"my stuff"

Ah....this quiet time is really a blessing. It is so strange to only have " my stuff"....Not my husbands or one or all of my three boys stuff.....just mine. Everything stays where I put it....I am not tripping over anything, or asking anyone to please put their "stuff" away.

We all have "stuff" though. "Stuff" that we stumble over.....our stuff that we keep stumbling over...... Paul sets a great example that reminds us that "those in the bible were/are just like us.....

Romans 7:17 (The Message)

^17-20But I need something more! For if I know the law but still can't keep it, and if the power of sin within me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I don't have what it takes. I can will it, but I can't do it. I decide to do good, but I don't really do it; I decide not to do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don't result in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me every time.

I wonder if God gets frustrated with "our stuff" that we keep stumbling over.....???? Nope...
Being "who He is" He gives us grace....

2 corinthians 12 :7
My grace is enough; it's all you need.
My strength comes into its own in your weakness.


Oh to have a Father that loves us so unconditionally that HE provides grace in "our stuff".

Prayer:
Thank you Lord that you continue to love me and never give up on me, even when I have given up on myself. Teach me how to love with your grace. In Jesus name, AMEN