God’s Grace

There have been many times in my Christian walk that I have been humbled by God’s grace.  Today was one of those days.

We had the privilege of being invited to a sweet fellowship that wanted Shelbie to come and speak on her upcoming trip. This precious fellowship had never met us before yet they welcomed and embraced us like they had known us for years.

This small group of believers are some of the most zealous and passionate Christians I have ever had the blessing of meeting. I felt like we were meeting with believers straight out of the early New Testament. You could tell that not only do they have a deep love for the Lord but they live their lives zealously for Him and seek to bring Him glory in all they do.

They prayed over and encouraged Shelbie in her upcoming trip and they also blessed her with a donation for her Zambia fund. When we opened this envelope we were in complete awe! As I counted the money Shelbie cried in amazement. We were all so completely humbled at how this fellowship would take Shelbie under their wings to lift her up in prayer and then to also support her financially.

God has poured out His sovereign grace on us over and over and over as we have started this fundraising. In the beginning Duane and I just couldn’t see how this trip would be possible for Shelbie. We were obviously very weak in our faith but Shelbie was not. From the beginning she has said that if the Lord has truly called her to this then He will make it happen. As I sit here writing I can hardly swallow from the lump in my throat as I ponder on the day. This day, He has once again poured out His grace on us.

I am humbled. I am undeserving of all His goodness. I want and need to etch this in my mind. His glory was felt in an amazing way today by our whole family. I am reminded that we serve an awesome God and I should never underestimate His power. It’s all His grace! His beautiful undeserving grace!