God's grace

God’s grace.

This beautiful sunrise is a picture of God’s grace to me.

Lately, my life has been full of adjustments. Some are  large  and some are small, but they are all adjustments.

Anyone who knows me  will tell you that I am not a morning person. To see me at work early in the morning was uncommon and a little shocking. I remember stopping by to say “good morning” to my principal on the one rare occasion that I got to work by 7 am. And I really couldn't take full credit for this early morning arrival since I had dropped off a friend at the airport to catch an early flight.

The irony is that I am now getting to work every day between 7 and 7:30. One adjustment of my new job. My amazing husband has tried his best to help me with this new adjustment. Every morning he drives me to work so I don’t have to take public transportation into the city. Which would mean I would have to get up even earlier.

However, this morning it hit me. I was completely exhausted when the alarm went off. And I must admit that I started off my morning in a bad mood. Maybe it was my perspective but it felt like one of those morning where everything goes wrong and I found myself running late.

And then it hit me. God’s grace.

As my husband and I walked out of our front door to leave for work, we found ourselves staring at this amazing sunrise over the ocean.

God’s grace. There I was…not in the best of moods… and before me God gave me a lavish and undeserved gift of beauty.

There are many mornings when I get up, sit on our couch, and watch the sunrise over the ocean. I spend time with God.  I thank Him for the day and give Him my concerns for the day. I praise Him in the midst of His beauty.

However, this was not one such morning. Yet God chose to show me His grace.

And His grace always surprises me. Because it is unearned and undeserved. Did I deserve such a beautiful and stunning gift of beauty based on my attitude? No, but God in His grace gave it to me. God in His love. For this is who HE is… a God of grace and love.

And by God’s grace, I still made it to work bright and early!

Thank you God for your grace. For how You show me Your love and grace on a daily basis. Your grace is amazing and it draws me into Your Presence to worship You.