grace

I’ve had a hard time with grace lately. I have 3 situations in my life right now with people or situations that I try to provide grace in. I’ve truly become a person who tries to be completely aware of how my actions can affect another person. I’ve tried to really make sure I watch my words and to try and be quiet when I’m angry or upset. It’s important for me to always remember that you can’t unsay hurtful words. So I’ve been trying my best to always practice grace since I know how much grace is given to me.

I’ve been learning lately that sometimes even when trying to do the right thing, the gracious thing, the results can be pretty hard to deal with. A lot of times you still end up feeling like the bad person. Because even though you think you’re being gracious it’s more than likely not received that way by the recipient. It’s unfortunate that in today’s society, most people need to be screamed at before they understand what a person has been calmly saying to them. I just refuse to be a part of that anymore. Do I get frustrated? Absolutely. I am far from perfect and I see that more and more every day, but I can say that I try every single day to do the right thing. Even if it doesn’t seem like it at the time.

So I say, no matter how hard it is, even if it doesn’t seem worth it, always give grace. I thought about this a lot last night and started reading the Good Book for a little bit of guidance and I found that Jesus always gave grace to everyone and he was hated by many for it. Seems like the right type of thing to be hated for.

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Later today I read The Daily, and this was part of the message

While I haven't been through a huge suffering with it, it is a form of suffering, to try to do the right thing, the gracious thing and feel like you're disliked for it or persecuted for it.  This is only reinforcement that the right thing to do isn't always the easy thing to do.  A message I needed to hear today.  Messages that God gives us all the time, you just have to pay attention to them and listen for them...