Grace Upon Grace

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Grace Upon Grace

“For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” (John‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬, ‭ESV‬‬)

Grace upon grace

Not just enough

But more than enough

And endless supply

That extends beyond this space and time

This morning, this verse deeply resonated with me as I find myself (still) in the midst of this season of letting go.

I’ve experienced so much of God’s grace in this sacred space.

And this is what He spoke to my heart, and I will pass on to yours, because maybe you need to hear it, too…

Give up (trying to control it all) but don’t give up (trusting He’s in control of it all).

It is possible to give them up to Him without giving up on them or on Him.

“There’s no way to be a perfect parent, but a million ways to be a good one.” — Jill Churchill

Look for just one of those million today, and do that one well.

Have a good cry (sometimes you can’t stop the tears from flowing), but then wipe the tears and carry on, because a mother’s work is never done (and with God’s help you and your kids won’t stop growing).

Empty nest does not mean emptiness.

Life can be lived to the fullest at every age and life stage when our cup is filled by Christ alone.

Yes, the fullest and best days are ahead, because we’re doing what we’re supposed to do, and our children are doing it, too.

They are not ours. They are lent to us to give to Him over and over again. It’s in that kind of giving up we receive the strength we need to truly let go.

Embrace the grace in the sacred space

Over and over again

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

Because each new day

Holds new mercies

More grace

Grace upon grace

“For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.” (John‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬, ‭ESV‬‬)

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His Grace is Sufficient when our Strength is Deficient

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His Grace is Sufficient when our Strength is Deficient

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” (2 Corinthians 12‬:‭9,‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

Oh, I know the verse. I’m sure you do, too, but it’s not enough to be aware of truth. We have to be fully convinced of it if we are going to truly rest in it, stand up on it, and find our strength in it.

We are not enough, and we never will be. We will be never be smart enough, strong enough, or savvy enough to overcome our weakness.

But in the areas we lack, He promises to pick up the slack.

There’s not a program we can purchase, a supplement we can take, or a list we can make that can provide fool proof results in overcoming weakness.

I’m not saying these things can’t help us, but true strength and power is not found in being helped by the world’s ways, but in being held by His amazing grace.

So, we can stay in the vicious cycle of striving for more, or we can stay in the victorious place of grace, being helped and held by Him, knowing Jesus is all the “more” we will ever need.

His “more than enough” is more than enough to cover our “not enough.”

His all sufficiency and grace give us perfect peace and rest when we are weary in our weakness.

And that, my friends, is all the power we need to live victoriously.

“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians‬ ‭3‬:‭14‬-‭21,‬ ‭ESV‬‬)

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