A Place of Grace, or Not
I’m currently reading a book called, Anything: The Prayer That Unlocked My God and My Soul, by, Jennie Allen. I’ve just started it, but I can tell it’s going to challenge me on many levels, and maybe even, dare I say, change me.
Here’s what I’m chewing on today:
I grew up thinking that revealing the worst parts of me, especially in church, would be unacceptable. If grace is real, how could I ever feel that? The places that hold grace should be the safest places to unveil our humanity.
But they usually aren’t. The gospel of grace fights every piece of pride in us. When God gives us grace, he is also taking something from us. He takes our control. So many of us don’t live in grace even though we may have grown up singing about it since birth.
-Jennie Allen, Anything
I’m pretty sure the hardest part for most of us is letting go of that control and releasing it to God.
Yep, still chewing…
I’ll be interested in hearing more about the book you’re reading. I’m doing a study with Christy on Live a Praying Life by Jennifer Kennedy Dean that has given me a new view on prayer. Applying it has not been easy but very insightful and creating changes in my meeting God/Jesus/Holy Spirit to share my requests but to listen to His voice that comes clearer through this study as I put it to the test.
So enjoy your time and maybe we can share notes. Nita
That sounds great. I will check it out.
Chewing on it, too. Grace is very involved.