Grace like Rain

A friend pointed out that the small groups in our fellowship group is kinda like the parable of the talents. Some groups were blessed with only a few members, some with a normal amount, and some with an overwhelming amount. This isn't to say that we should go about doubling our SGs, but given what we have or how many people we have, we should live by faithfulness to the best of our ability.

I was also challenged to differentiate between tolerance and grace. God gives me so much grace, more than I can fathom. And yet, I turn around and merely tolerate people. I don't extend grace or even love to everyone. I am selective with my friends, and my sheep. My actions disgust me. But more than that, my heart disgusts me. How can I expect to cultivate growth in my sheep if I can't even set an example?

No more. Its time to turn a new leaf.

⁸For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— ⁹not by works, so that no one can boast. ¹⁰For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

-Ephesians 2:8-10