Repentance is not merely turning away from your sin but turning to the Lamb who takes away your sin. “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”. 1 John 1:29

The righteousness of God in His election means, then, that as a righteous Judge God perceives and estimates as such the lost cause of the creature, and that in spite of its opposition He gives...

God’s Grace is greater than all our sins. Repentance is one of the Christian’s highest privileges. A repentant Christian focuses on God’s mercy and God’s grace. Any moment in our lives when we bask in...

Our relationship with Jesus is based on grace- on the unexpected, undeserved, counterintuitive love of God.

You’ll be ready for this change – when you’re ready – not a moment before. Don’t beat yourself up if you’re not ready.

Grace equals ability. God gives us grace to match our call. When we do our own thing, we do it on our own. When we follow His leading, He always supplies the grace and the...

Freedom found me the day I realized I was not bound to witchcraft. The FATHER was waiting, He was scanning the horizon for the day I would realize I could come home. And He ran...

Praise the Lord.” You were broken, but not by bullets and bombs. You were broken by grace.

Paul tells us that, “The wages of sin is death.” That’s the bill. Our choice to sin has created a barrier between us and God, taken a toll on our relationship with Him that we...

Sacraments are like hoses. They are the channels of the living water of God’s grace. Our faith is like opening the faucet. We can open it a lot, a little, or not at all.

[She] had occasionally glimpsed a series of interchangeable well-groomed blondes accompanying him to work events, then Grace had rocked up with her funny-coloured hair and her funny-coloured tights, and Vaughn had been smitten. Well, as...

The most frightful of all spectacles is the strength of the civilization without its mercy.

We are all sinners who have been saved by Grace. We have not been saved from sinning, but we have been redeemed despite it”.~ R. Alan Woods [2012]

The Spirit of God draws or leads the sinner from one phase to another, gradually, in proportion as one is found having a disposition to responsive hearing. Grace flows ordinarily from prevenient grace through the...

Christians are God’s delivery people, through whom he does his giving to a needy world. We are conduits of God’s grace to others. Our eternal investment portfolio should be full of the most strategic kingdom-building...

Why not? It’s true. My best hope is to not disgrace myself and…” He hesitates.And what?” I say.I don’t know how to say it exactly. Only… I want to die as myself. Does that make...

Grace is a power that comes in and transforms a moment into something better

No one is perfect. We all need a Savior. The more honest we become about our flaws, the more we’ll reach out for the grace and love of Jesus.

the grace is being able to like rock music,symphony music, jazz …anything that contains the original energy ofjoy.

It’s not the law of religion nor the principles of morality that define our highways and pathways to God; only by the Grace of God are we led and drawn, to God. It is His...

I want to wake up ev­ery day I have left to the warmth of your lips on mine, the sound of your voice singing next to me, the feel of your fin­gers on my skin...

She loved you so much.” I know.

The tattoos are only on the surface, you know.He’s a man.” A sexy, vulnerable, intense, attractive, responsible, sweet, gentle and loving man.

Realizing the seriously ruthless, venomous habits and agendas of evil always instills a more fierce passion and longing for a closer God. Men, out of pride, may claim their own authorities over what constitutes good...

…the power of grace can work great things in the human person, greater than we might have dared to hope…(pg.52 in The Examen Prayer).

God is not ignoring your prayers, He is working behind the scene perfecting all that concerns you, praise Him.

Everything that isn’t gospel is law. Let us say it again: Everything that isn’t gospel is law. Every way we try to make our kids good that isn’t rooted in the good news of the...

Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.

So do not seek the pastNor attempt to live in the futureLive in the precious momentSmell the smellsTaste the tastesFeel the feelingsAnd Simply Be!As you do that, the past and futureBecome your friendsThey will sit...

Grace has a face. It is Jesus Christ.

Gifts of grace come to all of us. But we must be ready to see and willing to receive these gifts. It will require a kind of sacrifice, the sacrifice of believing that, however painful...

If you have the grace to hug someone, never miss this sacred moment.

When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie,My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply;The flame shall not hurt thee; I only designThy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine.

It is gracious to overlook and offence.

Women need to remember that if nature has made them plain, grace can make them beautiful, and if nature has made them beautiful, good deeds can add to their beauty. Grace will make you beautiful...

Certainly there is life and there is death, but even in death, if we look closely enough, we will find grace.

When grace moves in… guilt moves out

If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.

Answers? Ha, he would say that. More like riddles, mazes, labyrinths. If there’s some power trying to show me the way, it should give better directions.

With each opportunity before me, God presented me with a choice. I could accept His offerings, His wisdom, His grace. Or I could choose to hold onto the pain, the anger and the resentment a...

J’ai quelque fois rêvé que de temps en temps des heures se détachaient de la vie des anges et venaient ici-bas traverser la destinée des hommes.

Just as I swore in the time of Noah that I would never again let a flood cover the earth,so now I swear that I will never again be angry and punish you.10 For the...

God’s forgiveness doesn’t come cheaply, nor is it a ticket to do what we jolly well please because there’s a get out of jail free card at the end. Instead, it is the life-changing embrace...

We in the revivalist tradition have viewed grace only in terms of privatized, individualized spirituality. Give people enough Jesus to save their souls, move them to an emotional decision, help them get their hearts right...

There’s got to be some sort of grace period to see if there is improvement (for new coaches) before you get hit with a penalty. We’ve got a new AD, a new president, new programs...

Watch carefully the children around you. In precious moments you will catch a glimpse of your Savior’s face. Listen intently and you will hear his voice. Walk gently among them; his footprints are all around...

Shine your soul with the same egoless humility as the rainbow and no matter where you go in this world or the next, love will find you, attend you, and bless you.

Through spiritual maturity you will see new ways to avoid unnecessary suffering; wiser ways to endure unavoidable hardships with grace, and opportunities to turn your pain into lessons of service and healing for others.

The burden God places on each of us is to become who we are meant to be. We are most fully ourselves when Christ most fully lives in us and through us. The mother shines...

Okay, don’t get mad.” She pulled out my stake — or at least something that looked like my stake,only the hilt of it was now covered in bright blue crystals and diamond-like gems.”You Bedazzled my...