This helped me sort out a few things that have been running around in my brain. What an inspiration you continue to be..
You’re welcome, Margaret! I am grateful that Jesus ministered to you through this post. Thank-you for your kind words!
Such a beautiful post! I’m so humbled by His grace!
Krystal, we are so blessed to have such a loving and gracious Savior. I am glad that He never gives up on me. Thank-you for your encouraging comment!
Love this Wendy, thanks for sharing!
You are quite welcome, Kelly! Thanks for commenting!
I love this 🙂 I wasn’t brought up in a Christian home, so I would immediately feel judged by reading the Sunday school “achievements” if I wasn’t understanding the character of God. Thank God He did not made the manmade stuff to separate us and measure our deeds.
I thank God for that He is not religious, but came to set us free, indeed, no more chains or the devil laughing at us cause we go into that trap again and again.
Thank you for sharing 🙂
Dear Vanessa, unfortunately, sometimes our chains are unrecognizable to us. I am so grateful that Jesus came to set us free from everything that separates us from Him. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the post!
Wendy, I loved this post! What an experience you had when Jesus reminded you that salvation comes from him and through him and nowhere else. What a reminder for us! Thanks for sharing.
Ami, the reminder that salvation comes only through Jesus is so freeing! I only wish that I could have come to this realization earlier in life. However, I am grateful to my loving Savior who allowed me to come to the end of my useless striving so that I could finally really hear Him. Thanks for rejoicing with me!
Wendy, I think if you grow up in the church you can be susceptible to what happened to you. I too grew up thinking it was more about keeping rules and praying for x amount of time per day. So glad I learned differently. .
“Soul surgery is messy, but Jesus didn’t come to make things look pretty. Jesus came to remove and destroy the spiritual disease that brings death.” – Oh how lovely this is!!! I too was a rule follower, checking all the boxes to make sure I was being a “good” Christian! How thankful I am that He opened my eyes to the true Gospel!!
Love this Wendy–giving up is more like releasing it to God isn’t it? Blessings friend.
This is beautifully written and so very true! I have to remind myself everyday that it is by God’s grace that I am His child! I love how the Amplified Bible defines grace: God’s unmerited favor towards us sinners; it really puts things into perspective!
-Sierra