What's so amazing about Grace?

This is the book I have picked up...

I'm not sure if I have read it before but it certainly is speaking to me now.

I have someone in my life that has been treating me poorly for a wrong that she perceives happening. But from that has come a lot of talk to other people but never to me. I thought we had dealt with it and that our relationship was just never to be the same, but apparently we haven't. Once again the "hurt" from 4-5 years ago has surfaced again. So I have been struggling with my role in this. I don't feel like I should have to say sorry, I don't feel like I've done anything wrong and yet...

Reading this book has given me a new perspective... Jesus did nothing wrong and yet he went to the cross and died for all MY wrongs, not fair but GRACE!

So, my feelings of this isn't fair, although perfectly natural are not Christ like. He wants me to forgive and be more like Him.

I am wanting to be more like Him and the only way that I can is when I obey when my heart is stirred towards that end...this would be towards that end.

So I will obey and swallow my pride which is what separates me most from God. I will obey and allow God to do the hard part of making things right in the end.

My desire.

This summer my husband and I and another couple are reading through....

This is the second time for me. The last time was in 2006 and our whole church was reading it.

Now as a side note, you need to know that I have a very stubborn streak that rises it's ugly head whenever I hear about the newest "have to read" book. I just don't think that one book apart from the Bible can do it. So whenever people start jumping on this reading wagon, I walk... the opposite way. Ask me about The Shack.

Anyway, this other couple, which I love dearly wanted to read through this again, so OK, the hype is gone...I'll read it.

I have been enjoying it. There are still parts that make me cringe, but that's OK. The parts that are making me think are worth it. Which is where the topic for this post comes from.

Worship...what is it and why do it?

"Worship is a lifestyle of enjoying God, loving Him and giving ourselves to be used for His purposes". Pg 56

"We bring God glory by worshipping Him. We worship God by enjoying Him". Pg 55

I love that, enjoying Him. When I spend time with God and all the distractions from "life" have successfully been set aside, I enjoy Him. When I repeat His name and His goodness over, and over until I see His face, I enjoy Him. I enjoy being in His presence and I look forward to hearing Him speak to my heart.

Is this all the time? I wish! Sometimes the cares and frustrations from life just can't be set aside, then my time with him is all about that.

I want my life to bring God glory. I want people to look at me and say, "Look what God has done in her life". I want the fullness of God, so that it just pours out of me and onto those around me. I want to listen closer, so that whenever God speaks I hear what He has to say.

My desire is to know God, and enjoy Him fully.