Gx3 Gods Grace Gifts

1 Corinthians 1:3 says this
"May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace."

For the past week in my spiritual formation class we have been talking about God's grace. There are so many times that I find myself forgetting the things that God has placed right in front of me. I wrote a list this week to challenge myself to see those gifts. I have been so blessed in my life. This past year alone has been incredible. i wanted to share with you all just a few of God's Grace Gifts that I have recieved in this past year.

I lived in a home that loved the Lord. Living with the Crowells was a huge change for me. The love and grace and compassion that was poured out on my life through them was overwhelming. The family welcomed me in with open arms. I grew more living there then I believe I ever have. Now that being said it was only through God's grace that he made that possible. I couldnt be more thankful to all of the new family i now have because of that move. Their acceptance for a broken young adult is humbling. Their love for a child not their own is eye opening and exactly what Christ spoke about so many times while talking about helping the poor and the weak and the broken, when you are doing that you are serving the Lord. What Christ like examples this family has been to me.

Another BIG grace gift has been coming to Railton. There were a few times in the year when i doubted that I was going to get in and then even when I knew I got in I was doubting God's will for me being here. God has shown me so many things. Now that I am here there is not a doubt in my mind that this is where I am supposed to be. I feel as though I could talk about this place forever. The community is a huge part of my assurance. I was so angry this summer with God. I thought that he was taking me out of this Godly household that i had been living in and putting me into an unknown horrible scary environment. BUT I WAS SOOOOO WRONG. God knew exactly what he was doing, and i really let satan take a strong hold on my thoughts. I was scared i was going to get here and be a loser and an outcast. Now granted there is only 2 students here right now but that si really how God provided for me. I cant be the outcast. Mel and I are on equal grounds. Everyone here is so great and such a good example to me. I dont think i could be in a place with better leaders then what I have here. Steve and Sharon and Allison are amazing. Maybe i put them kind of on this pedistal but in honesty I do it in awe. I see God's grace and love shining through every bit of them. I have been so incredibly humbled being here.

Now though I have only listen two in depth I could list to you thousands if I had the space. Everyday I find my self realizing more and more that God's grace is enough for me. I want to list a few other things and i wont go in depth but i just want to get your minds going...

Family
Peace
Love
FORGIVINESS
Beautiful weather
God's patients
Good friends
Support

I want to challenge you blog readers, make your own list of God's Grace Gifts. But dont just make it and put it aside. meditate on it. Thank God for those things. Praise Him for his blessings he pours on YOUR life everyday! send me a comment or a message on facebook or an email with something that has been a blessing to you. A grace gift from God. I challenge you if you have facebook to post your status as a grace gift you have recieved and then challenge your friends to do the same. Let the gifts from God that others have recieved be a God Grace Gift for you!