Grace

This past sunday, I experienced God's grace firsthand. Grace is pretty crazy because it's something that is not deserved. The last thing I should have received during service was God's light shining down on me, yet that's exactly what I got. It's crazy how life works sometimes. It's sorta like trying to open a bag of candy or something. This weekend I've been tugging at the side of the bag furiously trying to rip it open instead of just taking a step back and opening my eyes to see where it says "tear here" at the top. Sometimes it just takes a different point of view to change your outlook on life. Anyways there I was in church, ushering and smiling and handshaking. At the end of service at the altar call I took my post in the back of the sanctuary by the door where more opening, smiling, and closing commenced as those who had hopefully received their fill were heading out a little early. As pastor was talking/praying and scoping the crowd, he spotted me in the back and called me up to the stage. He then continued to compliment me on how great of an usher I was, going against the grain of the world by being a kid that sacrifices his time to serve in church and be cordial and courteous to people. He spoke this great word of confidence into my heart as he began to pray for me in front of the church congregation. It was the wildest thing I've ever seen. On the one day where I needed someone to just notice me, to see that I was struggling, to look past my eyes and my shortcomings and feel my silent cries for help God heard and took my by force. The one week I really wasn't being a great Christian the Lord looked past my mistakes and saw me for me. He loved me and told me this Sunday. Stuff like that makes life worth living.

This is the type of grace I wish I could show to all people. And to be quite honest I suck at it. When I'm tired or hungry or a combination of the two I honestly have the worst temper. The happy bubbly kid you usually know is gone and it sucks cause I don't mean to be grumpy but it just happens and I'm sorry Chris Dunlap for being so short and poopy with you over the weekend. I was just tired and not in the mood. I just needed some space ya know? Anyways the message of the sermon was bringing back focus to God, to be more specific his kingdom. Which is really interesting because that's the only thing worth living for being that the world is on a road to suicide and when we die all the things we've accumulated will no longer be under our control.

Life is just too good to explain in words, and I hate when my attitude gets in the way of keeping this mindset. I love people, I love the earth, I love eyes! You know who has some really wonderful eyes? Alison Lewis, Lynnsey Coker, and Michael Morningstar. Those kids got the quality genes. But anyways I'm trying to keep it even more positive than I have before. Summer's coming, it's already no shirt season for Mervyn, and I honestly can't complain. God is too good.

"Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. Whether you turn to the right or left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying. "This is the way, walk in it.""
Isaiah 30:20-21

Listen to that voice people, it can change your life.

Keep The Peace