Are you ready for our treasure hunt? Today we open our treasure chest of grace, eyeing , appreciating, and experiencing the divine enablement we call simply living grace. This is the enablement required just to live. For in Him we live, and move and have our being - Acts 17:28. We are completely dependent upon the Lord and His simply living grace to live. He is the creator and sustainer of all life. In Him was life (and the power to bestow life), and the life was the Light of men - John 1:4 AMP. For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible,...all things were created by Him, and for Him: And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist - Col 1:16a-17.

​When we live our lives with the awareness and appreciation for this simply living grace, we realize that we are completely dependent upon Him for everything. Too often we only acknowledge God when we get in trouble or for the big stuff in life. Truthfully, we can't do anything without Him: for without me ye can do nothing - John 15:5c. There is not only freedom in completely depending upon the Lord, there are provisions. Complete reliance upon Him instead of self ensures that He will provide daily direction for our lives: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths - Pro 3:5-6.

Let's thank the Lord for simply living grace and breathe a sigh of relief because we don't have to rely upon ourselves; instead we can lift up our eyes to the hills from whence cometh our help. Our help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth - Ps 121:1-2. Our help and the grace to simply live comes from Him.

feeling less pressure and appreciating my simply living grace,
​Diane

p.s. Start each day acknowledging that you can't do anything without Him and express sincere appreciation (that's gratitude ) for His simply living grace.

So how are you? I am still crying out, crawling to the throne and checking my thinking daily. I am also learning to access and the enjoy the amazing grace that is available to us.  Grace is the unmerited favor of God that is demonstrated to us as through His love and care. Grace is also divine enablement  which is imparted to us so that we can victoriously navigate through life.

Divine enablement is not only a privilege, it is necessary for this journey. The good news is that we serve the God of all grace - I Pet 5:10a andJesus is full of grace and truth - John 1:14. And of His fullness have we received, and grace for grace - John 1:16. In other words, God is the source of all grace. We never run out of grace, when one type of grace ends another begins.  Unfortunately, more often than not,  we are not aware or we forget that this divine enablement is available to us; consequently, our journey becomes  difficult to navigate because we are attempting to get through life in our own strength.

We tend to limit our reference to grace to our salvation. Without a doubt there is saving grace: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God - Eph 2:8. Saving grace is the essential and prerequisite grace required to gain access to all the other types of grace. Thank God for saving grace!

The Bible is filled with examples of the grace that is available to us: But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory - Phil 4:19. The amplified version says God will liberally supply (fill until full) your every need.  During the next few posts we will discover the amazing treasure chest of grace that is available to us. In addition to saving grace, our treasury includes :

• simply living grace - everyday grace we need to just live - I Cor 15:10
• surrounding grace - grace that we stand in the midst of and is accessible to us if we just reach up for it by faith -Rom 5:1-2 
• sufficient grace - grace that is bestowed upon us in our areas of weakness to demonstrate the power of God - II Cor 12:9
• superabundant grace - overflowing grace - Eph 3:20
• specific grace - custom designed grace for our specific dilemmas- Heb 4:16
• suffering grace - grace when we are going through

 I don't about you but I need all the divine enablement I can get! 

on a treasure hunt,
Diane

p.s. thank God this week for His grace. Worship Him (stand in awe of Him) because He is the God of all grace.  Ask Him to help you to stop relying on your own strength and to start looking to Him for divine enablement in everything, the big things and the small things. 
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