Grace

By the grace of God, I am what I am.


And yet I have so far to go. Funny how the times I think I am ready to minister to others the Lord totally shatters my paradigm and instead I end up being ministered to. The times I think I have it all together the Lord reminds me that I am a broken vessel capable of nothing on my own.
But then He shows me grace.
Oh grace, that undeserved favor. Grace— that preciousness, that kindness—bestowed upon one so unworthy. That glorious reminder that without the King of Kings life is gone. But, oh, grace abounds, and because it does, I go on. The Creator of this broken vessel sees fit to lift my face and speak life over me. He sings His delight over me and pours life back into me.
“Without You I have nothing. Without You life is gone. Without You I have nothing but these broken words and lifeless melody that lead me to this empty song. Will You be the words I sing? Will you be my melody? Will You be the song that I sing, and the life within me? Will You be my everything?” (Audra Lynn)


By the grace of God, I am what I am.