Faith Words: Grace Race

Every day, same thing.  Get up. Get dressed.  Work. Go to bed. Get up the next morning and do it all over again. We often call it the Rat Race.

Why does our routine become a prison?  A cage where we run in the same little maze day in and day out?  Is there more?

The good news?  Whether our routine is a passion or a prison is a matter of perspective.  Our maze can become our mission.  Why?  Because there is more.

Every day, we don't have to start over.  We get to. Our circumstances may not change over night, but each day, we have an opportunity to look at life through fresh eyes, to face the day with a determination to make the most of what comes our way, to see God's hand - His plan - in the world around us, to experience His grace again and again.

I think that's one reason our loving Heavenly Father made time.  The way time moves through each day, each month, each season, each year, we feel the invitation to begin again.  He renews our hope through the cycles of life.  He gives us new strength every day.

Why?  Because He offers more.  He provides more.  He is more.

Amazing grace!

Patrice

Lamentations 3:22-23a (ESV)

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
    His mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;