it will come

learning to live not only in grace as a lifestyle, but in all things loving, 

all things giving, and all things beautiful,

takes

time.

but it's what we do in that time,

that will help us grow in grace.

grace is as natural to God as eating and sleeping is natural to us.

we are made for grace, but we aren't prone to it. 

we are prone to wander. and wander far from the things of God.

that's the human condition, but not how we were created.

to "stay in grace" as a lifestyle, i think we constantly need to be learning about

God, ourselves and people. 

things don't grow in the mundane.

things don't grow in the stagnant. 

grace will surely become more and more natural to us as we study God's Word,

pray,

maybe read a book or two on grace,

and 

by

practice.

using that word practice might sound kind of odd, 

but the more we choose grace,

the more it flows out of us, 

and will become more and more natural.

God will keep empowering and strengthening us to even 

be able to extend one shred of grace...

and. . . a shred will become a chunk.

a chunk will become a panel.

a panel will become a good size board.

a board will become a wall.

a wall will become a room. 

a room will become several rooms

and then several rooms will become a house

and soon enough we will be complete.

a full house. full of grace.


"We too are like living Stones, and are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood."
1Peter 2:4-5

sure, that may be a long way off,

but we are on our way

toward that something beautiful. 

the more we hunger and thirst for grace in our lives

the more it will come. 

God gave us a spirit to {hunger and thirst} for such things,

and He is glad to satisfy it.

so go after grace,

keep reaching for it,

keep practicing it every.single.day. hour. minute.

it will come.