The Falling of Grace

Gentle and steady, settling like a blanket, white and pure, it covers and it is beauty: this grace that is falling like snow, covering a world undeserving. Air fresh and crisp, sun shining, beckoning for me to bath in its beauty. Calling me to come out from the warmth of the blanket, the security of the known to explore the unknown, to embark on an adventure with Him that is far beyond what I could ever imagine, to taste and see that He is good, in the falling of grace; He is good. 
This grace that is so freely given, is for me; for my freedom, for my joy, for me to know the grace giver. This grace calls for me to open my hand to the fullness of the Father, calls for me to surrender what I think is best to what He knows is better.
This world that you and I live in has so many things that call for our attention, if we are not guarding out hearts from all of the things that bring dissension, we will soon, without even a thought or a mention, have sold our hearts to the one who brings destruction. The lion, the deceiver, the one who desires only for my destruction, is actively seeking for the perfect moment to remind me of all the times that I have screwed up; though the accusations may be true, the grace that is there for me and you, has covered me from the top of my head to the soles of my feet. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. This grace that I speak of has covered me from now and into all of eternity. This grace is more than just something that gets me through today, it is hope, it is joy, it is peace, it is fullness in the One who saves me.
I am  saved  by grace and loved by Christ. Not a person place or thing can take that promise away from me. 
The freedom to open my hand and receive what the Giver of grace has, comes from embracing the promise that I am deeply loved by Him, cherished, wanted, passionately pursued, and a delight to Him, knowing that, as the Psalmist says, "His way is perfect" It is this grace, that calls me to live fully in Him, to take every moment as a gift that is made to enrich my life far beyond the here and now.
As the days go by I pray that I will embrace the gentle falling of of the snow, the crisp air, the shining sun and the upcoming math test, because this too is grace.

"I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name O Most High." ~Psalm 9:1-2

Flawed but Cherished,

Anika