Grace and Joy

Have you had your Joy Juice today? Hope you have some stashed in every room of your house! As you look for your servings of joy, you may even find what my friend, BJ Funk, calls GRACE GIFTS!

            Our homes should be places of refuge and rest, yet many times we allow them to become places of strife and dissension.  Often it’s because we forget to extend GRACE to our family members.

           

            What do we mean by “GRACE”?  According to Richard Blackaby,  “Grace is an undeserved gift.  It uplifts the soul.  It builds up.  If there is one place we should be generous with grace, it is within our home.  The home is where people first experience love.  God’s grace can make the home an oasis of peace and joy. 

            In his book Putting a Face on Grace, Mr. Blackaby explains:

·         Grace doesn’t insist on being right.  It seeks to make things right.

·         Grace doesn’t demand to be heard.  It strives to listen and to understand.

·         Grace doesn’t claim its rights.  It voluntarily lays them aside.

·         Grace doesn’t look for wrongs. It seeks out what is right. 

·         Grace builds up your spouse, strengthens your marriage, encourages your children, and helps you all to become like Christ.

Let’s remember the Lord’s words in 2 Corinthians 12:9 when he said, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."

            Invite Jesus into your heart and home and get ready to find gifts of joy and grace in every room!!!!!