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the pendulum effect and sinning “that grace may abound”
But TRUE grace-filled living is not about doing whatever you want without care and crying "there's grace for that!" when you know what you are doing is wrong.
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My motivation: “chosen, holy, and dearly loved”
The difference between grace-filled me and former legalistic-me has very very little to do with what I do or don't do, what I abstain from and what I participate in. But it has…
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Accepting grace means letting go of your own goodness
You cannot accept God's grace for your daily Christian life until you let go of your own righteousness. God's grace and your own goodness are incompatible. It's one or the other, and you…
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“Leave it all behind…” – the moment I left legalism in my heart
And so I left it all behind. All the working for His favor. All the seeking for answers. All the desiring of the acceptance of people. Because He already has what I need.…
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“You are God, You are God, Of all else I’m letting go!”
In that moment, I felt myself truly let go of “all else.” I felt myself running to his arms. Accepting his love, his peace, his forgiveness, and his grace.
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The real me
When I really grasped it, that big weight that I had been carrying around (guilt, shame, expectations, fears) just slipped off my back.
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“Sitting on the premises” – sometimes, it’s okay not to serve in church
Let's remember that while there is definitely value in serving God, sometimes, there's just as much value in "sitting on the premises."
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There are no “entry-level positions” with God
Because there are no "entry-level" positions in God's eyes. There are no ladders to climb to make us more important than another Christian.
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Safety in the comfortable cocoon of fundamentalism
Leaving behind legalism is one of the most terrifying things I've ever done. And for a long time, I just couldn't do it.
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when you and your husband are in different spiritual places
For those times when you are out-of-sync spiritually with your spouse.
