Friday Update

So we are again at another Friday, seriously, these weeks seem to fly by.
How was your week? Have you thought about expectations? Have you thought about other things that may be getting in the way of experiencing the grace of God?

The grace of God, the ability to have Christ flowing out of me, and me experiencing life in "abundance" (John 10:10) has been on my mind much of this week. At one point I was talking with a young lady and she asked me what I meant by "cutting off the grace of God" (Hebrews 12:15). I got to thinking about that and when praying for an illustration to use to help better explain, I thought of a drain; then later on I thought of a vaccum cleaner.

In both of these examples, there is "junk" that gets in the way. With a drain, junk prevents the flow of water from going down the drain; and with a vaccum, junk prevents the ability for the vaccum's power and suction to work properly and efficiently. I think these examples do well to explain when we have bitterness, unforgiveness, expectations and refusal to surrender "junk" in the way of experiencing God's grace.

We all have more to learn and we all have ways in which Father is pressing us towards further growth and maturity. So, what is it that may be getting in the way of you preventing the grace of God from either: flowing out to others OR from you experiencing it to its fullest? (Just something to continue to think on and ask Father to show us).

For my Friday update on the "Journey of Weight", today I weighed in with a loss of 2 lbs for the week.

That's all for now, Keep resting in Him for He is faithful!

Jacqueline