YOUR WORST DAYS ARE NEVER SO BAD THAT YOU ARE BEYOND THE REACH OF GOD'S GRACE. AND YOUR BEST DAYS ARE NEVER SO GOOD THAT YOU ARE BEYOND THE NEED OF GOD'S GRACE.

-PG 25 OUT OF DEVOTIONS FOR DATING COUPLES-

I once heard it said that GRACE, is getting what we don't deserve, and MERCY is not getting what we do deserve.

So often in life we strive. I am been fight with this very issue for the past few months. I feel I need to do this, and do that, and say yes to this, and yes to that, just so I can prove my worth to those around me. To show that I am valuable and worth being liked, loved, and appreciated. I have been so caught in this trap that I have forgotten that is not the approval of man that counts in life, it is the approval of God, and lets face it God see's and knows everything. God sees all the flaws, sins, and imperfections that I try so hard to keep covered up. No matter how "GOOD" I am or how "HOLY" I try to appear it will never be good enough outside of God's grace in my life. I will always need GRACE no matter how good I am. The good news though is that no matter how far I fall. I can mess up worse than anyother person I know, or worse than the worst criminal you can think of and God is there ready and wanting to give me his GRACE and waiting to tell me He LOVES me and for gives me. How very cool is that!

So to anyone who may read this, I want you to know that these thoughts are the thoughts of a woman who is still in the processof getting all of this. I still have a journey to go one in understanding and believing all of this in my heart. If you don't get it that is okay, it takes time, and trust me God has all the time in the world.