Biblical Big
Idea #39: Acts: 4:33: “And God’s Grace
was so powerfully at work in them all.”
Steps
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Miles
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Exercise
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Spiritual
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Day
Thirty-Nine: God’s Grace
God’s grace
is amazing. As I sit and write this
chapter, I am awed by the journey that God has guided us on the last 39
days. God has been with us every step of
the way. God is at work in each of
us. As I have reiterated over and over,
we are on earth for God’s mission for us.
We have a purpose here and God’s grace guides us on that mission.
God’s grace
can transform our bodies if we are partners with God on the journey ahead. When God gave us freedom of choice to make our
own decisions, it was up to us to make the changes in our bodies that are
needed. God’s grace gives us the
strength to make those changes. It is
also up to us to take up the charge of God’s work in the world and be an
emissary of God’s love.
God’s grace
over comes fear of these changes. I know
personally that when I find fear overwhelming, it fills me with anxiety and
trepidation for the future. Through
prayer, I open a gateway to God’s grace that washes away my fears and anxiety.
When the
early Christian discussed Christian discipline, they led a structured life
centered on prayer, fasting, worship and activity that was done to the glory of
God. When we want to make changes in
ourselves to a more Christ-centered life, it is imperative that we develop this
same discipline. If we take the time for
Christian discipline, then we are building an ordered life of Christian
activity that allows God’s grace to be a part of every day of our life. I build Christian discipline through
scheduling. This sets a tempo for how I
ensure that mind, body and spiritual health are a part of every moment in my
life. I have a very type-A personality
so scheduling ensures that I have made time for the priorities that are
important to me:
0500 Wake
0515: Coffee,
tea, prayer, meditation
0530-0630:
Exercise
0630-0800: Kids and school
0800-1200:
work
1200-1300: Lunch and Prayer
1300-1500
Work
1500-1700: Kids, activities
1700-1800
Dinner and homework
1800-Dinner
and Prayer
1900-2000
Bath
2000 Bedtime
for kids
2000-2200: Time with spouse
2200 Bedtime
and prayers
Because
prayer is included at intervals throughout the day, Christ is a part of
everything that I do. With Christ at my
side through my daily life, I have a pulse check on what is important and what
is not. When God does not feel close to
me in my life, I know that it is I that have strayed and not God. God’s grace is ever present for me to weave
it back in my life. I am far more content when I remember to include God in my
schedule, than not.
Through this
journey in Christ Walk, God’s grace has been with us. As we go on from Christ Walk, we will need to
focus on how to continue to include God as a part of our call towards mind,
body and spiritual health. God has been
with us as we discussed and discovered prayer.
God has been with us as we pondered physical fitness and healing. God has been with us as we prayed for
spiritual growth and transformation.
God has been
with me as I wrote this book. At times,
I have heard God’s voice more clearly than others and I apologies for those
moments when the message has not been clear.
I hope as you have come to this point, you have been transformed as
well. I believe that you can be changed. If you have not felt God’s grace as a part of
this transformative process in your life this forty days, I pray that in time,
you will pick this book up and try again.
God’s grace is available at any time and any moment we need it. WE need to simply ask. God’s grace will redeem us and change us if
we let it. We can be made new through
the Holy Spirit and we do have a purpose for allowing God’s grace to work
through us. We are nothing without
God: Acts 20:24: However,
I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and
complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the
good news of God’s grace.
Thoughts to
Ponder:
1. Do I feel God’s grace in my life?
2. How can I open myself up to the power of
God’s Grace?
3. What is God’ Grace calling me to do next on
my journey?
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