We don’t have to do 1-2-3 to get from A to B. We are already at B. That’s living under grace, God’s unmerited favour, according to Ps Prince. Am still learning more about the extent of His grace. I believe that when I think I have finally understood, I will come to realise there is so much more I don’t know. God is beyond our understanding, but within our enjoyment, His grace, mercy, peace and joy, victory and triumph.

Author: Elisabeth Elliot
Source: A Lamp For My Feet

Someone who is suffering as a result of his own foolishness or failure may read these words. These griefs are hard indeed to bear, for we feel we might easily have avoided them. We have no one to blame but ourselves, and there isn’t much consolation there. Sometimes we imagine that we must bear this kind of trouble alone, but that is a mistake. The Lamb of God, slain for us, has borne all of our griefs and carried all of our sorrows, no matter what their origin. All grief and sorrow is the result of sin somewhere along the line, but Christ received them willingly. It is nothing but pride that keeps me from asking Him to help me to bear the troubles which are my own fault.