Hello creative friends, I pray you are well. Today I’m showing my third project for Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Guest Design Team. Like before, you will have to go to their blog for the tutorial, video and a full list of supplies. I hope you enjoy it!
*Please note that I received free products from Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®
to create this project but all opinions are my own.
When I chose the chipboard for this piece I knew I wanted it to be about growth but it took me awhile to settle on 2 Peter 3:18. I desire so much to grow in grace but grace has become such a controversial topic in the church that I wasn’t sure I wanted to get into it here. I admit that I struggle with grace at times. I find it difficult to give and receive it. Certainly my children deserve more grace than I give them and if I’m real honest, I should give myself more grace too. I know that it is by grace that I am saved. This is an awesome truth that I hold onto, one that I don’t deserve. Grace is truly amazing and I do not wish to take advantage of it or forget the rest of the word of God that talks about holiness and righteousness. I’m not into choosing bits and pieces of the bible and ignoring the rest. I want to live my life by the word of God even when I don’t like it or when it sounds too hard. Jesus said “if you love me, you will obey my commands” (John 14:15 and 14:23)
So what is grace and how do I grow in it? Grace is the free and unmerited favour of God. I don’t deserve His love and His forgiveness and yet even in my rebellion He gives it to me. Because of my love for Him, I do not wish to take advantage of it. I choose to live in obedience and follow God’s words and I’m so thankful that when I mess up there is grace for me! I will not use grace as a license to sin (Romans 6:1-2) and do things that are contrary to God’s word. Grace comes from God and helps me to break free of my sinful nature. Grace gives me strength to do God’s will. Without God’s grace I would be hopelessly lost. Today I choose holiness as He is holy (1 Peter 1:13-16) BUT WHEN I FALL I will CHOOSE TO BELIEVE GOD’S TRUTH that there is GRACE FOR ME!!! Yes, it’s a choice. I can choose to believe the enemy of my soul who wants me to be hard on myself and feel hopeless or I can choose to believe God’s truth that says “I love you and I forgive you. This is why I died for you.”
Today, I choose to grow in grace, what will you choose?
