"One of those days"

Today was just "one of those days."

"Huh?"

Yeap, I'm talkin' about "one of thooose days!"

Ya know, the days when you...

Wake up a little after the alarm, rested.

Find the out-fit that looks-right the first time around.

Do the eye shadow- even...and it compliments you, so well!

It was "one of those days" where even though you ran a little late, you showed up at just the right time.

And even though you skipped breakfast, lunch really hit the spot. 


It was "one of those days" with some down time, but not enough of it to get bored;
With an agenda, but not enough scheduled to get busy or stress...

One of those real enjoyable catch up with an old friend, laugh at a comedian, sing with an artist, listen to a story, feel your heart moved, get real honest with yourself and with God, kinda nights.

And I'm satisfied. 

This week, I've been looking at 1 Timothy 6, in the b-i-b-l-e...

I'm no expert on the passage so I'm not posting a sermon tonight...

but ya know, that "But godliness with contentment is great gain." talk,..
and the whole concept of "For we brought nothing into the world and we can take nothing out of it."

...Maybe it begins with enjoyment and recognizing the multitudes of blessings already at hand.

Maybe it comes with the here and now.. Not wishin' for more but merely embracing the much that you have.

Not striving for something "better" but knowing that what you've got is priceless.

I know "more" seems and sounds nice, and I don't wanna deny blessings, but todays "one of those days," when I feel like I actually get it. 

I've got so much. I AM blessed.

Thank you Lord.

<3 Grace

 I am reading a book titled, What's So Amazing About Grace by Philip Yancey. So far, so good. It's definitely making me think and evaluate some beliefs and mindsets and heart-sets, for lack of a better term,  of my own. :)

Tonight I'd just like to share a little somethin' I read this evening from Chapter 7- "An Unnatural Act"

Yancey writes:

..."I came across these words from Helmut Thielicke, a German who lived through the horrors of Nazism:

This business of forgiving is by no means a simple thing...We say, "Very well, if the other fellow is sorry and begs my pardon, I will forgive him, then I'l give in." We make of forgiveness a law of reciprocity. And this never works. For then both of us say to ourselves, "The other fellow has to make the first move." And then I watch like a hawk to see whether the other person will flash a signal to me with his eyes or whether I can detect some small hint between the lines of his letter which shows he is sorry. I am always on the point of forgiving...but I never forgive. I am far too just. 

The only remedy, Thielicke concluded, was his realization that God had forgiven his sins and given him another chance- the lesson of the parable of the unforgiving servant. Breaking the cycle of "ungrace" means taking the initiative. Instead of waiting for his neighbor to make the first move, Thielicke must do so, defying the natural law of retribution and fairness. He did this only when he realized that God's initiative lay at the heart of the gospel he had been preaching but not practicing. 

At the center of Jesus' parables of grace stands a God who takes the initiative toward us: a lovesick father who runs to meet the prodigal, a king who cancels a debt too large for any servant to reimburse, an employer who pays eleventh-hour workers the same as the first-hour crew, a banquet-giver who goes out to the hightways and byways in search of undeserving guests." 

(What's So Amazing About Grace, p. 91)

We are shown the greatest example of grace by our Heavenly Father. Pondering that...

Maybe more commentary later.

I hope this speaks to you, dear reader! ;) 

rest&love 

Grace Joy