Grace

Well, my friends, I know you have been praying as the trials in my life have gone down to a simmer (as opposed to the boil they were at last week:).

My Abba Father never ceases to amaze me. So many times this last month (and in the past - I'm a slow learner), He has reminded me that all the grace I need to make it through this minute is already mine. But not the grace for the next minute, the next hour, the next day. He will give me that grace when I need it. His grace is sufficient for now.

Often I have found myself panicking and worrying about things that are going to happen. Will such and such work out? What will happen if so and so does this or that? How will I make time for this or that? And in these minutes of panic, I so often hear my Father faithfully reminding me, "Jenny, are you trying to borrow grace for something that will happen in the future? Remember, My grace is sufficient for NOW. You can't expect My grace to be here now for something that is in the future. Just trust Me and keep doing the next thing, taking the next step, walking down the path I have for you. The grace you need will be there the minute you need it. Don't be afraid. The spirit of fear doesn't come from Me."

And when I heed His advice, it is as if the winds and the waves of my worry immediately cease - just as the winds and the waves of the storm stopped as soon as He told them to be still. The trials are still there, but they no longer threaten to drag me under. And like Peter in the storm, I can "walk on water" if I keep my eyes on Him and take the next step.

My friends, how often do you attempt to borrow grace?