Though it took us almost 6 months to complete a 30 day fast, I am proud of our progress. Today's imprint is the very last and I think it sums up our work to date.
Romans 5: 1-6
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Because we have peace with God, from God and know how to access it, we can tap into that spirit power and conquer fear, worry, rejection, and hurt feelings. I will never forget when my pastor said if our feelings are constantly hurt by others it's because our feelings are invested in the wrong things. That's not to say people won't do things that are not right or offensive and just plain wrong but that the peace we have should cover our reaction to those attempts. Last night in Bible study Pastor Dollar reminded us of the grace of God and how it is given the moment we are saved. Grace is the unmerited mercy of God given to us which makes us full in him, without lack. We know we have this grace by faith and that knowledge in itself should bring us peace. We stand firm in our peace because we believe. We believe in God's promises of Hope which will not put us to shame. We know that even in times of trouble and adversity, God's perfect plan will prevail. Once we can see through God's eyes we can relax in the blessed assurance that everything will be OK. Have peace with that fact!
Maybe we should focus on Grace next???
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