When we let go of our pride and let go of our control, this allows God to give us mercy that we do not deserve. God says we can have confidence that grace is extended to us as believers. “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” – Hebrews 4:16 Our power is made in weakness. When we are at our lowest is the time to recognize God’s gift of grace. We need to remember that we are all equal and everyone sins. The same goes for recognizing the good works of others rather than their sins. Instead of remaining in guilt, He extends forgiveness when we repent. God also gives us grace where we sin and fall short. We measure our success based on our accomplishments and achievements, which are worldly measurements for what makes a “good life.” When we look at our checklists, we can learn to be grateful for what we have accomplished and give ourselves grace for what we have not yet accomplished.

Instead, we tend to be hard on our own spirit. As humans, we can forget to live out of this grace we’ve been given.

We are taught to not only give grace to ourselves, but to others as well. Grace was given to us as a gift of love from God, not because we earned it, but because He is good of heart.

But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”– 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 “Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.

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