I LOVE words. They are so powerful.... to heal, encourage, hurt, annihilate, build up, tear down.... so it isn't surprising that I have "favorite" words.
Grace is one of those. I neeeeeeeed grace.
So this morning on my drive home from taking Cali to school I had to sit and wait for a train. What is normally a 10 minutes drive took more than 20 minutes. I've learned to not get bent about these delay's - it's a part of life when you live on this side of town and most of your activities are on the other side of the tracks. So I usually use the time to talk with my Dad. I usually am in the Miata with the top down, soaking up sun with the radio blasting KLOVE and today was no exception.
The song that made me reach for the radio knob to increase the volumne was "I Am Free" by Newsboys (http://youtu.be/ZWv-UOHzalc)
Not my favorite song but I like it well enough and the beat was enjoyable up loud....
Came home and sat down to do my devotions. Romans 6. Surprised? Neither was I. It's how my Dad is. He has SUCH a great sense of humor and even though we talk so often through out the day, sometimes He surprises me by putting it in writing - where I can't ignore it or sluff it off.
Yep - grace. It's what I need and it's what He gives me.
I am free - no longer a slave to the lusts of the flesh - hopeless and guilt ridden for doing things I shouldn't - like eating... too much, unhealthy, poison to my body. I am now a slave to righteousness. Equipped with the power to tell my body "NO - I don't need that." Or swearing. How is it when I hear others use bad language it sounds so.... uncouth (another favorite word there). And yet when I'm passionate about something it seems only the really strong, offensive words feel right to get my point across. I hate that. But I am not a slave to that either. I am free.
And grace when I make a bad choice. No guilt. Just a smile and moving on knowing it happens.
I'll be singing the song all day now - a pleasant reminder from my Dad that He HAS set me free. I CAN do all things through Christ who strengthens me and gave Himself for me.
