Grace

Wow, it's been forever since I've posted! A few weeks ago, I went to Spartanburg to visit and had the opportunity to attend Laura Story's concert at Morningside Baptist. She sang this song I have fallen in love with called Grace:

My heart is so proud. My mind is so unfocused.I see the things You do through me as great things I have done. And now You gently break me, then lovingly You take me and hold me as my father and mold me as my maker.

I ask you: "How many times will you pick me up, when I keep on letting you down?And each time I will fall short of Your glory, how far will forgiveness abound?"And you answer: " My child, I love you.And as long as you're seeking My face, You'll walk in the power of My daily sufficient grace.

At times I may grow weak and feel a bit discouraged, knowing that someone, somewhere could do a better job. For who am I to serve You?I know I don't deserve You. And that's the part that burns in my heart and keeps me hanging on.

I ask you: "How many times will you pick me up, when I keep on letting you down?And each time I will fall short of Your glory, how far will forgiveness abounds?"And you answer: " My child, I love you.And as long as you're seeking My face, You'll walk in the power of My daily sufficient grace."You are so patient with me, Lord.

As I walk with You, I'm learning what Your grace really means. The price that I could never pay was paid at Calvary. So, instead of trying to repay You, I'm learning to simply obey Youby giving up my life to you For all that You've given to me..

I ask you: "How many times will you pick me up, when I keep on letting you down?And each time I will fall short of Your glory, how far will forgiveness abounds?"And you answer: " My child, I love you.And as long as you're seeking My face, You'll walk in the power of My daily sufficient grace."

Each time I listen to this song, it reminds me that Christ gives me so much more than I deserve. It's really unfathomable the amount of unconditional love he shows and gives. Lately my life has been like the statement in the first line, "my mind is so unfocused." My life has been so busy and my brain has been in a thousand different places. But this next part is so awesome he holds me as my father then molds me as my maker. He is so loving, yet cares enough about me to mold me and break away all the parts of my life that do not glorify him.

Then in the second verse it really makes me think that sometimes I am exhausted and just am not motivated and I feel like someone out there is much more capable, that I should serve anyway. We don't really get the choice to serve, but we are called to serve. It's like it says, "Who am I? Katie? To serve such a mighty God??" but Christ says: my child, follow me, take up your cross daily. So many people don't get the opportunity or the freedom to serve him so I should rejoice in the opportunity and the blessing to serve my Lord.

Then in the third verse is so simple. Day by day, I'm learning what the God has in store and what a forgiving God he is. He paid the ultimate price at the Cross,and that is unchanging. So instead of trying to build myself up and attempt to repay or equal what Christ did for each of us, I just simply need to listen to what he calls me to do. Obey him and give up my life by following him .

The chorus is so beautiful. I think as Christians, so many times we ask ourselves the question 'How many times will you pick me up, when I keep on letting you down?" We strive each day to live a life that would glorify Christ, yet so many times we fail miserably. We try but yet every day we make the same ridiculous mistakes that displease Him. But he then says "My Child, I love you. as long as you're seeking my face. You'll walk in the power of my daily sufficient grace." This is so awesome because after all My God has done for me, and then when you compare that to how much I do for him, the difference is pitiful. He still says My Child I love you. He knows we mess up, yet he still calls us his child. All we have to do is love him and live for him and he will give us his grace.

Check out this song by Laura Story... it's on itunes or her myspace page. It is amazing and really makes you think about all Christ has done